March Blues

I never really cared for the month of March. There are no holidays in March, and here in New England it's still cold, even though spring starts on the 21st. Blustery, muddy March. Rainy days led to historic flooding in Rhode Island at the end of March 2010.We're all just so weary from this past winter, the never-ending snow, mountains of it taller than the average person. My husband calls it an unlucky month - I guess he has cause. He lost two family members on the same date in March. I quit my job in March four years ago, a job that likely would have given me a heart attack or stroke.And yet.....and yet. I can't write this post without trying to turn it around somehow. There are patches of grass visible. Even crocus in some spots. We had a 50-plus degree day this past week, a sweet promise of weather to come. So celebrate the feast of St. Patrick this Tuesday, and smile!