A dreary day

April 4, 2012

Today is the kind of day that deceives you. The thermometer says that the temperature is tolerable and speaks of spring awakening. It is ten degrees above freezing - not that one would notice. I am hunkered beneath a cozy throw, with the fireplace glowing and I’m about to pour a glass of wine and watch a soppy movie. That is what one does on a bone chilling day in Canada, or anywhere else for that matter. In deference to the dreary skies and the high winds and my poor arthritic bones, I’m about to waste the rest of my day. Now, mind you, I did earn this somewhat, I wasn’t a complete slacker today. I did my usual morning exercises and took a 20 minute brisk walk, vacuumed and cleaned the bathroom so I have no guilt feeling what-so-ever. As to choice of movie, I’m leaning toward An Affair to Remember, can’t get much soppier than that.

You see, I’m definitely a sunshine girl, my energy levels lift and fall as the sun shines or doesn’t. So when the promise of warm days lie ahead and sunsets are stretching into the evening hours, I bid farewell to seasonal programming and look longingly at the patch of earth waiting for me to be energized by long sunny days. Mind you, not all creatures find sunshine brings them to life. Check out our cats in the sun.