Dawn Brocco's Life and Design Blog

It's spring, alright! Snowing yesterday, rainy, then sunny today and 54 degrees.

This will be mad rush month, though rush is a relative term. And I'm not talking about new designs, which will soon retreat into the background of my life. It's to prep the house for relisting.

I'm not capable of rushing anymore without it taking its toll, so maybe I should say that we're aiming for as many FP's (finished projects) as possible. But glitches always rear their heads.

The fireplace insert idea isn't working out - antique fireplace dimensions are not the same as modern insert sizes.

And putting in the pantry with appliances may not get done, simply from the lack of free time. We DO make generously optimistic TO DO lists, but need to accept that we're not young anymore with endless energy and optimal health.

But there's still tons to do, even without these 2 projects. I love April (as it's MY month, even if it still tends towards nasty weather here), and I do fear it will go by in a wild blur this year, for all the work we have waiting.

It's not a month for looking down and enjoying much green, which isn't there, as what IS there is winter's mess - all brown, dead leafy, twiggy, branchy, and willow frondy. Add strewn gravel from snow plowing. Add piled up road grit, sometimes so high, you'd never know we have bluestone curbing at the road. Add kicked over and broken bricks lining my front garden beds, from shoveling and just the fact that brick is porous. All of which needs cleaning up.

One has to look up at the change in light and be content with that, until May's greening takes over, if we survive to see it!