Yes, spring is coming, my friends.
The days are getting longer. The sun in making a more frequent appearance. But to bide the time until I see the first crocus flower bloom outside my back door, here are a few things I simply love.
• A smile so wide everyone wonders what you're up to.
• Leftover Chicago-style deep dish pizza.
• Hunting for treasures and bargains. Combine both in one shopping spree, and I'm deliriously happy.
• The trend in fashion toward flowers adorning everything.
http://tinyurl.com/yhxxdso
––This one has that "Oh, I just threw this on" carefree, casual look about it.
http://emersonmade.myshopify.com/collections/big-blooms
––I'm sad when flower corsages go out of style, and rejoice when they're back in again. This is full bloom fun and crazy beautiful.
• The special knack my little boy has for delivering a compliment that stretches wildly beyond anyone else's ability to make me feel like I'm walking on air.
• Collage artists who are catching my attention:
Dolan Geiman
LuAnne Payne
Allison Strine
• Marion Cotiallard's performance in "Nine".
http://tinyurl.com/yjduvun
––This is chopped up because it's been made into a music video. I wish I could find the whole scene from the movie, but it's a bawdy jazz number that I think every woman feels like performing at least once in her life.
• A certain shade of blue. It has a touch of purple. Most would call it periwinkle. I love color -- vibrant colors that communicate emotion. Fiery red, energetic yellow, soothing green, electric blue all have their place and time. I think that when I'm completely at rest, I am periwinkle.
Live in full color, and celebrate the coming of spring.
