Musings in March

I find myself wondering - how do people find the time to update blogs every few days? After the usual day of prodding reluctant son to get up at 6:30 a.m for bus, feeding cat, doing laundry, catching up on writing, making lunch, doing dishes, after school lunch, laundry, etc., I don't have much energy left to 1) Displace son from Facebook or messaging to use computer; and 2) Remember what it was I planned to write about this time. Oh, well, so it goes.

Spring is...almost....here, tomorrow on the calendar at least. The weather is giving freezing rain followed by about 25 cm of heavy rains for the next 24 hours. I hope the pump Dad put into the cellar is up for it, because the drain is still a) frozen or b) clogged - or both, anyway, not letting the overflow escape well at all. All a part, if not a fun part, of country living too!!!

Decided to try joining the local exercise walk at the school gym one morning this week and it was fun, sort of. Amazing how just walking around and around for 4o or so laps can make you feel as if it were a really long walk, sure gives muscles a workout.

Looking forward to a pleasant Easter weekend, two extra days to sleep in a bit, and a family dinner and get-together. My son is disappointed in his heart's desire of having Rainbow Six Vegas to play on the PS3 this holiday because Amazon is shipping it later than expected. Not the end of the world, I expect another game and a good book will keep him busy. My mum gives all the grandchildren new books as an Easter "treat". She talks of getting a "few little things" for them, which translates to books, candies, T-shirts, and so on - she loves shopping for grandkids and making up elaborate bags and baskets.

Current reading is Barbara Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle", a thought provoking look at her family's attempt to live for a year using only food produced locally or on their own farm in Kentucky. I love her novels - The Bean Tree, The Poisonwood Bible - and have enjoyed her essay collections too. A piece she wrote about the 9/11 attacks was one of the most intelligent I ran across anywhere. When I get worried about the direction our world is going, it's good to know there are still people who care enough to try to make a difference. La lucha continuara!! as we used to say in Nicaragua solidarity groups!! (the struggle continues!!)

Happy Easter to everybody!!!