Days Marching On

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The days are passing pleasantly. Neighbor Logan (13) still comes over occasionally, and recently he looked in our game closet and got out a game of balance. I played at the beginning, but I knew I was going to unbalance the tower. Logan continued to withdraw a piece and put it on the top until it finally collapsed.

I’ve had my top for St. Patrick’s Day for several years. When a garment can be worn only one day a year, that’s what you wear on the appointed day. Because I went to church on line, the only person who saw it was daughter Lise as we chatted with FaceTime. This called for a selfie to remember the day.

The weather took a step backward. Daffodils were at their peak the night we had a hard freeze. Neighbor Joyce texted all the households on our street, inviting us to come cut all the daffodils we wanted before they froze to death. I went up before dark, her first responder. When I began to cut blooms, she came out and cut more for me than I would have taken. I’m not good at arranging flowers. I don’t have many vases, either, so I put the daffies in with cuttings I’m rooting. I felt the flowers brightened the room considerably.

Gardening neighbors were covering some of their plants, so I found a sheet to put over tender tulips in the back. Daughter Lise brought them from Amsterdam and planted them last year. Time will tell if it helped. The morning after the freeze, I was amazed that Joyce’s daffodils still looked good. Texting later, she said they had frozen. She touched one bloom, and it broke apart. She predicts that they will soon droop and look awful. Meanwhile, I am enjoying the bouquet on my kitchen counter.

I was surprised to find donuts decorated for Easter at the supermarket. It seemed a bit early, but that didn’t keep me from buying them – and eating them!

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Published by Anne Mehrling

I'm a retiree who loves to write about life in the mountains of North Carolina.

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29 thoughts on “Days Marching On”

  1. Four thumbs up for this post, Anne! It was a refreshing break! We all need a Logan, don’t we? Your selfie is wonderful! You look like you have lost weight, no doubt from all the walking. The daffodils are pretty. I meant to cut some before the freeze that came last night, but time got away from me and most of mine were droopy and pathetic before it got down to 27 this morning. Still, I enjoyed them while the weather was nice! And, to cap it all off, those donuts look like great Easter eggs! Hope you have an eggcellent day!

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  3. That was a great, Springy post, Anne! I feel like I’ve watched Logan grown-up, even though I missed actually meeting him. I’m sure we will be back though, so I still have a chance! I agree you look thinner, but I figure it had more to do with the stress you were going through in addition to your daily walks.
    It’s nice to have seasonal clothing, but I don’t have much. No St Patrick’s Day stuff at all. Love the design on those donuts, I thought they were cookies at first glance!

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  7. What a fun post, Anne! We are heading for some winter weather here next week…lows in the teens! I’m glad the fruit trees have still held off. It’s been warm, but dry lately, so some moisture would be good.

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  9. We had a few flowers start to bloom (crocuses and snow drops), then the bottom fell out of our weather too. We had a little snow this morning and will tomorrow night in Friday morning. We had warmer weather in February! That’s amazing the daffodils fell apart after freezing. The donuts are sweet (pardon the pun)!

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      1. After that little taste of Spring (almost Summer) the past few weeks, now tomorrow’s snow event has morphed into two separate snow events, a.m. and p.m.

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  11. The nice thing about the Daffy’s, the Dang Squirrels will not eat the bulbs. Now Tulips, that’s a different story. I’m guessing no Squirrels in the Netherlands. Tell Logan the OLD Rooster says hi. I turn 81 next one. Dang if that were’nt fast.

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    1. The tulips have not all come back this year, but there is no evidence of digging in the beds.

      I’m several months into my 81st year. It’s not as bad as it sounds.

      Logan will be pleased you remember him.

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  14. Hi Anne, I love daffodils. Today we had a very heavy rain, some of the daffodils began to droop with the heavy beads of water on their petals. I went outdoors while it was pouring and cut about a dozen blossoms to bring inside. They are glorious. It is dreary outdoors, but there is a vase of sunshine on my television stand.

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