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Most days in January have been bleak, gray and drizzly. Luckily, lots of crafting has been getting done like this
crocheted filigree bowl I am working on.
But, this afternoon there was a cloud break! Me and my cat, Will, made a break for it and ran around the backyard soaking in the blue skies.
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The grass is so green these days- practically neon!- and even our daffodils are sprouting. Even though it is still rather bleak outiside and the trees are pitiful and bare, you can almost feel the spring coming.