What a beautiful week.

I know that a lot of the Metroplex as well as a lot of the entire country is STILL under the influence of the massive flu epidemic. It's the worst by far that we have seen in many years, and it is part of the reason that I always dread the months of January and February.

The fact of the matter is that we are now into MARCH and to me that always signals the worst of the flu season coming to an end, mercifully. It also signals the beginning of the spring season...even if we aren't officially there. I see flowers in my front yard, and the grass is green. It's been very rainy, but even if the days have been drippy and overcast, we are starting to see the sun more frequently. For those folks who have a bit of seasonal affective disorder like I think I do (although nobody has really diagnosed that!) we may be in for a whole spring and summer season full of sunshine now.

So get ready for a beautiful Texas sunny season, and let it spark a new energy and new ambition. I will be writing a few new stories this spring that I will hope to illustrate in the future. I also have some plans to have new experiences and to travel a bit. I will go see Paul Simon when he closes his touring career in Austin, and I will be going to San Francisco to see Elton John when he does the same. I also plan to take my grandson and his parents to see The Lion King musical when it comes to town. It will be a bit too intense for my granddaughter since she is only two years old, but I really want to take her to see Mary Poppins at some point since that musical had such a lasting impact on me as a little girl. So I have more plans than I have time!

I hope your life is going well, and I will be back more often with my scrappy little blog. I don't know if anyone really reads yet, since I haven't been promoting it in any kind of meaningful way - but if I just post periodically and get the "words out of my head" - it is very good for me!

Later guys, the words are out.

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