T Stands for Fool's Spring

Hi everyone. Happy T Day and Happy Valentine's Day to you.  ❤❤❤ 

We don't really celebrate Valentine's Day in my house, which doesn't bother me. Last year my husband bought a mini chocolate cake for the holiday. I think he only picked it up because he happened to be at the grocery store after work and saw it marked down-smile. But it was one of the yummiest chocolate store bought cakes I'd ever had, and that made it memorable. I know he thinks of me all the time, and that's what's really important.

I found this fun "meme" online. Some of you might have seen it. I'm not sure who came up with it so I can't credit anyone. (Sorry) I do think one correction needs to be made  for us folks in the woods because before  we get to The Pollening  we also need to add in Bug Season. 😉

Right now  we are in Fool's Spring, and I'm in my February slump. I get this way most years. I am loving our warmer temperatures for sure. But the snow on the ground is dirty and brown; my road goes back and forth between being ice covered/ frozen solid and then turns muddy; the walking trails are covered in snow, ice, snowmobile tracks; my car is filthy  outside and has so much dog hair and beach sand on the inside. I need some dry driveway time  to put my car out in the sun on one of these warmer days and give the inside a good cleaning.

Just an FYI- here's a photo of what I'm living with.  I'm not sure you can make out the road but it's just like my driveway.

I should clarify my February slump is  not me sitting around in a lump on the couch being sad; it's just me being restless while I wait for things to dry out a bit. 

The good news is that  low tide at the beach this week is not at the crack of dawn nor after it gets dark so that gives me a place to walk at least a couple of days.

This past weekend my husband and I ran errands, and I dragged him on some walking around a shopping center and around Costco. I have to be creative with my walks since I can't really walk on my road right now. If I can get some chores completed while getting in some movement, why not?

One thing I picked up at Costco were these tulip bulbs. Here they are now, and it will be fun to watch them bud and bloom. And they make me think of spring too. 😀

Perhaps you noticed the cool shadows behind these leafy bulbs.

And this shape is

my beloved wooden bear with a fish in his mouth.

After our afternoon of errand running/walking we decided to get some dinner since we had skipped lunch. We decided to go to one of our other favorite restaurants in Manchester (New Hampshire), The Puritan Back Room. We haven't actually eaten in this restaurant since pre-pandemic times, and I admit, the waiting area was too crowded for my post-pandemic personal space requirements. The Puritan is always mobbed, and we had a 40 minute wait even though it was 4:30 in the afternoon. I told myself it would be OK and waited.  Funny how before 2020 I wouldn't have thought twice about things like waiting area personal space.

 There was an open table in the bar, and  we decided to do something different (for us) while we waited. We grabbed the bar table and each ordered a drink.

Here's a slightly goofy photo of me and our drinks that my husband took. This is my link to T this week over at Bleubeard's and Elizabeth's blog .

 The Puritan's signature drink is their mudslide. When I've eaten there I've noticed so many people having them. I've always wanted to try one of their mudslides, and this seemed like a good time since I'd have plenty of time after my drink and before I had to drive us home (which is like an hour away). I had the classic mudslide, and my husband had the milky way mudslide, which I actually liked better.  

I won't make you hungry by showing our dinner, but I will mention the Puritan is best known for their chicken tenders, which is what we both had. And the best part is you get so many that we had leftovers for another meal.  

That's all for me because I think I've said enough. Sorry if I sounded like I was complaining.  Have a wonderful T day, Valentine's Day and week ahead.