The rule of thumb regarding survival of the first three bitter months of the year is to ensure that the Christmas/New Year spirit lasts as long as possible, before hunkering down and digging in for the long haul through to spring – pausing only to offer a grateful prayer of thanks that – as winter months go – irksome February is at least numerically challenged!
And then – all of a sudden – everything changes!
These are amongst the happenings that occur over a relatively short interval:
- March finally limps to a close and we find ourselves on the threshold of the spring.
- In the UK the clocks go forward to British Summer Time, thus ensuring that – for the first time in the year – my journeys both to and from work are accomplished in daylight.
- The spring term at the School comes to an end and we are suddenly two thirds of the way through the academic year.
- The sun puts in a proper appearance and nature starts to awake. Those bright munchy greens presage my favourite time of the year.
- Those of us who own ‘fairweather’ convertibles (unlike the Kickass Canada Girl!) uncover our transports of delight, charge up our batteries and venture forth to blow away the cobwebs.
Following last year’s ridiculously early Easter, this year’s is nearly as late as it can be. Before that feast is upon us The Girl and I are heading to Barcelona (leaving – in fact – on the morrow) accompanying the A level Theatre Studies boys on their field trip to the Institute of the Arts in Sitges.
The Fuji x10 and the School’s iTablet will – naturally – be accompanying us.
Expect pictures!
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