A Hint of Spring

There is a hint of spring in the air again...just a hint. It was beautiful yesterday, too, but windy and, therefore, cold.

Just thought I would give that weather report. About as important as writing that I am making spaghetti for dinner.

I guess the big news is that we have a 'free' evening -- all four of us. We've had to push things off til tomorrow to get it, but we have it and we're going to enjoy an evening at home. Of course we will be doing some homework and that kind of thing.

I am still immersed in the world of Mra Remotswe of "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency," a series I am listening to on CD whenever I am in my van. I did not realize how much time I spend driving around, but I am now on book five, "The Full Cupboard of Life," and I've only been listening for a few weeks. The books take place in Botswana and the characters are wonderful. There's also an HBO series on DVD that's pretty entertaining. We watched a few episodes of that while Abby was home with strep.

I realized sometime after listening to Book 3 that this fictional character, Mra Remotswe, makes me want to be a better person. If a fictional character can do that, there is real value in writing fiction.

To salvage this otherwise unenlightening post, let's have a Word of the Day:

Pluvial = rainy

We will probably be able to use this word soon, since spring is on its way.