Hibernatin'

Stella here.

I guess you could say me an' Harvey's been hibernatin'. Got over that bug we had an' neither one o' us had a speck o' energy f'r th' longest time!

O' course, there weren't nothin' much t' write about... so we just holed up f'r a spell an' took it easy.

But it's startin' t' look as if we might be gonna get us an early Spring - see th' picture o' th' maple sap buckets already in action!

I ain't seen such easy weather this time o' year in ages. Both o' us feel we oughta mistrust th' whole thing, but at th' same time we're en-joyin' th' heck outta not havin' to shovel out ev'ry time we open th' door.

Ol' Webb (Grant), Molly's fi-ance's about fit t' be tied, though. What with no snow t' plow f'r s' long, his income's dropped off somethin' wicked! I think he's afraid they're gonna come along an' re-possess that ring he got Molly. I'd like t' see 'em try... Molly's just as pleased as punch with it an' she ain't about t' part with it no how, no way!

But that's just Webb, havin' a mite o' groom-t'-be jitters, I'm sure.

An' if that stand o' old maples out back o' his place keeps fillin' buckets with sap th' way they are of late, they'll be able t' honeymoon in th' Carr-i-bein' instead o' Portland like they're plannin'!

Oh... almost forgot... Y' remember that jigsaw puzzle Harvey started on back in January? Well, I was right - he's pickin' away at it still. Blames th' cat f'r knockin' it off th' table that once, but th' cat ain't t blame - she's just an ex-cuse. I'll be some surprised if he gets it done before June! (But don't tell him I said so.)

Hope y're havin' a dandy March. She sure come in like a lamb!

Gotta go set th' clock ahead now. Daylight savin's come again!

Love,

Stella