St. David's Day is March 1st. The garden with my daffodils is still under 3 feet of snow. We have another 6 inches coming in the next 24 hours. Walmart daffodils and some nice leeks for soup will have to suffice this year.
Sorry to hear that breast cancer took your mother. I was lucky to have a very wonderful mother-in-law. My wife and I were with her at the hospital every day until she passed.
Our last vacation was a trip to Wales in April 1999. The airline lost our luggage. We had rain, high winds and snow. Our suitcases arrived at 5:30 PM Tuesday...we left San Diego at 9:00 AM the prior Friday. The trip home was the following Friday. It was still a great vacation.
My son is in San Diego right now. There is a strong possibility of another "sun and sand" vacation with the USMC later this year.
Nothing is as enjoyable in the winter as having a nice snowstorm! We are skiiers, there is nothing like Colorado or Tahoe in the spring with a nice winters base of snow! My children are still waiting for ours. My husband is in Myrtle Beach, SC for golf trip....he has cold and rain. Areas in North and South Carolina had 17" of snow yesterday. I have 55 degrees and sun, with forcast for the week-end of 60+. Have a great week-end!