don't be SAD

This past weekend we came home to:

A certified letter from the tax assessor's office...

A notice to report for Jury duty...

Lab results of high cholesterol...

But some good news greeted us as we went downstairs to do the weekly laundry.

I keep plants in the laundry room over the winter, mostly houseplants but every year I bring in some summer plants in pots to see if they will survive over the winter. Since the laundry room has no windows, I keep the light on... and since Buddy replaced the flourescent fixtures with some salvaged from his bank job, WOW, the plants are going crazy. I think this one is a begonia, and it is blooming in February!



Usually by this time of year everything (plants included) suffers from SAD. I tell myself that spending a lot of time in front of my computer monitor will counteract it, but now I am thinking I need to spend more time in the laundry room!