THE JOYS OF SPRING...
Every time autumn rolls around I think it's my favourite season, but then along comes spring and I change my mind. There is just something magical about it. The promise of so many new things after the long dark chill that is winter. It doesn't hurt that the weather begins to warm---well it gets a bit warmer. The days become longer, the sun surfaces (occasionally)...and of course the flowers bloom. It all just makes me feel so happy. And creative. With a strong yearning for adventure and travels and discoveries. I get itchy feet and want to go places. This time of the year I find it difficult to do the hard slog. The editing and redrafting and all the nitty gritty. I find it exciting to begin something new yet again. But even though this call for newness and first drafts is demanding, there is the understanding that there is other work to finish. Drafts to slog through. Chapters to tighten, timelines to wrangle. Although a part of me wonders if it is ...