We started to warm up on Friday with temperatures in the 30’s, Saturday was warmer still and we had some rain Saturday night. Yesterday was warm again and the show is shrinking rapidly. The canoes on the bottom or rack out back were covered with snow last week and now are very much in the clear. I checked to be sure that the water is running under the snow through the culverts in front of the house. If you listen carefully you can hear it as it gurgles it’s way to the brook. Of course all of this means that winter is on it’s way out and it won’t be long until spring fishing starts. April 1st is the opening date here but I have always thought of it as more of a cruel joke than a day to go fishing.
Last spring though it was warm and sunny making everyone want to get out and enjoy it. Hopefully with the warmer weather I’ll be able to spend some time outdoors fishing. The last month or so has seen me at my desk way more than I want to be. I have put in several seven day weeks in a row and am beginning to feel the results.
I am one of the first to mention how swell a home office is; but there are down sides. One of the biggest is that it is very difficult to disconnect. Of course this is also a problem for any small business owner so I am not unique. Reporting to volunteer boards of directors that meet on the weekends out of necessity only adds to the difficulty of having some free time. Of course the up side is that I am almost always able to do a load or two of wash while I am in the office and am around for household phone calls and chores. It is not all bad and I try not to whine because it works very well most of the time.
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