I was in our yard this week, helping my daughters build a snow fairy to guard the fort theyâd been working on over the weekend. It was nearly 5 p.m. and I noticed how the sun lingered at the treetops, splashing warmth on to our yard. Inside, I found an email from Farm Girl Seedlings, announcing pre-orders for plants will be available soon. Starting to feel like spring, I texted a friend. She sent back a photo from her dog walk, piles of snow and a frozen lake. Spring, she responded.
OK, fine, I may be slightly overeager for warmer days and blooming trees and dinner outside again â maybe even in the vicinity of friends?! Which is why Iâm dedicating this monthâs space to books that, if they canât get us outside and into the yard any quicker, can at least help us to prepare.