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George Shirley wrote:
> Puester wrote:
>> It's April 10. Spring flowers are in bloom. The lupine, iris and
>> day lilies are about 6 inches tall.
>>
>> The flowering and fruit trees are in bloom (You can see where this is
>> going, can't you?) including our two mature apricot trees. Leaves
>> are emerging from buds on shade trees.
>>
>> We had many days in the low 70's in March.
>>
>> Today it is 30 degrees and SNOWING, with 6-8 inches forecast.
>>
>> Here we go, another year w/o home-grown apricots.
>>
>> I can't decide if it's fools not learning from former errors or hope
>> springing eternal, but over the weekend we planted two cherry trees
>> and another apricot (we hope it's a later-blooming one.)
>>
>> ;-(
>> gloria p

> Yeah, yeah, yeah. I had to turn the air conditioning on yesterday.
> Inside temperatures rose to 81F in the late afternoon and it was 85F
> outside. Today the unit hasn't run at all, overcast with a stiff wind
> blowing. Here in SW Louisiana you don't like the weather, wait five
> minutes and it will change.
>

It's going to be 85 here in coastal SC today and got up to 80 yesterday
(inside and out!). I've *got* to convince my mother to turn on the AC! She
can wear a wool coat LOL

> OB: Took SIL to Richard's (Reechard's) cafe for lunch. He had the
> catfish platter, I had crawfish etouffee on white rice with a small
> bowl of potato salad and another of nice slaw.
>
> George
>

Sounds tasty! I'm not sure what to do about dinner today. I'm in a fish or
seafood sort of mood, at least at the moment.

Jill