It is here. February where all husbands have a frantic look on their faces as Valentine’s Day approaches. Also, MJ’s Birthday is this month. Her birthday is the 24th and my birthday is October 24th and we were married March 24th. We like 24. 

Toward the latter half of February, you can feel hints of spring in our neck of the woods. Giant City Lodge reopens tomorrow after their annual hiatus since the first week of December. They make a wicked Old Fashioned.

Spring brings the renewal of life. The lovely buds on the trees remind us that nothing really dies…it changes…

I remember looking at people who were my age when I was much younger and ruminating as to whether they enjoyed life in their old bodies and wondered at their persistence to hold on to life when they were obviously ill. Now I understand. 

Seasonal life is magnificent and we want to enjoy all four of the events. What is especially enjoyable is when spring summer and fall dip into the winter of our story. You see it is possible to enjoy all seasons all year long as the book of our life has its pages blown by the wind of change and events giving us the rapturous experience of having the heart of a 20-year-old and love of mystery like a 12-year-old and the love of life of a 40-year-old. Sprinkled in the mix is the wisdom of the Old Sage…

We learn and grow all of our lives and when our journey back to Jerusalem is complete we will not have scratched the surface of what there is to discover…the Mystery is endless…