okay I'm not so cold anymore

And here we are in the lovely country of Switzerland, one of my all time favorite places on earth. Not looking so Switzerland-ish right now, is it.....

Perhaps you have seen these photos on the internet - my friend Shannon sent them to me in an e-mail and all I could do was stare in disbelief! This is the town of Versoix, just outside of Geneva City, Switzerland. The lake you see is Le'man Lake.  
All of the sudden I'm not feeling so cold. And to be truthful, where I live in California it's hardly EVER cold. In fact, I have frequently cursed our LACK of cold. Like, on a daily basis. Yes, I am feeling somewhat small and ungrateful. 

So for those of you who really ARE facing harsh temperatures and conditions like this (that means you Joan, in Indiana, and you Kim, in Chicago!), no matter where you are on the globe, my heart and my prayers and my flippant complaining goes out to you! All my bulbs, asleep in the soil, waiting to poke their heads out in the spring and live in the sun again, are dedicated to you.