For Children, She Wrote

Is the spring coming?" he said. "What is it like?"... "It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine...  "     -  Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Secret Garden If you've lived through the long winter, had a few coughs and colds and one too many slippery, white-knuckled drives to work, you may have forgotten about spring.  Oh, of course you know it's coming - the calendar tells you it's arrival will be March 20, so even if there is snow on the ground, you know in your heart and mind that spring is on the way.  What you may have forgotten is how the fresh spring air smells, and how truly delightful it is too see little green sprigs of tulips, crocuses and daffodils pushing through the earth to reach the sun's rays. Even now, as I look out my window, I see a bit of greenery pushing through the snow. Yes, spring is coming, never fear. For the past week, I've been listening to an audio version of The Secret Garden ...