New beginnings....

This past few days we flipped the calendar to a new month… and a new year.  New beginnings all around.  Here in Washington January can be a dark, damp, gray month.  But it can also be a time for a little bit of life to burst forth.

It’s a time to stretch our minds, our hearts and our homes a bit….

A time when perhaps we need to create our own spark and sparkle to sweep away the drab and dreary...

A time to appreciate the old yet not forget the new.

January is a good time to plan for the year.  For my garden planting, home projects, a wedding….

And to celebrate not only the births of both my son and my daughter, but also our soon to be son-in-law.

So here is to a gray and dreary month, full of promise… and of course, a good time to look forward to the sunnier days to come.