I can’t believe it’s March already! Despite the current cold snap things are beginning to show signs of life in the garden and the evenings are getting ever lighter.
The patch of lawn under the cherry trees has been lit up with crocuses, have you noticed how the yellow ones glow in the sunlight? The snowdrops are beginning to sag a little but there are early daffodils and a clump of primroses which are very bravely blooming fit to bust. The blackthorn in the hedgerows is breaking out into flower, although I like it best when they are speckled with little creamy bobbly buds. The weeping willow at the end of the garden is showing a hint of lime green and blue tits are sizing up the nest box. Five blackbirds visit daily to snaffle up the tastiest morsels of bird food I’ve been scattering.

Spring is definitely on it’s way, optimism and new life.

With that in mind, I am looking ahead and planning to fill the empty space which appeared in my life, and that of my family, nearly seven weeks ago. A big empty void left by one very small dog. I’ve never been without a little four legged friend before. There has always been a dog or cat or dog and cat keeping us on our toes so these last few weeks have been very strange. With a holiday booked in May I knew we had to be sensible and hang fire until after then, but I am very broody!

So, whilst I can’t say too much at the moment, there is a ‘happy event’ due in the next week or so and, if things go as we hope there will be four small paws to fill the very big paw prints darling Higgins left behind.

Watch this space!