Happy spring! I’m working downtown today, and I’m loving the sight of fresh, leafy tree branches against the brick buildings and concrete parking garages. If you sit in front of the courthouse to eat your lunch, as I sometimes do, the flat pool with its sparkling fountains is like a tropical oasis in all that gray stone. Even the yellow hardhat of the man working on the water mains provides a welcome splash of color.

This spring I’ve been spending most of my spare moments on my front porch swing, watching bumblebees and breathing in the smell of cut grass, holding my 3-month-old baby in my lap. I’m aware of how big and new and wonderful the world is through his eyes, and somehow it makes it seem that much more big and wonderful to me. In Nashville, spring quickly gives way to sticky humidity, so I am treasuring these moments when I can still go on an afternoon walk or leave the front door open. I hope you find little ways to treasure springtime too, even if it’s just a bouquet of flowers on the table in an empty Juicy Juice bottle (thanks to my husband for that sweet little touch!).

And if you can, put on a bright shade of lipstick and high heels and go out into the warm, fragrant night for a birthday dinner and drinks with friends. That’s what I’ll be doing tonight! Cheers!

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