Michelle’s Winter Sprite

My Winter Sprite is hiding right now. I think she’s getting ready to leave the garden to the Spring Fairies. I have caught glimpses of her from time to time through the trees, but she is never around long enough to take a picture. She always catches me by surprise. One day I caught her playing in the garden and I sketched this picture. It’s nice to have sprites and fairies around. They are a part of the magic of this place we live in.

As I looked out my window, I saw a Winter Sprite looking in (original artwork Michelle Zeiger).

You can now own Michelle’s winter wood sprite on clothing, mugs, tiles, and other items.

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It’s Happening Again: Daylight Saving Time Returns to Screw Things Up

Tomorrow, Sunday, March 14th, Daylight Saving Time begins again.

This always takes us by surprise; more so in the years since Congress moved this arbitrary, useless time shift earlier in the year. Previously, we’d reached the point where we (and by we I mean the states that observe this foolishness) spend more of each year in “special” time than we do in “standard” time. Now, that situation is even worse. Continue reading →

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