January 28, 2012

In bloom

2012 begins auspiciously for the Tran Clan. Travels abound for all parties involved, and we begin to think there is a bit of give in the strings that tie us all together. Not too much, but not too little, either.

Winter weather has gentled compared to last year, but despite our relief, I see too much climate change to feel completely at ease. See the amaryllis? Beautiful bloom, but it reminds me daily of how fragile life can be -- at once resilient and fleeting.

We moved from the Lake house into the Niebuhr house... Down the block, around the corner. We moved on the 27th, the only day that snowed during that two-week period.

All the plotting and planning to avoid snow, and yet Mother Nature teaches us once again the difficult lesson of preparedness.

C'est la vie.


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