Normally March is my least favorite month of the year. It comes near the end of the winter season and by then I’m thinking about spring, and flowers and warm temperatures. Besides after a rather brief February, March just seems endless but then I really shouldn’t complain. I did get three snow days this month. Happy spring.
Despite the weather we’ve had in March, it is technically spring and that means it’s time for our Easter luncheons.
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