Bleak January and the Seed Catalogues

Winter came upon me too quickly again and my fall plans for settling down for the season never manifested quite like I had hoped. Now into January when the busy holiday season has come and gone all I can do is look forward to spring. My mail box has been stuffed with catalogues from the seed companies I love as well as those I have never heard of. Each evening when I pull in the mail and set aside anything in an envelope, I bring the newest catalogue to my spot on the couch to build my wish lists. Each one seems to know just the right way to prey on my spring fever and every page looks better than the last. Maybe this year I will try melons....Giant Dahlias my be just what I was looking for....Would I really mind if tomatillos took over a section near the back?...What if I built a green house? When I take a minute to slow down and realize that my ambition out paces my financial or physical ability to keep up I start to trim my lists a bit. But the reality check lasts only a short time before I start all over again. While outside it is -13 degrees and the door handle on the storm door has developed a layer of frost on the inside I try and satisfy my need with browsing the catalogues, tending the house plants and elaborating on my spring dreams.