Looking Forward To . . . Spring?

This week we’re celebrating Barbara Ross’s story in Easter Basket Murder ! While I’ve never considered an Easter basket a lethal weapon, I love that the three authors in this anthology are going to change this. Also, thinking about Easter makes me think about spring. A taunting thought at this point in the long New England winter. Tell me, Wickeds, do you look forward to spring so much that you don’t enjoy winter? What about spring do you look forward to the most?



Sherry : People enjoy winter? Just kidding…maybe. Congratulations on Easter Basket Murder , Barb. It’s a wonderful story! I love it when the trees first get their leaves. They are such a delicate green and look so beautiful.



Edith/Maddie: Sherry, this native Californian loves winter. Especially when it’s clear and cold and crisp and I can cross-country ski on fresh snow. Yum. But Easter is good, too – many congratulations, Barb! I always look forward to hosting Easter brunch, and this year I’ll make sure not to include any murder weapons in the collection of baskets.



Liz: I can’t wait for spring already! Although spring hasn’t been so, well, springy the last few years. Mostly I think I’m looking forward to summer again. I’m not a huge winter fan although I’ve been trying to embrace it more. But this year I’m looking forward to new beginnings in general – and spring feels like a really good time to think about those things.



Jessie: I never let winter bother me until we added a dog to the family. I don’t mind walking in the cold, or even in the snow, but I don’t love ice under foot  or snowbanks piled high and eliminating any safe shoulder to move out of traffic. It just makes things miserable. So, I am looking forward to dry ground to walk on and plenty of width for moving about the village!



Julie: I try not to wish time away, but February in New England is the longest month of the year. Barb, I look forward to reading your story and jumping forward a bit. Congratulations!



Barb: Thanks, everybody! If I lived where Sherry does and there were long, flowery springs, I would totally be looking forward. But in New England spring is often cold, sleety days that turn abruptly to 95 degrees and sunny, and your laundry basket is suddenly and mysteriously full of flannel pajamas and shorts mixed together. In Easter Basket Murder , Julia and company do get a break with a sunny Easter Sunday, which can happen. In the novella, Easter is on March 31, semi-coincidentally the same date it is in real life this year.



Readers, how about you? Any winter sport fans? For those of you in temperate climates, I know this time of year is lovely. How about for the other folks in colder climates. Love winter or long for spring?