Monday, March 20, 2017

Throw Open the Windows

As I tossed and turned in my stuffy room last night I thought of this piece I had written several springs ago.  Then I got out of bed, threw open a window, and slept like a baby.  

The weather is fabulous.  It is like God flipped a switch on the first day of Spring and we have had nothing but nice ever since.  I have been going through the house throwing open every window.  My allergy prone husband has been stumbling along behind me closing them nearly as quickly.  I am trying to be a patient and supportive partner.  I do not suffer with allergies and so I forget sometimes how the very things that bring me joy can make him miserable.


I love the feel of the breeze blowing through the house in the spring.  All winter long we have kept things cozily buttoned up (which I also love) so that the air outside is kept outside.  But the winds of change are stirring things up out there.  It is fresh, light and comfortable and I want to invite it in and let it scoot away all that is stuffy, musty and stale.


This time of year feels like all things are possible.  The squirrels do their happy dance on the lawn which I am aware has more to do with mating than the weather, but still is a Spring time thing. Graduations and weddings come and young people launch new careers and new lives.   There is promise. There is potential.   Change is on the breeze and it carries with it opportunity.  Who would not want to throw open the windows and yell, come on in?  Then comes my answer- a string of about thirteen hearty sneezes.  I walk in to the sunroom and there sitting by a window closed tight as a drum I find my poor husband eyes half-mast, red and watery; half loopy from an array of over the counter remedies; goofy, medicated grin on his face. Happy Spring, my love, wish you were here!
March 23, 2011

6 comments:

  1. Ahhh, your post reminded me of the wonderful feeling of fresh air blowing thru the screen windows when I lived in the Midwest! Here in West Texas there are few days when the dirt isn't also flying, so to open anything for long means a nice coating of dust over all. I suffer from allergies a lot more too now, so I can commiserate with your husband. But still I love things greening up, our one small tree has leaves opening, and even the weeds are greening up a bit. Spring is a season of renewal and promise and it's my favorite season! Maybe you can compromise with one room that has open windows you can enjoy, while the others keep pollens out for him. Allegra Allergy has helped me a great deal when I use it daily. Happy First Day of Spring, May! :-)

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    1. Happy Spring to you too! He has discovered that a daily dose of elderberry juice concentrate makes a huge difference for him. You can mix it in water. I mix it in sprite when I feel the flu coming on. I have no idea what vitamins or antioxidants might be at work there, but it does seem to calm the sinuses.

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  2. PS - There's still time to join in Ten Things of Thankful this week. The link up stays open until Tuesday nights! :-) http://tenthingsofthankful.blogspot.com/2017/03/ttot-31717.html

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    1. I plan to get over there this week! Thanks

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  3. Right there with you! You captured it perfectly.

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    1. Hope it is beautiful up where you are. We have been straddling seasons here, but I have been enjoying that too.

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