And finally it's here. A month of -20, -30 below, strangely out of season, it's light now until almost 8:00 PM but still the temperature's cold and now, finally, the temperature's shifted, +5, +10, a more seasonal spring. Snow disappears from the roads, the sidewalks, only strange and dirty heaps of ice at the side of driveways remind you of how long this winter has been. Finally spring. The heart leaps at the prospect. Soon it will be garage sale season...