Valerie DeLaCruz


Rain Rain Go Away


There’s been so much rain this year, it seems like we haven’t been able to dry out.  And now this freak snowfall.  Yesterday we worked like dogs in the yard to gather up the pine needles, fallen leaves and summer plantings in brown biodegradable bags or haul them down to our woods.  It felt good to do some physical work.  It also made me long for our Georgia house, where we were last weekend in 75 degree weather.

pond in snow

Are we going to be snowbirds?  I don’t think so, but I can definitely see the scenario of trading more and more time north for months at a time down there.  The swaying Spanish moss on live oaks, the fried shrimp (the secret are the sweet, wild Georgia shrimp, condensed milk and self-rising flour), the sweet tea, the slower pace of y’all.

Today I’ll pull out my snow boots, hats, mittens and scarves and get ready for the miserable wet cold weather.  I just hope it flies by!

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Valerie DeLaCruz

2 Responses

  1. Dottie Dack says:

    Can you please email me where you get your hair done!
    Dottie Dack

  2. Haha, I cut my own hair with a Bic razor and salon scissors. I could never find anyone to do it the way I liked, and I “tweak” it every couple of days to keep it out of my eyes.