Escaping winter

Jim Cumming,
Publisher

Spring was in the air on the weekend. You could tell. The streets of Fort Frances were busy with traffic. And walkers who had put their walking shoes away for the winter were out on the side walks Saturday enjoying the first glimpse of spring.
My wife charmed me into going for a walk. She likes to get out a minimum of four days a week for a forty minute walk. The offer came at an opportune moment. It allowed me to procrastinate for a while longer before I swept up the wood shavings and sawdust in my woodshop. Together we headed for the river and walked the waterfront. One of the nice things about the river walk is that even winter the river stays ice free.
The deep blue of the river, with the sun beating down on our backs sparked a conversation of being up the lake. We plan to be at the cabin in two months. I guess you can say we’re optimistic.
I have been building deck furniture for the past two months and much of it is reaching completion. And when we returned, Marnie suggested that we should just put the two deck chairs out in front of the garage and catch some rays. I’ll admit that the suggestion and the sun were a real temptation.
I had laid down the broom and turned off the vacuum to go for the walk. The top of the table had been sanded until it was a smooth as silk and felt as soft as down. There was a considerable amount of dust in the air and allowing it to settle to the floor and work benches was a good idea.
When we returned, I took one of the chairs and opened the garage door, and pretended that I was sitting on the deck at the cabin. The sun was warm to my face and it allowed for just a moment more of procrastination.
It was fun to escape winter for the afternoon.
–Jim Cumming,
Publisher