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Saturday I went to the WPT Garden Show. I attended seminars on organic gardening, composting and vermiculture. I even dragged myself out of bed at 7:30am on a Saturday (unheard of in recent history) to get to the 9am seminar. I’m not completely sold in keeping bins of worms in my basement, even if the guy was really enthusiastic about worms. I’d just be happy to have a hot, happy, active compost bin by the end of the summer.

I spent nearly 6 hours at the garden show talking to people, learning new gardening things, and drooling over gorgeous outdoor decorating ideas. Sure, I’d love a stone patio with a built-in outdoor oven/grill — if only I had a bigger, wider backyard and plenty of excess money.

I picked up some interesting books including a recipe book featuring recipes for CSA offerings titled “From Asparagus to Zucchini – A Guide to Cooking Farm-Fresh Seasonal Produce.”

So despite the fact that my weather icon is blinking -4 and telling me there is YET MORE SNOW whimper coming, I’m optimistic that sooner or later, spring will have to come, the snow will melt, the trees will bloom and this winter will seem like a bad dream.