SpringSpring

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What is springWhat is spring

It’s the It’s the the season after the season after winter and before winter and before summer, in which summer, in which

vegetation begins to vegetation begins to appear, in the appear, in the

northern hemisphere northern hemisphere from March to May from March to May and in the southern and in the southern hemisphere from hemisphere from

September to September to NovemberNovember..

What happens in spring?What happens in spring? In spring, a number In spring, a number

of activities take of activities take place including the place including the blooming of most blooming of most flowers, melting of flowers, melting of ice and thawing of ice and thawing of the ground. The the ground. The

weather during this weather during this period becomes period becomes

much sunnier while much sunnier while hibernating animals hibernating animals begin to come out begin to come out

of hibernationof hibernation..

Say Hello to SpringSay Hello to Spring

Scent your home with Scent your home with lavender. The herb's lavender. The herb's soothing fragrance soothing fragrance subtly perfumes the subtly perfumes the air, and its purple air, and its purple

flowers are just plain flowers are just plain pretty.pretty.

Use Use Marseille soap, Marseille soap, which is gentle on skin which is gentle on skin but powerful enough but powerful enough

to remove tough to remove tough laundry stains. Before laundry stains. Before

ironing, pour some ironing, pour some scented linen water scented linen water

into your iron's well or into your iron's well or spray directly onto spray directly onto each item to infuse each item to infuse fabric with a gentle fabric with a gentle

fragrance. fragrance. 

Schedule some Schedule some quality time with a quality time with a friend. Take a long friend. Take a long walk together, walk together, do do things together things together and have fun!and have fun!

Even a few small changes Even a few small changes can have a big impactcan have a big impact

as regards the as regards the decoration of your decoration of your

househouse. Switch up your . Switch up your mix of decorative items mix of decorative items on display. Purple is a on display. Purple is a

popular home trend this popular home trend this season, but if you're not season, but if you're not ready to commit to such ready to commit to such a bold shade, try it out a bold shade, try it out

temporarily with a temporarily with a handful of plum-colored handful of plum-colored

tulips.tulips.

Getting organized Getting organized doesn't have to doesn't have to

mean hiding mean hiding everything out of everything out of

sight. Here, folding sight. Here, folding chairs are chairs are

transformed into art transformed into art when put on display, when put on display, while still remaining while still remaining within easy reach. within easy reach.

Give those linens and Give those linens and bedspreads you've had bedspreads you've had in storage all winter a in storage all winter a

breath of fresh air, breath of fresh air, too--on your backyard too--on your backyard

clothesline. No clothesline. No laundering is needed; laundering is needed;

the wonderful the wonderful combination of combination of

sunshine and a light sunshine and a light spring breeze imparts spring breeze imparts

its own heavenly scent.its own heavenly scent.

YYou can recreate ou can recreate thethe feeling feeling that spring is that spring is

here here even if the even if the ground is still frozen by ground is still frozen by planting an indoor herb planting an indoor herb garden and watching it garden and watching it

grow. Pot some grow. Pot some cuttings of rosemary, cuttings of rosemary,

basil, thyme, and other basil, thyme, and other favorite herbs and put favorite herbs and put

them in a kitchen them in a kitchen window. When the window. When the

ground thaws, ground thaws, transplant your little transplant your little

garden outdoors.garden outdoors.

Say goodbye to winter Say goodbye to winter byby pack packinging away away

heavy woolens in favor heavy woolens in favor of pretty blouses. of pretty blouses.

Organize clothing by Organize clothing by color and then sort by color and then sort by

type (tops, pants, type (tops, pants, dresses) within each dresses) within each

color category to help color category to help you find your favorites you find your favorites

with ease.with ease.

Invite spring to the table Invite spring to the table with a lovely bouquet of with a lovely bouquet of cut flowers. A few stems cut flowers. A few stems

of hyacinth, with its of hyacinth, with its small trumpet-shaped small trumpet-shaped florets, heady aroma, florets, heady aroma, and deep blue- purple and deep blue- purple

color, make a charming color, make a charming and easy arrangement. and easy arrangement.

If you don't have If you don't have gorgeous blooms buy gorgeous blooms buy

them! them! 

Spring quotesSpring quotes “ “Spring is nature's Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's way of saying, "Let's

party!party!”” -  - Robin Robin WilliamsWilliams

“ “It was one of those It was one of those March days when March days when the sun shines hot the sun shines hot and the wind blows and the wind blows

cold: when it is cold: when it is summer in the light, summer in the light,

and winter in the and winter in the shade.shade.””- - Charles Charles

DickensDickens

““Spring is the time of plans and Spring is the time of plans and projects.projects.”” -  - Leo TolstoyLeo Tolstoy (Anna  (Anna

Karenina) Karenina)

““Winter is on my head, but eternal Winter is on my head, but eternal spring spring

is in my heart.is in my heart.”” -  - Victor HugoVictor Hugo

“ “ You can cut all the flowers but you You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming” – cannot keep spring from coming” –

Pablo NerudaPablo Neruda

spring factsspring facts Commonly we think of Commonly we think of

March, April and May as the March, April and May as the spring months, but spring months, but astronomically, spring astronomically, spring officially begins on the officially begins on the spring equinox.spring equinox.

Persephone was the Greek Persephone was the Greek goddess of spring. She spent goddess of spring. She spent winters as Queen of the winters as Queen of the Underworld but returned in Underworld but returned in spring to preside over spring to preside over rebirth.rebirth.

We have used the word We have used the word ‘spring’ for the season since ‘spring’ for the season since the 16th century. Before the 16th century. Before that it was used for centuries that it was used for centuries to apply to the source of a to apply to the source of a river.river.

Before we called it spring Before we called it spring this season was known as this season was known as Lent or Lenten.Lent or Lenten.

An Acrostic Poem for An Acrostic Poem for SpringSpring

Spring: What a lovely Spring: What a lovely season!season!

In Spring colours are In Spring colours are everywhere!everywhere!

Nature celebrates in Nature celebrates in springspring

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