I suppose all Maine winters are long, but this one seems especially so.  It's been fairly mild and we have no snow, only ice.  Most people around here just tolerate snow and get by--but we love it for snowmobiling and cross-country skiing so we're really out of luck this year.  Kind of the worst of both worlds for us because we always figure if it's going to be cold we might as well have fun in the snow and that helps us get through the winter.

Even though the groundhog saw his shadow we're looking forward to what we hope will be an early spring.  We've kept ourselves busy with projects at home and coaching Jack's basketball team this winter but I did just buy some seeds to start in anticipation of the wonderful Maine weather that I know is just around the corner!