Happy Leap Day
Well, here we are, Day 29 of Thing-A-Day. I’m feeling a little “verklempt.” Wish I could say I posted every day, but I did my best, 23 out of 29. It has been really fun, really stimulating, really challenging, really welcoming. I’ve enjoyed sharing ideas with all you creative people out there, and I look forward to taking the coming year to try and read ALL the posts from this year as well as from 2007. I’ve picked up some yummy recipes, enjoyed some fantastic artwork, giggled at some quirky ideas, gotten misty-eyed at some beautiful poetry, and made some tentative e-mail acquaintances. February, the month that usually drags on and on here in northeast Pennsylvania, a gray, depressing month of never-ending cold (can I tell you it’s snowing as I write?!), became a daily source of wonder and inspiration. Gotta say, I’m sad to see it end. But hey, at least we had one extra day this year!
The tradition of Leap Year in general and Leap Day in particular is that the rules of romance are overturned, and women can take advantage of the extra day to propose to the man of their dreams. This apparently stems from the patriarchal Middle Ages, when men were the pursuers and women the prizes to be claimed. Things have equaled out a bit in our enlightened age, but it’s still kind of a fun concept. How about if each of us takes this day as an opportunity to throw caution to the February winds and LEAP in and tell someone we love them…
Till we meet again,
I’ll miss the camaraderie…
Farewell, Thing-A-Day!
THANKS EVERYONE–IT’S BEEN WONDERFUL!!!