nifty & nice... #5

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Mr Spring is quite the tease these days.

flashing bits of himself here and there,

then disappearing again...

i imagine he's off, 

flashing someone else

however, i know

there will come a time

when he stops his flashing ways

and just gives us a bit of full exposure

i need to be ready,

i need to be ready indeedy!

being ready can be involve all manner of things,

for all manner of folks

i wish it involved having clean windows

inside and out

but alas after 5 years

and a gazillion fir trees

i do not have those.

my man did do his besty best last year

(i dared not voice it out loud)

but he was fighting a losing battle

from the beginning

however when Mr Spring comes around

for an extended stay 

i will not note the crappy film of dirt 

across the windows,

nor the need for fresh paint upon

the 'less than white' walls

after 5 years...

no sirree!

for i have a plan,

a plan where

i will distract myself

and any others that may happen

to be in the vicinity,

by pointing and saying

in quite a knowledgeable tone

(secret to folks thinking

you many know what you are talking about

and hence pay attention.

my clan are wise to it,

after all these years

but i'm hopeful

random passing strangers

will not be so)

"oh goodness, 

how marvelous and magnificent,

to see Mr Spring

and gosh, what a coincidence,

i just happened to be ready

with 2 very spiffy springy 

new cushion covers

upon the settee"

and of course

i have no doubt

those passing bods will exclaim.

"oh hurrah hooray, 

how extraordinarily nifty,

and may we be so bold

as to add,

quite simply, perfectly nice.

yes, Tif

without a doubt

nifty and nice!"

i might blush,

i might look at the ground

and not catch

any passing bods eyes

but inside 

i will feel a little happy,

just a tad

to know i was ready

for Mr Spring and his

full on exposure 

if perhaps you wish to be ready too,

if you live with high hopes

that Mr Spring will one day soon

expose himself in your direction

and need some springified cushions

in your springified nest

 you can find 

all you need to know

over here

to make similar

'patched and pieced'

cushions

or

your could be just like

little olive

forget the business of patching and piecing

and just find the nearest

handy dandy blanket 

and be

ready and waiting

to welcome 

Mr Spring

into your home

the best way you know how

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