In which we are SO ready for spring

Aren't we? In spite of not getting a proper snowfall until March, I am pretty much done with winter. I feel sluggish and dull and I need a nice dose of warm sunshine and some brisk breezes to blow out the cobwebs. It's time to dust off my spring books, some E.M. Delafield (the Provincial Lady series is FABULOUS) or Raphaella Barker (I would buy her books for the charming clip-art covers alone, but I happen to adore her Venetia books.)

And it's definitely time to shed the winter woolens and banish the tights to the back of the drawer. Last weekend I found this dress at Old Navy. It looks like nothing in the picture, but it is adorable on--even the color is infinitely nicer in person. (I don't know why much of the Old Navy website fails so spectacularly at providing accurate and flattering pictures of the clothes, but there it is.) The website also doesn't tell you that the dress is available in white or the most extraordinary flame orange, but it is. It FURTHER doesn't mention that in the store, it's only $25 dollars. My store was picked over in my size, but I did manage to snag the very last one in turquoise. Maybe you'll have better luck!

Finally, I'm hanging out all this week over at eHarlequin, answering questions about research, so come by and let's visit!