March Madness doesn’t begin with the ACC basketball tournament. Oh no, it starts tonight at 2 am, when Daylight Saving Time kicks in. We all might enjoy an extra hour of daylight in the afternoon, but every morning those poor schoolchildren are back to waiting for the bus in the dark.

A little crazy to start so early with the time change, in my opinion.

Speaking of time, by now some of you (dare I hope many of you?) have read my third cozy mystery in the Narrow Creek series. If you’ve finished Money and Murder in Narrow Creek, I could certainly use your review on Amazon. More reviews will help me reach a broader audience.

It’s super easy to post something. Here’s the link: https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review/?ie=UTF8&channel=glance-detail&asin=1662942427

You don’t have to write anything long or profound. Look at these examples:

“I’ve enjoyed all three books in this series. Nice to read something that is clean and still interesting and intriguing!“

“Having read Patsy Pridgen’s previous two books about Dee Ann Bulluck and her shenanigans in Narrow Creek, NC, this book met all my expectations. It was funny, interesting, and my favorite. Patsy is really developing her characters and her timing in the 1980’s made this novel close to my memories of that time frame. Thanks, Patsy, and am looking forward to your 4th!“

Contrary to what some people think, it’s not a requirement to buy the book from Amazon to review it there. So, please, if you haven’t already reviewed Money and Murder in Narrow Creek, take a minute to do so. Pretty please…

Enough about book reviews! Let’s take a tour of the yard. The daffodils that bloomed prematurely at the end of January are about spent as are the flowers on the camellia bush.

But there are plenty of blooms to replace dead daffodils and camellia blossoms. The forsythia is coming into its own, and I have these first lavender flowers on an early-blooming azalea.

And look at my alyssum, a carpet of tiny snow-white flowers that never fail to show up in early spring. I need to buy more to add to this bed.

The day lilies and irises are also emerging.

Blooms and sprouts are not the only things spring has brought to my house. My daughter and her husband have blessed our family with twin girls, born 03/03. Aren’t these two just the sweetest things? I could eat them with a spoon!

I began this post with what I consider a bit of March Madness, so I’ll end with another example. In a country with a population of over 333 million people, can we really not find two younger candidates for the highest office in the land?

We hear a lot about how old Joe Biden is at 82. But Donald Trump at 77 is not far behind. And get this: Joe Biden’s birthday is November 20, so he’ll actually be 83 shortly after Election Day, and Donald Trump will turn 78 in June. Aren’t they tired? At 70, I know I am.

I’m in a garden club where anyone 80 or over is exempt from being an officer. Not a bad idea, in my opinion.