As of this day, April 15, we have had The Brodster two years. It is hard to imagine how fast this time has flown by. Two years ago, this tornado of a dog came into our lives. I recall when he saw my “hooman” sister’s cat Nathan Jr. If you have ever seen National Lampoon’s “Christmas Vacation;” the scene where the Rottweiler Snots chases the squirrel throughout the house, across the dining room table. That was us!

The Lincoln Home’s Tidal River Writers recently wrote in response to a selection titled “Done With Waiting,” from “The Comfort of Crows,” by Margaret Renkl.

How are you all welcoming spring? Here at Healthy Lincoln County, we are watching for the returning birds, celebrating the arrival of baby animals on local farms, enjoying this year’s maple syrup, and, of course, getting ready for the growing season.

“What’s happening at the library?” you might be asking, so we’ll start this one off first by expressing our enormous gratitude!

Last week it was tempting to paraphrase Gilbert and Sullivan: “The snowflakes that fall in the spring, Tra la, have nothing to do with the spring.” A relatively mild early March had lulled us hoping for an early spring only to remind us, the week before Easter, of our northern location. However, the vase of forced forsythia branches on our table inspires me to think of foods for the season.