There is nothing i love more than a long s-t-r-e-t-c-h first thing in the morning.  It sets me up for the day.  And i've got that feeling about now too.  Almost like the world is just stretching, uncurling and squinting through just one eye.  Winter time is a time for filling up, covering up and curling up ever so tightly.  Whilst i don't feel like we are anywhere out of the wintery woods just yet, i am enjoying feeling that warm optimism in the bottom of my tummy and the prospect of what SPRING time might bring.  *    *    *Despite ha…