It is that wonderful month of May. My upstairs bedroom window has been surrounded by white apple blossoms for most of two weeks now and it is glorious.

I love to get up early, about a half hour before dawn or even earlier and go out to the back terrace and sit and listen to the birds making a joyful noise to herald a new day. That is a beautiful way to start any day.

My dog Fallie, who hates it outside with a passion, even has enjoyed this week with the temperatures in the 70’s. He walks slowly around the terrace and smells individual lilac leaves from the hedge that surrounds that terrace. Th...