Its always spring at Shirley's

The temperatures are tumbling and the leaves are falling from the trees, but over at Shirley Jones’ house, it’s like the first day of spring, every day, at least in her living room.

The yard surrounding her Malta home is festooned with birdhouses, welcome signs and shady areas to kick up one’s feet and enjoy a sunny, warm day. Since those days are starting to become less abundant as Fall creeps across the county, Jones decided that her living room would be spring from now on.

“There was already snow on the ground and everything and I was sitting here with one of these butterflies o...