Dear Friends,

It’s mud season in Vermont. If you haven’t lived there on a dirt road you just won’t get it. I have seen some pictures that show roads gobbling up even the most powerful 4WD vehicles. April in Vermont is a good reason for me to stay in Key West awhile longer.

On the other hand, friends are posting photos of crocus blooming and the daffodils won’t be far behind. There are also reports that the bears have awoken from hibernation and are once again on the search for food. Spring is in the air!

Down here spring means iguanas. With no natural predators, the invasive iguana likes the warm weather, and the local paper is full of comments from residents wanting the city to do something about the invasion. So far, I think my pups are keeping them at bay at my house (knocking heavily on wood) but they can be real pests.

We have received our initial inventory of the new 9.7-inch iPad and the new spring colors for Apple Watch bands, too. We also have some inventory of Apple AirPods, but they are still very constrained and could be hard to get when we are sold out. I was amazed, while sitting in South Beach at a restaurant, how popular they are as many of the people were sporting AirPods.

This week’s Kibbles & Bytes Exclusive is the Apple Factory Refurbished silver MacBook Pro 15-inch with Touch Bar. It has the 2.9 GHz Intel i7 processor, 16GB of ram, a 512GB SSD drive, and 4GB of video ram.This unit has a 1-year Apple Warranty but we are bundling it with AppleCare+ to extend that warranty to 3-years that will provide extended free Apple tech support and up to two incidents of accidental damage (after deductible). At Apple’s online store this identical bundle would cost you $2758.98 plus tax. This week’s special for Kibbles & Bytes readers, while supply lasts is $200 off at $2558.99!