This is my amaryllis on the morning after Christmas. (I missed my guess by one day, but to an optimist like me, what’s one day?.) On the evening of the day after Christmas, one of the…
Monthly Archives: December 2013
CONSIDERING AMARYLLIS BULBS AND CHARLIE BROWN’S CHRISTMAS TREE
Charlie Brown had his pitiful little Christmas tree. I have my two somewhat lumpy Amaryllis bulbs. At Thanksgiving, I love to start an Amaryllis bulb to have a glorious red flower for Christmas. This year, the bulbs are strong and…
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A CONVERGENCE OF TURTLES
At one time in my misspent youth, I collected turtles. Big ones, small ones, other sized ones. Why would I collect turtles, you might ask and that would be appropriate. I’ve asked myself that same question. Why turtles? They’re awkward,…
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