Saturday, June 16, 2012
Monday, June 04, 2012
Google Chrome sucks
and Blogger sucks for making me use it in order to upload photos and add links. I will not be using Google+ any more in protest. Assholes.
Sunday, June 03, 2012
The Valiant Little Oxalis
Mom and Dad went to Dad's 50th college reunion last weekend, then spent a week up at the lake house with three other couples. They had a good time, Aunt Sarah wore and got compliments on the nail polish necklace I made for her, and she and Mom did some wallet damage at a big nursery up there.
Today, I went out to Mom and Dad's to drop off the tomato plants I've been coddling for Mom and to get drinking water (since Dad shuts off the house water when they're gone for more than 48 hours). The house was quiet when I got there, and I figured Dad was still asleep and Mom was outside working, so I filled my water bottles, put them in the trunk, unloaded the tomato plants and then went looking for Mom. She was doing cleanup in the side yard, but was happy to take a break and have a cup of coffee and talk with me.
As we walked back to the house, Mom said, "Oh, look at that!" and pointed to the compost heap. Growing out of the remains of a Boston fern that Mom had put on the compost early this spring was a big, beautiful burgundy oxalis! Mom said it was a shame to leave it there, and I told her I'd be thrilled to take it. We got a pot from the shed (which the plant was too big for!) and I put it in my car with the water bottles. Then Mom told me that the gorgeous purple calla lilies in a matching pot on the porch table were for me! So after Mom and I talked, Dad woke up and I said good morning to him and Mom had given me her opinion on the nail polish jewelry I brought, I headed back home, short four tomato plants but ahead on callas and oxalis.
Now I have to go do laundry, bleah.
Today, I went out to Mom and Dad's to drop off the tomato plants I've been coddling for Mom and to get drinking water (since Dad shuts off the house water when they're gone for more than 48 hours). The house was quiet when I got there, and I figured Dad was still asleep and Mom was outside working, so I filled my water bottles, put them in the trunk, unloaded the tomato plants and then went looking for Mom. She was doing cleanup in the side yard, but was happy to take a break and have a cup of coffee and talk with me.
As we walked back to the house, Mom said, "Oh, look at that!" and pointed to the compost heap. Growing out of the remains of a Boston fern that Mom had put on the compost early this spring was a big, beautiful burgundy oxalis! Mom said it was a shame to leave it there, and I told her I'd be thrilled to take it. We got a pot from the shed (which the plant was too big for!) and I put it in my car with the water bottles. Then Mom told me that the gorgeous purple calla lilies in a matching pot on the porch table were for me! So after Mom and I talked, Dad woke up and I said good morning to him and Mom had given me her opinion on the nail polish jewelry I brought, I headed back home, short four tomato plants but ahead on callas and oxalis.
Now I have to go do laundry, bleah.
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