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Paperwhites – It Must Be Fall!
I’ve been planting Paperwhites (Narcissus) each year for I can’t remember how many years. If I time it right I have a nice bowl of white flowers just in time for Thanksgiving. Looks like they might...
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Update: Paperwhites
You can see the picture of these bulbs from last week in the post just below or via this link. Here’s a picture taken today, October 22, 2013. There has been a LOT of growth in just one week! I’m off...
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2013 Paperwhites – Week 3
Well, if you’ve been keeping track of the 2013 Paperwhite bulbs, you’ll be amazed to see how much they’ve grown in the last week: You can see the growth from Week One and Week Two Tomorrow I’ll be...
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Pumpkin 2013
And here it is! I made a few errors working on a pumpkin during the daylight hours that I didn’t really notice until I lit the candle inside but, it’s different if nothing else. I’ll be curious to...
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2013 Paperwhites – Week 4
There has been a LOT of growth this past week: Prior Weeks: 3, 2 and 1. I’ll need to think about staking these – especially once the flower tips begin to form…
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2013 Paperwhites – Week 5
Okay then – these are going to be posts with LONG images from now on! Here are links to prior weeks in case you’d like to see the growth in just 5 weeks’ time: 4, 3, 2 and 1. No signs of flower buds as...
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Leaf Peeping to Leaf Falling
I haven’t been able to post much lately. It seems that about 75% of the leaves have fallen so raking has become part of a nearly daily routine! But, there are quite a few left ON the trees as evidenced...
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2013 Paperwhites – Week 6
Blooms have appeared! Looks like I timed it just about right to have blooming bulbs for Thanksgiving! The plants themselves are about 26″ tall. I’ve had to tie them together to keep them from falling...
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Paperwhite Narcissus: Week 7
And they were blooming nicely Thanksgiving Day! I had to use some plant ties to get them to stand up – sort of. These bulbs put out very long stems before flowering: I’m sure there is a more showy or...
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Christmas Cactus
I moved this cactus to a larger pot about 3 months ago and it looks like it is returning the favor! There are buds all over it and a few blooms already open – much more activity than usual for this...
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Christmas Colors – From the Euonymus?
Well I’ve had the Golden Euonymus growing in my yard for nearly a decade and I have never seen this: Apparently I have never been able to have them in a location with enough late-season sun. This...
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NC Snow and Cato’s First Experience
This is all Cato and I have to say about the snow in North Carolina: This is his first real experience with measurable snow. He quickly found that his puppy tennis ball does NOT bounce as expected in...
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Winter Weather Woes – The Waiting
You have to give the meteorological specialists some credit for forecasting this latest winter storm well in advance. If you’re smart and in its path – please stay home. In North Carolina, I’ve known...
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Real Estate Saturday: February 22, 2014
It’s been a long week in North Carolina. While snow was still on the ground, the temperatures climbed to 70 degrees. Within 24 hours, a tornado watch! More cold coming next week with even more wacky...
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I clicked on this video just out of curiosity and yes, the dog and fish DO appear to be “playing.” If the one guy would just stop saying “Dude!” Post by Kevin Sousa.
View ArticleGeese & Humans: Not a Surprise to Me !!
Having had more than one goose at my lake deciding to follow me as if I was their own personal human… Here’s a link if the video won’t play. This LA couple seem to be getting along just fine.
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Happy Friday from Rose Cottage
And a little something to brighten the way to the weekend! Only 6 more days until Spring!
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