Cassandra
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My mom & dad recently (about a year ago) moved into a smaller place--their retirement place. Since then, mom keeps telling me & my sibs she doesn't want us buying her a bunch of "stuff." She doesn't have room for it.
We are allowed to buy her music CD's or movies or those hand held electronic games. LOL
But this year for mother's day, she asked for a rose bush.
I went to Home Depot at lunch today & they had a section of rose bushes in pots. As I walked up, I noticed another lady walking through them and studying them. I asked her,
"Do you know anything about roses?"
She smiled and nodded. This was a lady, probably in her late 40's, about ten years older than me. I knew she had a mama and probably some kids.
So I told her,
"My mom asked for a rose bush for mother's day and she's never grown roses before."
The lady instantly pointed to one of them (it had been slightly set aside and I wondered later if she hadn't set it aside for herself.) She said, "There's a good one, right there." And truly it was miles beyond all the others that were in the same size pot--it was easily the prettiest one they had outside period. It had a few big pretty blooms on it that were 3-4 inches wide. And several buds and smaller flowers.
I said something like "Wow, that is a nice one." and picked it up. she told me to smell it and I did. You know a big breath that made me sigh and smile the way roses do. She told me, "That's the one you want."
"This is the one." I told her. And before I walked away, she came over to me and explained about the "ball" and pointed it out and said to make sure it is not covered up when she plants it. I was saying how Mom was going to love it and as I was walking away the lady said, "I have over seventy of them."
WOW That's a lot of roses. Long story LONGER, I bought it and put it in the car. MAN the SMELL! I was trying to figure out how I could grow blooming roses in my car all year long. It is almost intoxicating. I had to leave it in the car for the afternoon while I am at work. It's overcast and muggy today, so it is going to be hot and humid inside the car.
Do you think it will be ok for a few more hours? Should I let the windows down? I started to earlier, but it looked like it might rain. I think the threat of rain has passed. I don't want to sauna the poor thing to death before I get it home.
Cassandra
We are allowed to buy her music CD's or movies or those hand held electronic games. LOL
But this year for mother's day, she asked for a rose bush.
I went to Home Depot at lunch today & they had a section of rose bushes in pots. As I walked up, I noticed another lady walking through them and studying them. I asked her,
"Do you know anything about roses?"
She smiled and nodded. This was a lady, probably in her late 40's, about ten years older than me. I knew she had a mama and probably some kids.
So I told her,"My mom asked for a rose bush for mother's day and she's never grown roses before."
The lady instantly pointed to one of them (it had been slightly set aside and I wondered later if she hadn't set it aside for herself.) She said, "There's a good one, right there." And truly it was miles beyond all the others that were in the same size pot--it was easily the prettiest one they had outside period. It had a few big pretty blooms on it that were 3-4 inches wide. And several buds and smaller flowers.
I said something like "Wow, that is a nice one." and picked it up. she told me to smell it and I did. You know a big breath that made me sigh and smile the way roses do. She told me, "That's the one you want."
"This is the one." I told her. And before I walked away, she came over to me and explained about the "ball" and pointed it out and said to make sure it is not covered up when she plants it. I was saying how Mom was going to love it and as I was walking away the lady said, "I have over seventy of them."
WOW That's a lot of roses. Long story LONGER, I bought it and put it in the car. MAN the SMELL! I was trying to figure out how I could grow blooming roses in my car all year long. It is almost intoxicating. I had to leave it in the car for the afternoon while I am at work. It's overcast and muggy today, so it is going to be hot and humid inside the car.
Do you think it will be ok for a few more hours? Should I let the windows down? I started to earlier, but it looked like it might rain. I think the threat of rain has passed. I don't want to sauna the poor thing to death before I get it home.
Cassandra
