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January 06, 2006
Good News and...
well, I am making beads, yes indeedy do...the bad news is - they won't be ready today...I'll letcha know when I'll have them, tho..
I am working in Spring colors because it seems to be the right time to do it...and the colors I chose are ones I haven't done in a long time, or it seems like a long time to me...I pulled loads of stringer yesterday, and even made twisties, so we'll see what happens...
two of my roses are opening up - one of them arrived already open on the plant Wed night (roses that arrive by UPS - how funny is that)
but the two bushes we stuck in the ground on Christmas day have one pretty pink rose bud opening up...I should get pictures, eh...I guess all that chanting has been working...along w/ the rose food, turkey manure, super-mulch (loaded with vitamins and minerals for strong growing kids) and water...i only wish I could smell these things...that's right - I have no sense of smell...in all honesty its never been that big a hinderance, I'm sure I'm mising out on all the good smells, but then I miss out on the bad ones too, so its even...so the roses I'm buying have criteria - they must smell (for others to enjoy), they must be repeat bloomers (blooming for at least 6-9 months, maybe more), they must be fast growers and able to handle the intense Texas sun, they must be double petal - thick and full, with lots of petals that will fall all over the ground and look like a perpetual parade is always going thru our yard...so far, so good...there are some serious thorns on some of these bushes, others are thornless (we'll plant those where Bagheera will be hiding)...I've even got books on what to do with rose petals and how to make potpourri and rose beads...sweet!
Posted by Donner at January 6, 2006 09:43 AM
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Yeah! Hope I am around when the beads are up...
Happy Friday Night,
Posted by: Sue at January 6, 2006 11:05 PM