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I am a retired English teacher and department head, the mother of three grand mother of four, and have been married to the same man for 53 years, two years after we met at college. I taught in both middle and high schools as I really love teens and in-betweens. I was also a certified Lamaze instructor, and for a short time a volunteer chaplain at Howard County General Hospital. I am a two-time cancer survivor, ovarian (2003), and breast (2019) I was born in South Philadelphia and grew up in the 'burbs with great parents, in a bilingual household. I love soft pretzels and cheesesteaks, the Phillies, the Eagles, the Orioles, and sometimes the Ravens. I love being Mom, Aunt Kathy, Nona Kathy (Kath), and Teacher. I spend a lot of time in my gardens in the spring and summer, and in the winter I plan what I'm going to plant. I also am an avid reader, cook, photographer, lover of languages, music, and four-footed furries.

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Showing posts with label Kwanzon cherry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kwanzon cherry. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

June er April is Busting Out All Over...

After one day of 92° and another warm day expected,  trees are leafing and blooming.   Take a look at our Kwanzon cherry!

All of my pots are planned for and I completed the shopping list of plants yesterday.  Anyone want to come with me?  I'll be doing the buying next week -- hopefully getting out before Big Guy sends my picture (captioned:  "Don't Sell to This Woman")  to the local nurseries, otherwise I'll be casting a wider net -- Delaware and Pennsylvania, here I come!  :)

This is what my car looked like last year...the front seat was filled, too.
 O Happy Day!!

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Waiting for Warmer Weather or Let the Planting Begin!!

Waiting for Richard to return from his week-long trip to Illinois. Even after being married for all these years, we still really miss each other.
I got up early this morning (early for me, that is) and took these photos specifically to share with you. It's been rainy and a bit chilly here, but warmer temperatures are on the way as over the weekend we'll experience 85 degrees or better. Maryland is like that as I've said before.

This is the Kwanzon cherry tree in our backyard. While it's in full bloom, the blooms are still tight. With the warmer weather, these will open up even more, and then it will 'snow' pink.

A few 'transition' pots on my porch steps: lemon tree (on top), alstromeria (Peruvian lilies)(next step), and primrose on the bottom step with creeping Jennie waiting for addition of red geraniums and purple verbena.

My roses from Trader Joe's.