Sustainability
My beautiful waxed amaryllis is still going strong. It may have been a Christmas gift, but it might just become the centerpiece of my Easter table! I know I’ve written about this beauty at least once, maybe twice, but each time I cut a blossom that has faded, a new one appears and reveals another bloom. It’s kind of amazing. I received two of these in December, and it’s been interesting to see the differences between them. One is tall, bold, and blooms constantly, while the other is shorter, a different color, and a bit slower to blossom, but it’s still dazzling me three months later. Cut flowers usually have such a short shelf life that these may have worked their way into becoming my new favorite flower. And the waxed bulb means zero work… I’ll take that! Wouldn’t it be nice if everything were that self-sustaining? Tim and I were discussing our levels of fitness, each of us remembering our days of peak performance. I realize those days of peak fitness are distant memories; he still...
