Crown of Thorns

Hello to all, 

This is a picture of my crown of thorns that was sold to me as an ORANGE flowering plant. Although it is very pretty, it is not orange. The flower behind the red with blotches is a yellow flower with red blotches. It is truly "weird" in color. I love it, but I have noticed also that it is a grafted plant. Nothing was said in the info about the plant that it was grafted. 

My ORANGE flowering Crown of Thorns?

I will contact the company I bought this from because, contrary to what I was told, it is not "orange" flowering.

Love and Prayers,

 Margo

P.S. Update: Jan. 09, 2025

Contacted the company and they said it was "mislabeled" and they would be sending me another "orange" Crown of Thorns. Very nice of them. 

My Yellow and Purple Orchids

Hello to all, 

I bought yellow and purple orchids last summer. When they finished flowering, I thought I would never see them flower again well, I was wrong, now in November they both put on buds. Then in December, the buds got larger and now at the end of December, it has started to flower, the yellow one. Then today now in January the purple has one flower opening. I am so happy to see them bloom again. I know nothing about orchards, so to have them flower again is wonderful. 

Update pic of my purple orchid

A few days later than the other pic.

My yellow orchid

My purple orchid just opening

I wish they had a lovely smell to go with all the colors.

Love and Prayers, 

Margo

Happy New Year's Visitor

Happy New Year 

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day for this new year, wishing everyone a wonderful happy new year. 

Here is a pic of our visitor this new year.

Happy New Year Possum

Today was a New Year's start with old friends; we caught another possum who dropped by to say "hi." 

 

This afternoon it is snowing for the new year, and they say that "cold" is coming after about one week of super warm weather. The ground is turning white as I type this message. 

I have healed from my dump down the hill while riding on my trike. Bones did heal many months ago, but the neck is still a problem, just have to wait until it all heals. Still have places that are numb on the body, but at least they don't hurt. 

We are doing just fine and so are Kricket, Truffles, Frosty, the doves, and chickens. We are down to 3 hens now and they are on strike, not laying for the winter so far. We will be adding more hens this spring. Not a bunch perhaps 3 or 4. 

Oh yes, almost forgot the wild cat we are still feeding 2 years after someone dumped him off out in the woods. Some people!

Love and Prayers,

 Margo

Merry Christmas to all

Dear friends, 

We are wishing everyone a wonderful Merry Christmas. 

We are doing just fine, enjoying the Holidays and having fun decorating the outdoors this year. 

We hired a person to help us out this fall on cleanup. He did a wonderful job. Vince was right out there helping him also. Earlier we had several large trees removed and then this fall we had bushes removed and the roots dug out. We have "opened" up the place to where air can circulate around the home better and we can see out all around the place. Feels so much nicer, can't wait for spring when all the bulbs will be up, and we can enjoy them this year. 

Vince has hung lovely blue, and white icicle lights this year on the upper deck. He has hung lights around the gazebo this year and inside the gazebo, we now have a large angle and two deer's all of which light up and shimmer in the dark. 

We have put our golden angel given to us by Vince's brother way back in 2011 on the upper deck on the railing. She also lights up. Our yard for the first time looks so nice. 

I can't wait for spring and summer; we have eliminated all the hard work of trimming and cleaning up "stuff," which will make summer and fall yet to come much easier for us to take care of. 

In all we have done, we have not scared away the stray cat or all the birds that come to eat at our home. 

Christmas 2024

Love and Prayers, 

 Margo