Weekend Music (FNM): Sun, Moon, Stars, Planets, Heavenly Bodies II
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Comments (150)Pam, I, too, read it for a group discussion. I didn't think it was padded, but one of our number thought she saw an editor's touch and felt it was very much a check-list kind of memoir. I did not. I thought it was written as unsentimentally as possible. She didn't judge her parents and she didn't wallow in the misery of her upbringing. I've actually known a couple of people not so different from the author and the stories were very familiar to me. The hiding out in the bathroom to avoid other kids seeing that she never had food for lunch made me ache because I remember my friend telling me the same story. (Said friend has turned into a workaholic who brings home a seven figure income, but she still struggles with the issues.) Another friend depended upon the goodness of school friends and their mothers to survive and she went on to get a couple of ivy league degrees and a successful career, so that part of it was entirely believable to me also. People can overcome their beginnings and thrive. In short, this all rang true and unexaggerated to me....See MoreWhat Roses have you ordered so far-2018 and want list
Comments (110)rosecanadian, you may have already seen the pictures I shared before, but here we go again! I love Belinda because she smells dreamy, tough as nails, in constant bloom and one of my first roses! (my mom purchased her for me, along with a few others) The other thing is that she has so many different "faces". Classy, upright buds that turn into the most glorious blowsy blooms! I can cut flowers and they seem to last forever in the vase...scents the whole room. I have seen many post that she is not that fragrant for them..but not the case in my humid, hot climate. She is a rose that I will always have..234I cut her back for the first time this year (4th year growing, I think) so she would put on more growth from the bottom. My son's lab plowed thru her while playing with my little dogs! My girls went under and Scout went through! lol I did see a touch of black spot this year, but she drops a few leaves and soldiers on. NEVER looks bad..even in our 98 degree + weather. I have one that I rooted a few years ago, planted in a spot in the yard that is a pain to access with a hose, and it is thriving. I watered it a few times with a watering can and that is it! This was a few years ago. She is in my back yard that gets full sun from the south and west. She never wilts even with the excessive heat radiating from the driveway and light colored bricks. (and gracious, everything else does!!) I actually planted a forest pansy redbud behind her...that area bakes!! Tea olives are another must have southern staple. They also just bake and thrive....See MoreWeekend Music (FNM): Sun, Moon, Stars, Planets, Heavenly Bodies, etc
Comments (42)If I recall correctly, astronaut Chris Hadfield would only do the song with this version where Major Tom doesn't die.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo...See MoreWeekend Music (FNM): Light, Bright, Shine, Shining
Comments (24)carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b, I just saw your question above about "Sun". We've done "Sun" twice before; FNM Sun, Moon, Stars, Planets, Heavenly Bodies (July 29, 2022) FNM Hot Fun in the Sun, Summertime (June 26, 2021) and so I did not include "Sun" this time, but I did include "sunshine." At a certain point, I will run out of new topics, although I still have a few on my list, and then I may have to repeat some old ones, although I will try to do a new twist on them. I'm not quite there yet, but close. My first thought was to stop posting these myself and leave it up for grabs, but then sometimes no one starts one....See MoreLars
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