Writerly Wednesday AND Did You Know Thursday

What is your synonym, definition or sentence for: 

My sentence and definition: Catfishing is an online scam similar to bait and switch. 

For more information on catfishing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfishing

 

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Did you know, that in Holland during the 1600s, tulips were worth more than gold and brought about a crash in the Dutch economy?

Sources:

30 Facts About Plants You Didn't Know Until Now 

50 Interesting Plant Facts | Fun Facts About

 

 

It's Tuesday

 Third time's the charm.

As you probably remember, last week we got to the drive through clinic, at 8:00 a.m., for a vac and got turned away. This time we got to the clinic before 6:30 a.m. thinking this would get us in with no problems. It was a bit of a shock to see the long line of cars already waiting.

We persevered and got our numbers. There were 250 folks ahead of us.

 After a five hour wait, we got our vaccines:) Yay!

AND...

Poor tulips. They must not have been listening to Punxsutawney Phil's prediction of six more weeks of winter.

 AND...Speaking of tulips. The HH surprised me with these.

AND...We got unexpected snow.

What about you, blogger bud? Got tulips? Got your vaccine? Got snow?

Tuesday

Greetings Blog Buds.
My daughter forwarded me this video on what to do when grocery shopping or ordering take out in the midst of the virus crisis. It's quite thorough and makes me realize how much I'm not doing.



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More spring tulips

AND...

Happy Birthday, Rye.

Tuesday

Greeting Blogger Buds. Who out there knows what you get when you combine alcohol and American literature?
Tequila Mockingbird 

We were in Walmart the other day and saw this little ole lady.  (Yes, I know. I fall into the little ole lady category too.) Any hoo, she had a snappy hair cut, crisp ironed jeans and was wearing a black leather jacket. Did my heart good:) I had visions of her jumping a Harley, gunning it and taking off.

AND...
Big Oops in the garden. The tulips and hyacinths are trying to come up. My confused little flowers.

AND...

Life changes on a dime. After the baby's parents got a referral to Le Bonheur, the hospital contacted them and said they could help. They were confident they could get 90% of the tumor, maybe even remove what was on the brain cell if it wasn't adhered.  Le Bonheur partners with St. Jude's and has a brain tumor program.  The baby was flown in a jet to Memphis Saturday and they performed surgery Monday. AND... the surgeon got 100 percent of the tumor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't tell you how happy we are. All those that sent positive energy and prayers, they did the trick:)
We are currently house/grandsitting so, once again, blogging may be hit and miss.

Hope y'all are doing well. I certainly am:)

Monday-Tuesday

THIS AND THAT
Over the weekend my tulips started popping open.

The second and third picture are of the same tulip taken two hours apart.

AND...

I received a lovely review on Montana Shootists. It stood out to me for two reasons:  The reviewer mentioned she wasn't much on writing reviews but had fun and wanted to share AND  since she was in the military there were aspects of the story she could relate to.  Always good to know when writing on something that you've researched but haven't experienced first hand. Whew.

AND...

My brother, who had been readmitted to the hospital for liver problems again, was released over the weekend. Any prayers and positive energy for him are appreciated.

AND...

My daughter and SIL are buying their first house. Very exciting.

AND....

I had surgical removal of an erupted tooth and a bone graft in my mouth last week and the HH did a remarkably great job as caregiver. Yes, I am ready for some solid food:) Heh.

First Tulip of Spring

First tulip of spring at the Cox household

AND....
The hostas are up.

AND...
When I trimmed back the roses this fall, I didn't bother to pick up what I'd cut off.  Awhile back, I noticed the cuttings were green and leafy, so I stuck this one in the ground. He definitely is a tenacious little fellow and had a different idea about his next cycle of life than I did..

A Garden in February

The Christmas Rose is considering a dual identity as an Easter Rose.

Oh my cod, the tulips have popped up.

Imagine my surprise when the money tree planted in the backyard bloomed in time to give a branch to the HH for Valentine's Day. (Yes, I am joking.  That is one plant I haven't been able to lay my hands on. Heh.)

All gone.

It's A Miracle. It's A Miracle.

Look! Look!  Not only did my mum survive the kitten, the flowers came back purple!  Not buying that? Well, it was worth a shot.  Yes, I did buy a new one and replaced the poor, mangled yellow mum. The injured flower went into the relocation program where it can recover at its leisure. 

If you are wondering what's under the screen, it's my tulip bulbs. The terminator seems hellbent on watering and fertilizing my new tulip bulbs, hence the screen.  I'll let you know if it works.

Got any terminators in your garden?