"If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first."
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
- JUST BLOOMED TODAY~READER'S SHARE
- TWEET TREATS
- DID YOU KNOW...?
- GARDEN UPDATE
- TODAY'S WARM FUZZIE~CHARACTER COUNTS, BOX FULL OF LOVE
- FAUNA
- GARDEN GIGGLE
- GARDEN GOODIES~ #0038 PATRIOTIC PICNIC FRUIT CUPS
- WHAT IN THE WORLD? OVER THE FENCE
- FEEDBACK
JUST BLOOMED TODAY~READER'S SHARE
DID YOU KNOW...?
Almost 60% of fresh-cut flowers grown in the U.S. come from California.
Our reader's share comes from Georgia in Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, who shares her garden, with lavendar, fuschias and a lovely sitting area! Great job, Georgia!
TWEET TREATS
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Almost 60% of fresh-cut flowers grown in the U.S. come from California.
GARDEN UPDATE
Yesterday night we picked all the apricots. The tree looks so bare with those orange bobbers all gone! What as bounty we were blessed with, filled up three buckets.
Yesterday night we picked all the apricots. The tree looks so bare with those orange bobbers all gone! What as bounty we were blessed with, filled up three buckets.
TODAY'S WARM FUZZIE ~CHARACTER COPUNTS, BOX FULL OF LOVE
Sheryl took extra pains to make Todd feel valued and she encouraged his interest in making things. Just before the Christmas break, Todd shyly presented her with a small decorated box he made.
"It's beautiful", Sheryl gushed.
Todd replied, "There is something very special inside that my mom gave to me before she died. She said it's the one thing I can give and still have plenty left. It helps you feel better when you sad and safe when you're scared".
As Sheryl started to open the box, Todd warned her, "You can't see it".
"Why, what is it?" Sheryl asked kindly.
"It's love. And you're the first person since my mom that I love".
Sheryl hugged Todd tightly and said, "I will treasure this forever. It the best gift I ever got." She kept it on her desk until she retired and touched it whenever she was sad or scared. It never failed to make her heart smile.
Years later, Todd sent her the tassel he wore during his graduation from medical school. It has been in the box ever since.
In truth, it's love, not diamonds, that is the gift that keeps on giving. What more, love generates itself. The more you give away, the more you have left.
by Michael Josephson
Todd was a sadly quiet eleven-year-old struggling to adjust to the death of his mother. His father left long ago and he was living with an aunt who made it known that she resented the responsibility. On several occasions, Sheryl, the boy teacher, heard the aunt tell Todd, it weren't for my generosity you would be a homeless orphan.Sheryl took extra pains to make Todd feel valued and she encouraged his interest in making things. Just before the Christmas break, Todd shyly presented her with a small decorated box he made.
"It's beautiful", Sheryl gushed.
Todd replied, "There is something very special inside that my mom gave to me before she died. She said it's the one thing I can give and still have plenty left. It helps you feel better when you sad and safe when you're scared".
As Sheryl started to open the box, Todd warned her, "You can't see it".
"Why, what is it?" Sheryl asked kindly.
"It's love. And you're the first person since my mom that I love".
Sheryl hugged Todd tightly and said, "I will treasure this forever. It the best gift I ever got." She kept it on her desk until she retired and touched it whenever she was sad or scared. It never failed to make her heart smile.
Years later, Todd sent her the tassel he wore during his graduation from medical school. It has been in the box ever since.
In truth, it's love, not diamonds, that is the gift that keeps on giving. What more, love generates itself. The more you give away, the more you have left.
GARDEN GIGGLE
What quacks, has webbed feet, and betrays his country?
Beneduck Arnold!
What did Paul Revere say at the end of his ride?
"I gotta get a softer saddle!
What kind of tea did the American colonists thirst for?
Liberty!
What was General Washington's favorite tree?
The infantry!
FAUNA
GARDEN GOODIES~SHARE OUR GARDEN RECIPE #0038 PATRIOTIC PICNIC FRUIT CUPS
This is a great way to serve fresh fruit at a picnic- perfect for little hands, diabetics, or dieters as a dessert!
You Will Need:
white sno-cone paper cones
blueberries
strawberries
raspberries
small cut up watermelon
Serve mixed fruit in sno cones paper cones. Easy to hold and less mess.
WHAT IN THE WORLD? OVER THE GARDEN FENCEOn today in American history, people in gardens everywhere were talking about:
1829 English scientist James Smithson dies after a long illness, leaving behind a will with a peculiar footnote. In the event that his only nephew died without any heirs, Smithson decreed that the whole of his estate would go to "the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Yet Smithson had never visited the United States!
1844 Mormon leader and founder Joseph Smith is killed by a mob
1939 The most famous scene in movie history was shot~Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara parting..."Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." The producer was fined $5000 for that expletive.
1950 Truman orders US forces to Korea
1968 Elvis tapes his famous 'comeback special'
1976 Ebola breaks out in the Sudan
1988 Boxer"Iron Mike" Tyson knocks out Michael Spinks in 91 seconds in the first round
2001 Mourners say goodbye to Carroll O'Connor who dies at age 76
2012 Record heat hampers efforts to fight massive wildfire in Colorado
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