tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post5971306974794829090..comments2023-04-05T05:55:27.073-04:00Comments on COPD - Caregiving is NOT for Wimps!: I missed bloomin tuesday...Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-71164412058384614892009-03-15T20:42:00.000-04:002009-03-15T20:42:00.000-04:00Congratulations, that's amazing! I thought they ha...Congratulations, that's amazing! I thought they had to be kept in a darkened room for that to happen, but apparently not! Lovely.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-20577884549173668292009-03-13T21:21:00.000-04:002009-03-13T21:21:00.000-04:00Hi Peppylady, primroses are pretty. I love them. ...Hi Peppylady, primroses are pretty. I love them. It's gotta warm up soon. Can't stay cold forever.<BR/><BR/>Hi Bev, imagine having poinsettias in the yard! Don't think I'd enjoy those squishy caterpillers. LOL. I'm sure that coffee beats anything we have here. <BR/><BR/>Hi JeanMac - ya never know! <BR/><BR/>Hi Michelle, thanks for stopping by. Chronic illness is a rough road to travel. I am glad you have hubby to care for you. Hope your mom is o.k.<BR/>HugsWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-67534615934428616852009-03-13T17:27:00.000-04:002009-03-13T17:27:00.000-04:00I came over from Ruth's blog. My mother has COPD b...I came over from Ruth's blog. My mother has COPD but hasn't stopped smoking. It is difficult caring for a loved one and I am lucky that when I have been really ill with my MS, my husband has been there for me as you are for your loved one... MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-9094031016257029412009-03-12T22:35:00.000-04:002009-03-12T22:35:00.000-04:00Way to go Wendy! My Christmas poinsettia from Dec....Way to go Wendy! My Christmas poinsettia from Dec.08 is in the compost already. Maybe it will come back to life, just kidding.JeanMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536421799031706759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-48599316670804524842009-03-12T21:52:00.000-04:002009-03-12T21:52:00.000-04:00We always had poinsettias in the yard. Of course,...We always had poinsettias in the yard. Of course, in Florida they didn't suffer from the cold. Caterpillars would get on them though, and strip the leaves before you could turn around. I used to take a clothespin and pick them off that way. All the squishy green oozed out.<BR/><BR/>I wasn't so young when we went down to Haiti, although we had been married for a year. I was 32...married sort of late, compared to some, that is. And mind you, I had lived in Haiti for three and a half years. <BR/><BR/>The coffee there is very good...like having espresso. It is served in a small cup with lots of sugar. Yummy! Espresso at the Olive Garden doesn't compare.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269872465115056916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-19919911977540155732009-03-12T20:43:00.000-04:002009-03-12T20:43:00.000-04:00I'm getting up set it so cold here but I heard rum...I'm getting up set it so cold here but I heard rumors that it might be warming up soon.<BR/>I bought some primroses resent and would like to get more.<BR/><BR/>Coffee is on.peppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-2412749954916517812009-03-12T20:30:00.000-04:002009-03-12T20:30:00.000-04:00Hi Ruth, Thanks for the link to your Mom's poinset...Hi Ruth, Thanks for the link to your Mom's poinsettia. It is beautiful! Like the Christmas story too!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-91456715678099692552009-03-12T20:20:00.000-04:002009-03-12T20:20:00.000-04:00Hi Rose, oh, I would hazard a guess that this is o...Hi Rose, oh, I would hazard a guess that this is one reason you are friends! Well, I really didn't do anything special. It just happened!<BR/><BR/>Hi Sherry, I guess this one was a lucky plant. I just hate to throw a plant out if it's still living.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-87344488880060984542009-03-12T08:23:00.000-04:002009-03-12T08:23:00.000-04:00My Christmas poinsettia is doing well, but I have ...My Christmas poinsettia is doing well, but I have never tried bringing one back in after the summer. My mother's garden has poinsettia hedges and the plants are the size of large shrubs. Here is picture of one of hers in Mexico.<BR/>http://bodysoulandspirit.blogspot.com/2007/12/friday-flowers-poinsettia.htmlRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-75534396551724270152009-03-11T21:35:00.000-04:002009-03-11T21:35:00.000-04:00Dear Wendy,How amazing! I never even try to "summe...Dear Wendy,<BR/>How amazing! I never even try to "summer over" them...very pretty. I just love this plant...it seems so happy.<BR/>Spring will come to you before long.<BR/>Hugs,<BR/>SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-55928049290959452192009-03-11T20:54:00.000-04:002009-03-11T20:54:00.000-04:00This is amazing, Wendy. I've never been able to k...This is amazing, Wendy. I've never been able to keep a poinsettia over the summer, let alone have it bloom again. You must be doing something right:)<BR/><BR/>Now I see Beckie said the same thing--we think alike, too:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-88704509365947488082009-03-11T20:26:00.000-04:002009-03-11T20:26:00.000-04:00Hi Marmee - thank you. Waiting impatiently for sp...Hi Marmee - thank you. Waiting impatiently for spring!<BR/><BR/>Hi Beckie - thank you. I hope so too.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-17030377485940507922009-03-11T19:32:00.000-04:002009-03-11T19:32:00.000-04:00Wendy, you must be doing something very right to h...Wendy, you must be doing something very right to have it come back and now bloom. It eveidentky loves it's surroundings and is rewarding you. How fun! And pretty.<BR/><BR/>Hope you don't have too long to wait before you see signs of spring. :}beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-25190387866522125702009-03-11T18:37:00.000-04:002009-03-11T18:37:00.000-04:00so glad your poinsettias have come back to life. t...so glad your poinsettias have come back to life. they look pretty against your snowy backdrop.<BR/>spring isn't to far away...it has to come after winter.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-80735401481398711572009-03-11T18:29:00.000-04:002009-03-11T18:29:00.000-04:00Hi Kanak, 6 feet! Wow, that is really tall! Mine...Hi Kanak, 6 feet! Wow, that is really tall! Mine seem to go on and on.<BR/><BR/>Hi Mimi - yes, this is an especially colourful one.<BR/><BR/>Hi Cheryl, yes, I do think of Christmas, but I'm trying not to. I'll do some research on these plants to see when they start their red colouring. For all I know they start now and will be brighter and fuller for Christmas. But, probably not.<BR/><BR/>Hi Annette - thank you.<BR/><BR/>Hi Maggie May - I must have the right kind of house, as they almost always do well here.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-14688673472360767162009-03-11T17:32:00.000-04:002009-03-11T17:32:00.000-04:00Poinsettias are not really easy plants to grow so ...Poinsettias are not really easy plants to grow so you have done very well indeed! Good for you!Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-1882585342312757402009-03-11T15:25:00.000-04:002009-03-11T15:25:00.000-04:00Pretty is pretty no matter the season.AnnettePretty is pretty no matter the season.<BR/><BR/>AnnetteAbba's Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767509274414354333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-73518834622409168282009-03-11T15:04:00.000-04:002009-03-11T15:04:00.000-04:00How unusual Wendy to be flowering this time of yea...How unusual Wendy to be flowering this time of year.....they do add a touch of colour on dull days....<BR/>always remind me of Christmas though....I feel as though I should be singing a carol or two.....Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-54138237449644511712009-03-11T14:28:00.000-04:002009-03-11T14:28:00.000-04:00They look lovely! I like the burst of color they h...They look lovely! I like the burst of color they have.Marimoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620548493781840068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954058077044077405.post-47351085115850523452009-03-11T13:56:00.000-04:002009-03-11T13:56:00.000-04:00Wendy, that looks so pretty! I've read most of the...Wendy, that looks so pretty! I've read most of the potted varieties wilt/die after Christmas. May your plant have a long and colourful:) life!<BR/><BR/>Here, they do really well reaching heights above 6ft. Till now, the bracts show no signs of fading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.com