My nephew was the victim of a home invasion this last weekend. He was badly injured and underwent brain surgery on Monday. Our family members have been sitting with him round the clock since then so I have been unable to post. Even though one side of his head was crushed, he […]

Took this photo of my empty vases which are ready for spring flowers.
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And they are gorgeous. Worth the wait - beautiful specimens. This is the orchid Blc. (Chyong Guu Chaffinch x Blc. Chunyeah) ‘Taiyoung’

Thirteen Things about Jean MacManus
13 Favorite Desserts
1. German chocolate cake
2. Tapioca
3. Warm chocolate chip cookies and milk
4. Baklava
5. Cheesecake
6. Egg custard
7. Millionnarie pie
8. Turtle pie
9. Cherry vanilla ice cream
10. Boston creme pie
11. Banana pudding
12. Strawberry shortcake
13. Pineapple upside down cake
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Just a little bit late for St. Patrick’s day - but we went back to get one more cymbidium. I think that that will be my cymbidium purchases for this year - time to turn my attention to some of my other flowers. I have a couple more cattleya orchids coming in this […]

Here is another of the cymbidiums that Pat bought me a couple of days ago. I am experimenting with taking hdr pictures - and this is the first one I have posted on this site. It’s kind of cool but I have a lot of learning to do

Pat took this photo of our pear tree yesterday - it is in full bloom. The tree is over 30 feet tall and is just gorgeous right now. I have my fingers crossed that there will not be another frost. The only thing I did to this photo was add my faded […]