Things In My House Thursday

We're going outdoors this Thursday, and taking a look at the flowers that take over our beds every summer.

I planted one flower, years ago, and every spring they come back with an absolute vengence and multiply like rabbits.

They grow any and everywhere, and we pull them up by the dozens.

We don't mind having them in lesser quantities, because they are so unique and colorful.

And of course I don't have a clue what the name of the plant is. Anyone?

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Flowers and Candy

I actually got those for Valentine's Day! A single red rose, and a heart-shaped box of candy (hey, he's come a l o n g way). But still, the sweetest gift came from Mary.

A homemade card, with cash in it - to buy the kind of flowers I like (- she knows that daffodils are my favorite, and we had seen some beautiful arrangements with them at Kroger).

She stayed up too late Valentine Eve working on the card; I'll declare that it was worth it!

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