Brandi, I thought you might like to see this.

Caleb practically begged me to plant the bulbs that you gave us last February.  I have to confess that I put it off for the longest time because I didn’t have anywhere to plant them and I’ve never had any luck with bulbs before. (I didn’t do a garden this year and without a bed I was afraid that Mark would mow them down. When I told my mom – Green Thumb Lady – that I’ve never had any success with bulbs, she laughed at me and said, “Bulbs just come up.” Guess she was right.) But, Caleb is nothing if not persistent and, as often happens, I finally gave in. So, one beautiful day last May we all went outside and dug a few holes in the ground and shoved the bulbs into the ground. I honestly didn’t think that any of them would come up, but many of them did. So far, this is the only one that has bloomed. I think it is the Spic & Span Gladiolus. It started blooming last week. Bittersweet.

A few more pictures of the same flower...

By the way, despite the fact that it took me so long to plant these, I love your idea of giving them as take home gifts after Abby’s (Was it Abby?) B-day party. You might tell the kids that we also have a little wild rabbit living in our back yard that is enjoying the flower as well. I’ll try to post a picture of him if I can get one.

blessings,

dani

“The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made.” (Psalm 145:13)