greenhouse

the bug lady came today. our IPM scout. The report is good she had to look very hard to find a live mite. so i am pleased. because my boss is pleased. I know that there is more out there in the perennials that meets the casual observers eyes. like myrothecium, thrips to name two fights that are on going.

Spray pesticides often. accually i am trying more organic approach. using biologicles is a safer more responsible route. yet our profit margin is at stake. the key is to not let any population get out of hand. and to monator the culture environment closely. which i do every one is probrolly sick of me airing out the houses no and then when the out side conditions allow.

30 christmas

30 years ago Christmas

I was just married that summer, it was wonderful to celebrate a holiday in a new was with someoneyou love and care for. i grew my first poinsettia crop. We were anticipating oysters fresh from the Chesapeake Bay and best of all Jeannette our first daughter was on the way.

I had a job in my family business i was the fourth generation grower to step in. I grew a poinsettia tree for our house and hung balls of boxwood from the ceiling. i also went in the back woods to cut a christmas tree,,,,the manly thing to do. Well i think we went and bought one anyway. What i could find in the woods was a definite Charley Brown tree.

Baltimore had open ice skating rinks we used. My wife and i would go visit my aunt in the nursing home. She had arthritis. I would read scripture and she would mouth the words. We would singas well….fortunately i married well in that regard. The old rugged cross was her favorite.

At work I bagged hundreds of poinsettias for delivery in our trucks. then i delivered some. I also had a route with my grandfather delivering poinsettias to neighbors and family close by. This is one of my favorite things to do. My grandmom would of course make cookies. not a few but a lot of cookies. Ones with dates they are my favorite. Also, very thin sugar cookies in variouse Christmas shapes.

On Christmas morning I started my long tradition of checking the plants in the greenhouse for water needs. Christmas was always celebrated at my grandparents when i waas growing up

these are some of my memories what are some of yours?

deaf

ASL a language and a people I love.

I helped deliver food packages to people in Lancaster City. People associated with deaf and hard of hearing services. It is always a thrill to start signing with some one new. and communicate. I am only learning but able to convey thoughts and understand basic talk. I can pray somwhat in sign. and I am learning two songs. This is all so much easeir then spanish or french.

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