a rose - or learning to be a botanist or something
A few years ago, i was in a ladies' meeting here in town, and a beautiful older lady, whom i cherish and treasure, and who is very hard of hearing, introduced me to some other ladies and told them that i was a botanist. Ha! What i had told her was that i had talked to a botanist. But it was a nice thought. The sadness is that one of the surest ways to kill a plant seems to be to give it to me. I've actually managed to kill ivy in a jar of water before. I can't even figure out how. And yet, i aspire to learn to grow things in the ground. I am constantly fascinated by the plants and trees and flowers around me. I just can't help it. I love plants. And i yearn to learn to make them grow. ~~~~~ Before i got married, i thought i knew how to cook. In fact, i thought i was a good cook. And that was not untrue. I knew how to do a good job with pretty much everything i was accustomed to and enjoye...