Sunday Snippets 6/11/23

The perennial purple canna has bloomed. In the below photos I show what it looked like in full bloom, and below that the bloom as it first appeared.

The photo below shows it unfurling. All those little spiky red tube-like flowers had to fully open.

Moonflowers:

I planted the moonflower seeds.

The delicate white bloom will appear in the day time, all rolled up like a Tootsie roll. Somewhat like a ghost, it will open up in the dark. It might bloom on a cloudy day as well.

The flower will be between 3 to 6 inches in size. Like the morning glory, it will last just one day. The moonflower is scented to draw night-flying moths for pollination purposes.

Both the moonflower and morning glory seeds I planted came up practically overnight. I nicked and soaked them both overnight to speed up the process.

The Trellis For The Moonflower Vine To Grow On:

I have the moonflower and morning glories sprinkled in the top galvanized container. Probably within a week they will be twining around the trellis.

I’m hoping that the vines will provide shade for the plants in the lower galvanized containers.

Lunch With Steve:

Steve and I went to Merritt’s Bakery Friday to share a sandwich and a piece of cake for lunch. They have really good Reuben sandwiches. You get a piece of cake with your meal.

He’s gone a lot now, so these occasional lunches help us catch up.

When he comes to play with Ivy, about once a week, she gets most of his attention. Or I should say, she demands most of his attention.

He’s got some three trips lined up. One in July, one in August, and in September he’s traveling to Scotland with a man from his church.

What I’m Watching:

I’m streaming a TV show called “Suspects.” A female boss and the two detectives working under her are assigned cases where they go about solving crimes.

I watch two to three episodes each evening. So I’ll be done watching all of it soon, even though it has 5 seasons.

It’s on PBS Masterpiece. As you know, I like to watch British crime shows on the “telly,” as they like to say.

What I’m Reading:

Last night I began reading a book called “The Guest Room.”

The main character in this book is Steph. Her husband has moved out and her daughter is married. The son has not been heard of in a decade over a family argument.

Steph works during the day, but when she comes home she feels that someone has been inside. She smells cigarette smoke, and it looks like someone has been sitting on her bed.

The windows are left open and rain is blown inside. There are all these telltale signs that someone is visiting her when she’s not home.

As a person who works for a charitable organization helping the homeless find a place to live, she encounters many desperate people. But she doesn’t think any of them would follow her home to terrorize her.

Then, to help make ends meet, she takes in a boarder; a young man named Noah. And the rest remains to be seen.

Lately I’ve been reading books and then I take them to Pat across the sidewalk. She likes the same kinds of books that I enjoy reading.

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