Do you remember----

'Do you remember that rosebush by the patio. How Mom would weed around it, nuture it, and each spring when it would start to bloom, she'd cut the flowers, she'd ALWAYS have one sitting on the kitchen counter, in a bud vase, so she could enjoy it while she was puttering around the kitchen?' Ok, neither do I! Forgive an old woman for trying to plant memories in her GROWN childrens heads. Now, about the rosebush. This particular bush was a gift from Dennis several 'Mother's days' ago. For lack of a better place, I planted it by the patio. I then ignored it for a couple of years. It offered to die several times. I'm like, 'go ahead, I can buy another one that looks just like you! No one will be the wiser.' Jump ahead to this year--I was too cheap to buy plant fertilizer--I can up with my own--coffee grounds and food scraps--this rosebush LOVES the stuff. [go figure!] It is totally beautiful this year. And yes, I am cutting the flowers and putting them in a vase. I did INDEED weed around the darn thing. The way I figure, if I live another decade or so, the bush continues to love my fertilizer, and my MADE-UP memory will be a REAL one. One can only hope. By the by, Thanks for the pictures on your blog Rachel, it's nice to know, your family is 'safe and sound, back in 'good ol' Provo!'