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A few months after giving the orchids a good ass freezing, I’ve learned a thing or two from my charges.
Listen, that was pretty egregious treatment but we’ll forgive your transgression this time.
They’re not orchids, they’re pansies. 45 degrees was perfect.
We have no knowledge of the previous tenant. We have nothing to do with their disappearance. Keep the water coming though.
Not so green thumb
While my parents were out of town, my dad entrusted his beloved orchids to me for two weeks. Clearly this was a mistake as they have all but frozen. In my overzealous attempt to save natural resources and a few bucks (I got the bill, I saved about $50), I may have done these poor plants in. I don’t know if they’ll make it but my dad’s been trying to revive them ever since he got back. They sure look pitiful don’t they? At least now I know their threshold for cold tolerance: not 45 degrees Fahrenheit!
Monday’s Snow
The 1 to 2-inch snow accumulation stuck around long enough to leave evidence that deer are eating my shrubbery! They’re walking right up to my front doorstep and chowing down on the miserable bushes. I don’t know where I got this idea in my head that they don’t like walking on concrete and pavement. Clearly that is a wrong assumption.






















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