It's 37 and cloudy this morning without a puff of wind. I'm covering my outdoor potted plants every night. I figure if it's below 40, that's a good idea.
On this day in 1962, the modern bowling ball was invented and it was made out of wood! In ancient times bowling balls were made out of stone by the Egyptians.
I just learned of a late blooming flower called a camellia sasanqua. It's very simple and pretty and blooms from mid fall to early winter.
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It's beautiful! I read on the plant ID tag that the plant can do ok in temps down to -30 - -40!!! I have been covering my potted plant at night because I just barely transplanted it into a larger pot so I want to baby it a little!
My oldest daughter baked her first pumpkin pie with a home grown garden pumpkin from scratch when she was 8 years old. She insisted to do it all by herself. It turned out very well and she was beaming with pride! 😍
Thanks for sharing that interesting fact about wintergreen! Oh, don't you love plants and talking about plants!?
Here is a little plant info I'd like to share with y'all -- I have discovered over the last 6 years the best flowers to hang off the back of your sailboat in a macrame type plant...
Merry Christmas Eve! it's raining right now so I'm cuddled up by our fire. Have a beautiful day! I get to have a Christmas party with our kiddos tonight!
(This cozy scene is courtesy of the Internet)