Since I have been cleaning
my son's house, I threatened him about raising plants inside his
house this year. Today I walked into the large bedroom that is not in
use, and this is what I found. A first class plant-starter set, that
he had invented himself with lights, a fan, and thermometer on a shag
carpeted floor. The entire surface was spotless clean. I could not
help but be impressed. He is a super good horticulturist, and
although he never uses his skill for money purposes, he enjoys the
challenge every spring, and summer to do the scientific research. It
is a hobby that I don't think he could live without. At least he
knows how far he can go with me about keeping it clean, as long as
it's in side. I am thankful that he has something to keep him
contented. He has never been married, but has lots of both male, and
female, friends. He is in poor health so the most he can do
physically is just mess with plants, and trees. I had tried to make a
dead tropical plant survive this past winter. I had loved that plant
every since Chuck bought it, but even he could not keep it alive. He
had told me to trash it, but I just had to try myself to save it. I
cut off every dead leaf, and finally even the branches back to the
tree-like stump. I fertilized, and barley watered it all winter, but
not one sign of life was to be seen. I decided to trash it, but when
I went back to Chuck's house a few days later he had found two or
three places on the stump where new life was trying to break through
the bark. I was so excited. We are checking every morning to see if
some green is showing yet. The height of this plant stump is about 18
inches, and the diameter is about six inches. At this time it is
totally a bare stump.
Again I have missed most
of the news today. I worked at Chuck's house most of the day. I did
get a little of another shooting at a YouTube plant in San Francisco
CA. This kind of news is so common any more, and I wonder where it is
going to lead to. Guns are not the blame. It is insane people who
most likely are victims of harsh, brain-damaging, drugs. Many of us
have known for years that this kind of evil was coming in the near
future. The drug war is growing worse every day. America has, and
is, being invaded by thousands of the murderous drug cartels every
day. We have a President who is working fast, and furious, to stop
it, but only with God's help will it happen. I have faith to believe
that we will be victors over the world wide drug, and mental health,
problems. We must keep fighting with our voice, body, soul, and mind
till the problem has been conquered.
God Bless
Myrtle Jean Sharp
