Thanks Andy. Love that I came to mind! You got a great one❤️
Coraopolis PA – a Guest Blog
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Silent Sunday A Guest Blog
“out for a walk, between showers.”
What Laura Saw on her Lunch Break
And texted to me. A Google image search told us the name of the sculpture and artist. Jerzy Kedziora
More on other sculptures by Kedziora in the Park click to see Girl With Yo-Yo and The Rower
Here’s an article Gravity Defying Sculptures Totally Transform Schiller Park Click to see more sculptures
Six years ago I posted a photograph of one of his works at the Columbus library Duo with Chair suspended from the ceiling
Note: Just added this little poem shared by Judy Kindergarten teacher extraordinaire.
There was a boy,
A tiny mite,
Who tried to fly
A mighty kite
But then at last
It came to pass
Both boy and kite flew out of sight!
One of my favorite kindergarten poems❤️ Judy
I read it every year to my kindergarten class. Then each child had to predict what happened to the boy and /or draw a picture or how do you think his mother felt when she saw him?
One of the best pictures was Superman saved him!!! We read it every March! We painted kites and made pattern kite tails. Oh how I miss those days!! Judy S
Decades Old Christmas Cactus Passed Down
Does anyone want to chime in with a Thanksgiving or an Easter cactus? Scroll down for info on how to identify which cactus is which.
So many wonderful comments and stories of Christmas cactuses and geraniums which endure for generations. I heard from loyal blog follower and dear friend and neighbor today. Thanks Tookie
“Dear Kindred Spirit, Reading everything you’re posting about your mother’s Christmas cactus. Please add me to the list of those who have and cherish my mother’s Christmas cactus. I can remember it on her kitchen window sill when I was in grade school and on and on. She shared part of her plant with me when we moved to our apartment in Aspinwall in the early seventies. People fuss at me to repot it in a larger, clay pot. I do not, but left it tight and pot bound in the original plastic pot in which she gave it to me. I love how we value so many of the same things!!!
Love, Took and Jack too”
“A Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) is a popular, long-lived, rainforest-native houseplant known for its vibrant flowers that bloom in the fall, often at Thanksgiving. It differs from a Christmas cactus by having pointed, spiny-looking leaf-like stem segments, while Christmas cacti have rounded segments. To care for it, provide bright, indirect light, high humidity, well-draining soil, and water when the soil is dry to the touch. Bud set is triggered by short days and cooler temperatures, so starting a light-dark cycle in September.”
Info on the different types of cactus
Blog Follower Responds to Christmas Cactus Post
Yesterday’s showed my efforts to propagate my mother’s Christmas Cactus. Here’s is one reader’s response.
Thanks for sharing your mother’s Christmas Cactus, Joanne. Here’s what she sent.
9/11/2025 Evening Guest Blog
From my sister in New York City, sent 7:53 Thursday evening.
Maura Spots a Great Pumpkin Truck at Sheetz
There she was getting gas at Sheetz and look what pulled up. A load of pumpkins! .
A Sweet Find by Maura
Not a couch.
Take a look at what granddaughter Maura texted me today. Unexpected.
Not the run of the mill couch or any old chair!
Silent Sunday a Guest blog
Photographed by dc
How Many Market Bags Do You Have? a guest blog
Joanne took the photo and asked ….
“How many market bags do you have? Colleen has well over 30! But to be fair, she does live in Canada where you have to provide your own bags when shopping…”
Are there any insulated bags in her collection?
I have at least ten. There are so many different styles. I do have knitting in some of the market bags used as project bags so I’d better up the number to fifteen. The ones in the trunk of my car number seven.
I’ve gone into the store and left the bags in the car. oops!