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February 4, 2019

“Faith, hope, and love abide”*

by chuckofish

We had such a balmy weekend! My friends and I went to the MO Botanical Garden after church to see the Orchid Show and afterwards we sat on a bench outside for some time soaking up the sun. It was 67-degrees! After freezing all week, it felt great. People were very happy to be outdoors, I think, and complete strangers (and a child) engaged us in conversation. It was kind of amazing.

And the orchids were very dramatic.

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The wee babes had a big weekend. They went to see Disney on Ice…

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and had a play date and they came over to our house. Yikes Amighty. I am tired just thinking about it. We had fun reading books…

IMG_7310.jpegand counting “all the bunnies” (again) in the china cabinet and eating burgers ‘n tots.

We did not watch the Super Bowl. I hear that the Rams lost. Well. Big Deal. I could use another day to catch up, but it’s back to the salt mine! Have a good week.

*I Cor. 13:13

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February 25, 2013

Eastward in Eden

by chuckofish

Snow Sharks Cartoon

After our snowy end of the week, it seemed like a good idea to visit the wonderful Missouri Botanical Garden and check out the annual orchid show. Lots of people had the same idea, of course.

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purple orchids

yellow orchids

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All manner and kind of orchid was arranged for our viewing pleasure, but it was very crowded with people taking pictures with their cell phones. Have you noticed that people do not seem to enjoy things in the moment any more? We walked over to the Climatron and saw more hot house flowers arranged with helpful signs.

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There was plenty of neat-slash-weird stuff.

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Even Chihuly glass sculptures, which always seem to me to pale in the presence of the real thing. Who needs these geegaws, I ask?

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Grilled cheese and tomato soup topped off our visit, plus a stop in the Garden Shop to purchase a succulent for my terrarium.

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I also rescued a plant from the sale table, because, as you know, that is what I do.

“There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.”
― John Calvin

“Wherever you turn your eyes the world can shine like transfiguration. You don’t have to bring a thing to it except a little willingness to see. Only, who could have the courage to see it?”
― Marilynne Robinson, Gilead

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