A Surprise Birthday Gift

It made me cry…..from my sister of another mother.

BLC Krull's Lemonade

Tuesday afternoon, the monster box arrived, Iguana Man bought me a KitchenAid, a machine I’d been lusting after in my heart for years.

And then, another box arrived….smaller, and much lighter.  I opened it, and there was a huge, newspaper wrapped thing inside.  As I peeled the onion like layers away, I found yet more layers of shredded newspaper.

And then I found a beautiful cattleya seedling.  Not sure what to make of this, I looked around….and found a gift card on the floor.  Which totally blew me away…..from Reba.  My mini-me, who never fails to crack me up.  Or shock me!!!

Here is how it will look when it blooms….which I would guess will be by the end of the year.  It is a beautifully grown plant, healthy, and now happy in its new home.  Pretty spectacular, don’t you think?

Thanks, Reba….you got me!

~ Blonde Gator

 

8 Responses to “A Surprise Birthday Gift”

  1. avatar Hans Johnson says:

    Hey Blonde, did you notice in Obama’s threat to the Supreme Court the other day, he called them an “unitellected” group? You might want to add that to his gaffes.

    Just a blond guy

    • avatar Blonde Gator says:

      Hi Hans, and welcome! I put up the whole silly episode as a gaffe. Law “lecturer”, riiiiiight!

  2. avatar Anne theriot says:

    It looks like an ordinary plant but we know it is beautiful , very rare and special. Perfect gift for the Blonde Gator.

    • avatar Blonde Gator says:

      Exactly right, Caj. Every time it blooms, it will bring forth the circumstance of how it got here….and afford pleasure again and again.

      As you say, orchid plants aren’t much to look at (unless you love orchids), but it is quite a beautiful young seedling, perfect in every way.

  3. avatar cube says:

    Greetings to a fellow Floridian… only I would have a USF Bull on my cake :-)

    Anyway, your posting of the Handy Reference Guide to Obama’s Gaffes and Goofs brought me here. Good job. It was so handy that I linked to it on my site. I hope you don’t mind.

  4. avatar cube says:

    Would’ve left this at the Gaffe List post, but I couldn’t comment there.

    Obama Flubs History — Again

    • avatar Blonde Gator says:

      Thanks, cube, I put that up as “Technophobe”….The Won is rackin’ up the hits these days….I have high, high hopes for reaching 200 by election day.

      Be sure to check back in!

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