A couple of my recent posts were not really complete, As a result I have people asking questions.
I should have had a photo of my Christmas cactus so here it is. This plant blooms in November, Christmas and Easter. So it blooms three times a year. There are a variety of colors and times of bloom. A person should really have more than one plant.
I have been retired for almost 28 years. I taught for 37.116 years. I did not get full pension as some of my Arctic time was not counted.
So this shows that I still have a difficulty with organization. I would being doing a lesson plan after school and suddenly I would see that I should have ordered a film last week. I would go down to Central Office and ask if they would please let me have the film. After a bit of a lecture and wink , wink I would get my film but I had to go down and get it and not get it in the delivery.
Red, Thanks for the picture of your Christmas cactus. It’s a nice plant and looks to be in healthy condition to me. Sorry for the questions! 😊 So, does the plant in the picture go all the way back to 1982? To my count that’s 42 years … Wow! Congratulations for teaching for 37+ years AND being retired for almost 28! Red, your story is interesting! John
ReplyDeleteThis plant comes from a cutting of the original plant I was given in 1982. As I gave it a haircut in the summer , you are looking at the new shoots.
DeleteYour plant looks nice and healthy!
ReplyDeletethe new leaves are very green and waxy.
DeleteYour cactus blooms three times a year??? That's amazing! Can you tell me about placement? Mine is in a eastern window, on a table. The fact that you have three different colors makes me think that you've got three different species in the same pot. That's pretty neat though!
ReplyDeleteThere's one variety that blooms in Nov. then at Christmas and then Mar. I don't know what the variety is called. there are also a number of colors in Christmas cactus.
DeleteThey do well if left in the same place , but not direct sunlight.
DeleteThat is a very healthy Christmas cactus. Ummm... I think mine has died. Sigh... We are not good gardeners like you.
ReplyDeleteThese plants can take a beating. The Micro Manager thought they were cactus and needed very little water. It survived bet didn't bloom.
DeleteYour Christmas plant is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt's the only plant in the house that blooms.
DeleteBeing sidetracked leads to an interesting life.
ReplyDeleteThat's the truth.
DeleteYears ago I had a Christmas cactus for quite awhile but I found I was not around enough to take good care of it. In your photo of the cactus, is that a painting of poppies in the background?
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are from the pattern of the bedroom drape.
DeleteAh, the days of ordering films. We even had some shipped from outside sources.
ReplyDeleteThose were the days!!!
DeleteThe cactus plant is pretty, one of my favorite house plants.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to be retired, at the end of the month it will be 10 years since I retired. Have a great weekend.
Congratulations on 10 good years of retirement.
DeleteThanks for the picture. It really is a fine looking specimen. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThe new shoots retain the dark green color for a year.
DeleteYou are still being an educator Mr. Red. Bummer they "froze" some funds because of being devoted to the artic folks. I think they should have doubled it. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteWhat happened when I left the arctic is that they refunded my contributions as I was l was not taking another teaching position but attending university.
DeleteAh, you are so much fun!
ReplyDeleteBefore I retired I bought back time when I was home with kids. Such a pain.
I was not allowed to buy back 3 years of Arctic experience.
DeleteOh, I never would have guessed that you were a disorganized person, Red! You seem so wise in your posts and you've had so many adventures in your life. I'm keeping an eye on my Christmas cacti (I have 2) and am hoping for more blooms soon! ;)
ReplyDeleteI've had many experiences in life and they connect to many of the things I did so they make more sense.
DeleteThanks for the cactus pic! It certainly looks healthy and happy.
ReplyDeleteI'm not great at advance planning either.
I know the feeling of limited advanced planning. The plant looks great as they are new shoots that are showing.
DeleteWe've had varying success and failure with Christmas cacti. Don't believe we have one now.
ReplyDeleteLeave them alone and water .
DeleteVery nice looking plant and doing good.
ReplyDeleteNew shoots are very green.
DeleteThe cactus looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI would be one of those ringing and sweet talking somebody for my film. My daughters say I'm chaotic.
Oh well, I managed to raise some spectacular individuals and you have had a rich and varied life. It's the chaos of creativity
That old photo brought back memories of junior high. I think I recognized Mr. Washinski, probably not how it's spelled. I remember all the reactions when we found out his first name was Napoleon (don't even know if that was true). Teachers were not people, just teachers. I guess all kids are like that, shocked to realize that grown ups are people too.
ReplyDeleteMiddle school kids remember very few of their teachers.
DeleteThat cactus looks great!
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