Flowers keep my living room smelling so good!

 No, not floral scents.

But I just came into the room, and a few hours earlier I'd lightly watered them all. I try to do it a couple of times a week.

There was a wet earthy smell. So delightful.

All the plants were pulled from windowsills, while curtains and blinds were closed at night against the cold (7 degrees Saturday night) but sunshine Sunday morning meant opening to the light! Then back closed up that night too. But Monday there was sunshine, none on Tuesday or Wednesday, and Thursday was rain/snow to start the day.

The orange Kalanchoe is having more trouble blooming in the winter.

I just love this orchid...here's one branch of blooms...

The other branch also is full of blooms.

This purple/white orchid bloomed ages ago, and has lost a few of it's blooms, but somehow is still holding a few out to enjoy!

Three pink Kalanchoe plants are in the bigger pot...but the ones that have been behind the curtains have turned white. So I just rotated the planter, to see if the sun gives them pinkness.

Sadly, none of the flowers I'm growing have scents. With my allergies, that's probably for the best.

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Walk for Peace

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I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

MAYA ANGELOU

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"Please join me and many others in making the six compassionate vows of: 

environmental sustainability, 

gender equality, 

socioeconomic justice, 

participatory governance, 

cultural tolerance, 

nonviolence and peace."

Barb Rogers

(Thanks, Robertson Work for stating this first.)

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In case you don't already read Jay Kuo's newsletters..."The Status Kuo." Here's a very moving piece he published to Substack yesterday about the Shadow Congressional Hearings about ICE.