Before the Dahlias (Page 2): Sherry.... since you put it all that way, I totally understand, it is a lot of work moving pots around!! I hope you get to Ky to see your mom, God bless...

angela k Loc: Long Island

STVest wrote:

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Sherry.... since you put it all that way, I totally understand, it is a lot of work moving pots around!! I hope you get to Ky to see your mom, God bless her, at her age, she doesn't need to be digging up tubers for you!!

STVest Loc: LA - that's Lower Alabama

angela k wrote:

Sherry.... since you put it all that way, I totally understand, it is a lot of work moving pots around!! I hope you get to Ky to see your mom, God bless her, at her age, she doesn't need to be digging up tubers for you!!

Look up "frugal" in the dictionary and you'll see a picture of her. Every spring she sells the tubers for $1 (they're $5 at the garden centers) to have the money for all her current year's annuals. Financially, she does NOT need to do this. But, I suppose a lifetime of doing things like this is why it's not financially necessary. Sadly, that frugality seems to have skipped a generation, or two, or three.

angela k Loc: Long Island

STVest wrote:

Look up "frugal" in the dictionary and you'll see a picture of her. Every spring she sells the tubers for $1 (they're $5 at the garden centers) to have the money for all her current year's annuals. Financially, she does NOT need to do this. But, I suppose a lifetime of doing things like this is why it's not financially necessary. Sadly, that frugality seems to have skipped a generation, or two, or three.

Oh, she must be a sweetie and if she lived close to me, I'd gladly buy a few from her!!! That's wonderful that she still continues the tradition and it gives her something to do, other than complain about this and that!!