The tulip bed Orin planted a few years ago



Son 2:11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
Son 2:12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

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Carol said…
Kathy,
The photo of Orin's tulip bed gave me a start! It seems we have yet one more thing in common...because we also have a huge bed of tulips. Malcom and I and our daughter, Sue, planted 1,000 tulip bulbs in the fall of 2002 so that she could have live tulips for her May 03 wedding. The joke was on us, though. They bloomed in April and we still had to buy flowers! But since Sue and Malcom are both with Jesus now, you can imagine how precious those flowers and the memories of our time together planting them is to me.

You all are in my prayers. Enjoy the flowers!

Love,
Carol
6:40 PM
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