About, oh, twenty years ago I got the idea that it would be rather lovely to plant paperwhite narcissi in time for Christmas. And it would have been, except I never ever managed to do it. Over the years, planting paperwhites became a symbol of plans not carried through, roads not taken etc etc. So much symbolic significance did this acquire that I actually put 'plant paperwhites in time for Christmas' as an item on my Life List.
Earlier this year I bought some paperwhite bulbs on a whim. I planted them and was pleasantly surprised when this happened:
And then, wonder of wonders, on Saturday, I did this:
Those, my dears, are planted paperwhite bulbs. Sshhh, they're sleeping. But they'll be awake soon.
68. Plant paperwhites in time for Christmas
Earlier this year I bought some paperwhite bulbs on a whim. I planted them and was pleasantly surprised when this happened:
And then, wonder of wonders, on Saturday, I did this:
Those, my dears, are planted paperwhite bulbs. Sshhh, they're sleeping. But they'll be awake soon.
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