Cheers for the big peonies
Our peony tree has grown every year since we put it in shortly after we moved into A Bitty Better here in the Galeville neighborhood of Liverpool. But … no blooms.
This is the year.
Big time.
Thank you, peony tree, for rewarding my dear wife Karen and I for our patience.
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Welcoming the Poppys to the party!
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They are really beautiful, but oh gosh, MBC, I called the peonies poppies when I wrote the darn post and had to fix it!
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I wouldn’t know the difference! 😂 pretty is as pretty grows! 🙂
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Those blooms appear to be popping out everywhere. 🙂
You’re doing something right.
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They decided this was their year, ladysighs and thankful we are.
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Nice, Mark! Can I have a carbon poppy? 😅
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Ditto to you, Patricia!
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