Get Happy With It!
By the People . . . For the People Serving Central Connecticut www.peoplespressnews.com
Wallingford Flower & Gift Shoppe
190 Center Street. 203.265.1514 April 2009 • Volume 9, Issue 114
The Meriden Daffodil Festival is almost here! It blooms on April 25 and 26th! The photo above was taken by Ernie Larsen. Look for the story and information on the Festival on Page 13!
Bobbie’s Bevy of Beauties!
Believe it or not I wrote this first paragraph on November 1, 2008. Maybe I thought it would help push this coming miserable winter season along. Every time I shoved my periscope up through the frozen ground sleet and snow seemed to be everywhere. And those terrible howling winds along with those very cold temperatures. Would have preferred my return to be in April instead of March. But my hiatus was interrupted by two people and a dog. So here I am again. I didn't realize Andy was so anxious for me to begin my articles for The People's Press until I returned from my annual hibernation. There he was looking down at me after he, Jimmy and LitlBit uncovered me from my bed of peat moss under the park bench at the end of the back yard. He could have said he was happy to see me but instead said "get up and start writing." Also Jimmy was very glad. His daily chores had come to an end. I was here to begin them once again. LitlBit kept licking my face so thrilled because I returned knowing that now he would have four very long walks daily instead of the short ones with his daddy. Then he would lay on the deck in the sun for awhile. If a very cloudy or cold day instead he would come into the house right away and play with Jimmy and his stuffed toys. When LitlBit was ready for his nap he would jup up into his daddy's lap in the recliner. He does prefer his to mommies's because it's so much bigger. Then the two of them would snooze away a good part of the day. Well enough of the going ons during my hibernation. Anyone who doesn't read my monthly articles from April-November would think I have lost it. Could be. There's that fun chore of cleaning up the yard from the mess the winter months leave. Of course you could pay someone to help or do it for you instead. Sounds like a good idea. Finally
some flowers. The crocus showing a very colorful display. Even a few daffodils in full bloom. Shortly the rest of the spring bulbed flowers will be following suit. Wait until there's a certainty of no more frost. If the weather cooperates probably toward the end of March or beginning of April. Then cut back your grass plants. And the butterfly bush cut down to two or three feet. And I'm hoping by the next issue it will be warm enough so my next door neighbor Pam will be able to have her yearly bed of pansies planted. She has such a gorgeous display. It's too bad they can't stay in bloom until the fall. Think they are one of the prettiest and most colorful of the annuals. Have a few purple myrtle vine flowers and some Johnny-jump-ups greeting spring. Well that's about it from my first article. But I do have a couple of P.S.s. Flowercerely yours, Bobbie G. Vosgien P.S. Happy birthday wishes to our only grandson Kevin Jr. who lives in New Hampshire who will turn 23 on April 17th. Love always, Grammie and Grampie Grammie Bobbie apologizes to our youngest granddaughter Izzy-Bella for stating in the March issue that she was 5 on January 3rd instead of being 6 years old. My head must have been on backwards when I wrote that. Gump Jimmy and I are very proud of you being only in kindgarten and two days a week she goes to second grade for a reading class. Keep up the good work. I would also like to mention that Izzy-Bella attends Benjamin Franklin Elementary School. Our son, oldest daughter and youngest daughter, (her mother), were all students there. It's been an association of 46 years. And a very good one.
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