SOOOOO MANY EASTER LILIES
Spring! Easter particularly! For years and years and years now, I would buy an Easter Lily plant for mom. She loved them. When she was a bit younger, I remember her planting them in the yard. The "bulbs", she called them. This was after the flowers all bloomed and she had enjoyed them in the house. She always said "they will come up next year". I don't remember if they ever did. But as she got older, I would plant the bulb after the flowers died, and again, I don't remember if they ever "came up". As mom got older and lived on her own in her apartment nearby, I would still bring her a potted Easter Lily each year. She would always count the buds to see how many blooms she would have. She wanted me to buy the one that had the most! \ So it became a hunt each year. The hunt for the Easter lily that had the most blooms. Sometimes I would visit several stores. I remember one year when I w...