. . . neighborly advice . . .

. . . once upon a time, i had an amazing neighbor . . .
{i'm glad she's still my friend}
. . . she'd always remind us
{as the end of each month approached}
that, ahem . . .
. . . "it's time to do your visiting teaching" . . .
. . . we sort of named her
honorary relief society secretary . . .
. . . that girl was magical
with a glue gun . . .
. . . and we spent
many a late night
doing all sorts of projects . . .
. . . she learned a lot of useful stuff
during her "utah years" . . .
. . . but, for me, the best thing
she taught was
this rule of thumb . . .
. . . "plant your flowers
general conference weekend" . . .
. . . so at least i got started . . .
{still a long way to go, believe me}
. . . and, inspired by this birthday bouquet . . .
{thanks, jeff & lora}
. . . i added a little pink this year
to my usual red and white combo . . .
. . . i think i'll like it . . .
. . . thanks for the timely planting tip, frani . . .