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| No, it's not a sea urchin. It's an artichoke that got overlooked and bloomed. |
Thanks for artichokes, which are delicious to eat and produce beautiful blossoms.
Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. I'll jump right in:
1. I'm thankful for cooperative return policies. Several weeks ago, I mentioned that I had to return a range that I had purchased, and I hoped that the particular range was just a lemon and that the replacement wouldn't have the same problem. Well, unfortunately, it did. On the bright side, the store quickly picked up the second range and refunded my money. I'm putting appliance purchases on the back burner (!) for the moment.
2. I'm thankful for temples. I went one morning this week to the temple. I'm always amazed at how much insight comes in just an hour or two of reflection.
3. I'm thankful for my sister. She and her family came to Utah to spend Thanksgiving with her in-laws, and I got a chance to see her and her family on Wednesday. The last time I saw her was in January at our grandma's 100th birthday celebration. We feel lucky to have two visits in one year!
4. I'm thankful for my brother. …
1. I'm thankful for cooperative return policies. Several weeks ago, I mentioned that I had to return a range that I had purchased, and I hoped that the particular range was just a lemon and that the replacement wouldn't have the same problem. Well, unfortunately, it did. On the bright side, the store quickly picked up the second range and refunded my money. I'm putting appliance purchases on the back burner (!) for the moment.
2. I'm thankful for temples. I went one morning this week to the temple. I'm always amazed at how much insight comes in just an hour or two of reflection.
3. I'm thankful for my sister. She and her family came to Utah to spend Thanksgiving with her in-laws, and I got a chance to see her and her family on Wednesday. The last time I saw her was in January at our grandma's 100th birthday celebration. We feel lucky to have two visits in one year!
4. I'm thankful for my brother. …
Wow, that is beautiful! Too bad artichokes taste so good and rarely make it to the blooming stage. :)
ReplyDeleteThey are tasty, that's for sure!
DeleteIt is beautiful. I've never seen an artichoke bloom.
ReplyDeleteI thought I had picked them all, but obviously overlooked this one.
DeleteI didn't know they could do that! Wow!
ReplyDeleteI believe they are related to the thistle family.
DeleteOh, I love artichokes in all it's forms and functions wish I could grow them here. The sea bass recipe look delicious and I'm going to give it a try. I'm spending time catching up on all the blog posts I've been missing while I was gone and enjoying the reading. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a great time on your vacation!
DeleteThey do have beautiful flowers. Some neighbors grew them and let some go to seed and I couldn't believe how pretty they were!
ReplyDeleteThey are quite impressive, aren't they?
DeleteI don't think I had any idea artichokes did that - how cool!
ReplyDeleteQuite the unexpected burst of color, right?
DeleteDid a wordless wednesday myself today, so more computertime for myself in stead of blogging. I really thought it was a see-creature! So beautiful that flower, why eat those giant things with so little parts to eat?! What made the first person to eat a artichoke eat the artichoke?!
ReplyDeleteI have no idea how artichokes were discovered to be edible, but I'm glad they were! I love to eat artichokes. (The flowers are pretty, too.)
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