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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.
Twenty-three years ago, a beautiful little girl was born. From the get-go, she was sweet, sensitive, and rather shy. She has grown into a young woman of whom I am so proud. She has worked hard to overcome challenges, and recently told me she is trying to face her fears, and asked me if I would write her story and share it here on the blog, in hopes she can inspire others through their own struggles. Although I offered to publish an auto-biographical piece for her, she wanted me to write her story from my perspective. At her request, and with her approval of this post, I share the following:
The phone rang, and the social worker on the other end informed me that a baby girl had been born 10 weeks early and drug-exposed. She wasn't ready to be released from the medical facility where she was currently staying, but would we be interested in being her foster-to-adopt parents? Of course! When John and I filled out our paperwork, we indicated that we were comfortable with a premature bab…
The phone rang, and the social worker on the other end informed me that a baby girl had been born 10 weeks early and drug-exposed. She wasn't ready to be released from the medical facility where she was currently staying, but would we be interested in being her foster-to-adopt parents? Of course! When John and I filled out our paperwork, we indicated that we were comfortable with a premature bab…
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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