October would have been a lovely time to plant my favorite
spring flowering bulbs: snow drops, crocuses, fritillaria, hyacinths, jonquils,
and tulips. But we spent much of October settling in to our new home. Most of my
days were occupied with trying to decide where all our things should go, and
with trying to remember where everything ended up. (Even now, several items are
mysteriously missing, though we’re running out of places where they might be.
Honestly, is it even possible to move from one house to another without
permanently losing stuff?) One surprisingly warm afternoon in November, I
managed to tuck a handful of yellow daffodils and another of allium into the soil
near the front door. None of them have sprouted – yet. But there are several
suspiciously un-weedy sprouts coming up in other places. They could be tulips,
but at this point it’s anyone’s guess. I do love a good mystery.
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