Catastrophe Averted!

If you've been to the red couch since the weather warmed up, you might have noticed I have two Boston Ferns hanging on my porch. It's become my annual tradition since I moved to Crawfrodsville a couple years ago to buy plants from the North Montgomery FFA kids.

For those non-rural folk amongst us, FFA kids are typically also 4-H kids (I was both). So, when I was working in the extension office down in C'ville, we got hit up for everything under the sun that the 4-H/FFA kids were selling. Most times it's junk, but I rather liked the opportunity to support the local FFA because they grew such beautiful plants.

So, this year since I'm in Lafayette I didn't pick up the plants a friend of mine picked them up and delivered them to me. Since I didn't get to do my usual milling over and over the plants to find two that were as near to perfectly matched as possible I have one that's beautiful and one that's well, let's say he's a little homely.

I strategically placed him in his smaller homelyness on the end facing the sun in case one got baked. Hey, if I'm going to throw one in of front a train, sorry Mr. Homely gets to take one for the team. So, anyway, I have this "friend" (who drives a black V.W. and her handle might sound something like a "cool breeze") who is more A.R. than I about such things in a different way...she tells me last night...

"friend" - "Can I tell you something and you won't be offended?"

Ok, this is a loaded question, she is asking but she doesn't really care what the answer is because it's driving her crazy and whatever it is she's not going to be satisfied until it's "fixed" to her satisfaction...

Me -"Well, ya, I know you're gonna tell me anyway...go ahead"

"friend" - "Your ferns are driving me crazy, you HAVE to put that bigger one on the corner"

Me - Um, ok (I went into why I had placed them the way I had but this mattered not to my friend) ok, I'll fix it.

So, my friend comes over today for free cinnamon rolls for breakfast. I have yet to make said fern placement modifications.

So, my "friend" after having been in my home for less than probably 30 minutes, HAS to go fix it.

So, I'm just glad I have friends that help me not to make fatal fern placement errors. I greatly appreciate her saving me from embarrasing myself here amongst my neighbors here in the hood.

I'm sure they've been secretly laughing at me this whole time...I'm so thankful for good friends who are looking out for me.

*whew* that was a close one...

You know I love you Wendy, I mean "friend" ;)