sheworescarletbegonias

Meepit · January 2009

Damn your screen name's long!! I like it though!

I've been sitting here in a mixture of chuckling and also doing my pouty-lipped empathy face for the past 10 minutes, catching up on all of the posts since I've been off - and I have to share why.

When I read your post about the ticker, I got very sad and couldn't figure out why. Then I realized that I never made a ticker to remember our lost little one because I was pregnant for such a short time, and I'm terrified that people will tell me it doesn't count as a real loss.

At the time, this made sense, but I realized that I wanted one. It's been four months and a day, and it's time to start allowing myself to grieve a little more fully. I've been meaning to plant a flower garden for her too, but it was just too fresh.

So the reason I didn't comment on your post is that I clicked on your ticker, which I loved, and made one of my own from the same site. It's on my blog if you want to check it out. I probably won't add it to my siggy, but I wanted you to know that it wasn't that I wasn't feeling for you, but inspired by you.

That said, I'm so sorry for your loss, Jenn. Your ticker is beautiful, and I'm glad that you're able to cry about it. I've been having a hard time with that lately - and it helped me to feel my grief a little more.

Thank you for that, and ((((((((many many many hugs)))))))

SheWoreScarletBegonias · January 2009

Hey girl!

awwww..... didn't mean to upset you or anyone else for that matter, but I'm glad it touched you and made you want to make a ticker for your little one too. Honestly, that ticker helps me to not forget my little one, not that I ever could, its almost like it makes what was taken away more real, it solidifies it.

I'm going over to your blog now to see yours. I did blog about mine as well. I did plant a garden for my little one too, last spring. Two of my aunts and two of my cousins mailed me a beautiful garden angel statue after I had my m/c. I put in beautiful rose bushes and beautiful pink and purple flowers. I love it so much.... let me see if I can PIP after this post..... (incase I can't, there are pix of it in my blog-- probably back in May or June's blog archives).

Anyhow, thank you for making me feel better and (((((Hugs))))) back to you. If you ever need someone to listen who's been there, please feel free to email me at:

sheworescarletbegonias@hotmail.com (and yes, I agree, my screen name is long (its my favorite Grateful Dead song!)

Jenn

SheWoreScarletBegonias · January 2009

SheWoreScarletBegonias · January 2009

Yay!! It worked! Those are pictures of my "Angel Garden". I adore sitting on my lanai and looking at my garden. It brings me so much peace.

Jenn

Meepit · January 2009

It's so beautiful. Really makes me want to get out there and work on mine. I'm a little worried that I might have a black thumb though....the vegetables I planted back in October haven't done very well.....lost two plants so far, and no veggie on the others! The basil and rosemary are good, though. I suspect the issue is I shouldn't have been planting tomatoes and peppers in one of the coldest winters I've ever seen in Florida!

Any advice for a novice? I wanted to plant daffodils for Baby J, but I'm not sure they'll do well at all.

SheWoreScarletBegonias · January 2009

I'm a pretty good gardener, but I tend to be pretty bad with watering my stuff once its established. That is why I tend to research and try to plant periannials that bloom often and don't need a ton of care (except for deadheading after flowers are done blooming etc).

I honestly haven't planted any "bulb" plants in Florida, which are what daffodils are. That being said, I believe they will most likely only bloom once a year for you, the rest of the time they won't be there or will be just greenery wiithout flowers. After bulb plants bloom, they usually need to go dormant for some time before the will bloom again. (up in the northeast you plant them in the fall and then in spring they spout out of the ground, grow and bloom. After they are done blooming, you usually dig them up and put them in a cool dark place to go dormant and then replant them in fall again.

here is a site that should give you lots info on growing daffodils here in Florida. I think that you definately could incorporate them into your garden you just wouldn't want them to be the only thing planted ya know!?

https://www.fladaff.com/

Alright, I'm done writing my novel for the night, I'm off to bed, I'm pooped!

Jenn

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