Diane’s father tenderly cared for many varities of roses which he would then cut and display on their piano. I didn’t see it first hand; Diane told me many years ago. Because of that history I tried to imitate her father, and lord know I tried hard, or atleast I shelled out many dollars at K-Mart for small plants. But I never got them to winter over, or I’d forget where I planted them and mow then down the following spring. Anyway, I’m a better photographer of roses than grower, and this one, my most recent, is for Diane. You see, I forgot about our anniversary on the 23rd of this month and truth to tell, she might have too had pesky godson’s parents not sent us a card which arrived a day early.<\/p>\n
While I’m rambling on, we hired a pianist to sing Bette Midler’s rendition of The Rose<\/a> at our wedding back in 1984. It’s a good song, worth listening to even if you don’t like The Divine Miss M.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Diane’s father tenderly cared for many varities of roses which he would then cut and display on their piano. I didn’t see it first hand; Diane told me many years ago. Because of that history I tried to imitate her … Continue reading ![\"bright_rose.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/mainecourse.com\/mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/bright_rose.jpg\")
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