A Story
The Boring Conversationalist
Barbara felt lonely a lot of the time. She knew she should get out more but it was challenging facing people. She felt self-conscious because she was such a boring conversationalist. She didn't have much energy because of her chronic condition; her brain brain fog made remembering things difficult. If someone asked about her week, she usually drew a blank. Later she would think: I showered, I did laundry. How pathetic is that.
One day a widow called, wanting to discuss some problems. After their conversation, she thanked Barbara.
"You're such a good listener. I feel so much better."
The Bougainvillae is blooming again. Not as well as other years. I need to repot it and give it more fertilizer. It has another bunch of blooms higher up but it is definitely looking scragglier this year. I was looking online to see where you can buy bougainvillae plants. Home depot lists them but not available right now. Pick Ontario, an umbrella site for Ontario growers, says they become available in March which makes sense because that's when they are blooming. You probably won't see them with the spring plants at garden centres because by then they have stopped blooming. It doesn't have the prettiest plant habit because it is actually a tall shrub but the bright flowers are a welcome sight in February.
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