A Surviving Flower

I was outside trying to cut back weeds and remove water from a couple of flooded places. The weeds are thriving with all the rain. As I was working in an area where I have an old large Hosta named ‘June’ that is often surrounded by weed overgrowth, my eye caught a spot of lavender color. I reached down and pulled up this flower. I planted this Hosta long ago since the name June is a family name. I don’t like to cut flowers from the garden, however, I knew its beauty would be lost where I found it, so I cut it and brought it inside.

I wondered where I could put it to showcase it. I remembered this rectangular Ikebana vase that I purchased from the National Museum of Asian Art many years ago. I was not using it and it was stored away. I got it out, and then I had to decide where to put it. I wanted a place that receives sunlight, and I thought of one of our bedrooms. This picture not only shows the beautiful Hosta flower and Ikebana vase, it also shows my dad’s ginger jar lamp that he made. This lamp was always in my family home as I was growing up. I think my dad made it in Hawaii, and that is where my brother was born. So, this lamp is older than I am. I think it was rewired at some point long ago. I posted about this lamp here on my blog many years ago. See the link below

https://movingforwardslowly.com/2018/06/17/my-dads-ginger-jar-lamp/

I posted this long ago and I have since moved the lamp to its current location. I could not get a good picture of the lamp when I originally wrote about my dad and this lamp. Today as I was taking a picture of the flower I realized I had a good picture of his lamp, so I thought I should link my original post about it.

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Katherine J Krein

My name is Katherine J. Krein. I lost my father in June of 2013, and then I lost my mother in November of the same year. After they both died I went through a mind-warping number obsession that has taken me years to control. This is my story. It is now 2026. I still use this site to post some poems and thoughts. My obsession has faded, however, I still notice the numbers. Faith, hope, and love is what guides me now.

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      4. Awe thank you! I’m about to write on adult coloring, and if I’m going to purchase a glitter pen set for fall. Since I’ve printed out a ton of activity papers, I wanted to pretty them up with something other than colored pencil. I’m still not decided yet on whether or not I’ll purchase them, but writing out my thoughts in a blog post usually helps me decide. That’s what I’m sharing next, since life can be a bit boring I need to make fun things in order to feel happy. Sharing that on the blog in the next post. Thank you for asking, it’s so nice making internet friends. 🙂

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      5. Thanks for sharing your plans. I think it is a good idea. I work in a middle school and I have observed the calming effect coloring can have on both students and adults. Staying positive is so important for many reasons.

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