My Confused Cactus

My Christmas Cactus is confused...its blooming its silly head off even before Thanksgiving!

When I bought this plant for $5 at Home Depot about 14 years ago,

it was just a little tiny thing, in a 4 inch plastic pot.

We have transplanted it into bigger & bigger containers at least 3 times now.

First, I saw only one little bud...a tiny splash of hot pink within the green.

Is it any wonder pink & green are one of my favorite color combinations?

Within a few days, another bright pink spot appeared.


Then a few more!

All of a sudden, a RIOT of color burst forth!!

This beautiful plant seems to thrive on benign neglect.

It sits out on our porch all summer long where I throw a cup of plain,

unfertilized water on it about once a week.

It seems unfair to be rewarded with such spectacular beauty for so little effort.

I wish my roses were as easy to care for & as prolific!

My sister has a Christmas Cactus...same color...

that belonged to our Grandmother first & then our Mother.

That would make it at least 40 years old, if not more,

because Grandmother passed away in 1970.

My mother brought it to her home to care for it.

That makes 3 generations of women, watering &

transplanting & sharing cuttings with friends & family over the years.

I hope my daughter & granddaughter care for

this one just as lovingly.



If benign neglect is all it needs, it should do just fine!


We had our first snowfall of the season this weekend.

Quite a contrast between the inside & the outside, huh?



I scampered outside in my nightgown, robe & slippers

to capture these shots of the snow in the moonlight.

Reminds me of diamonds!





Thanks for stopping by The Gazebo House.

I hope this brought a bright note to the start of your week.

Stop over at Mary's Dear Little Red House to see more bright

spots in her Mosaic Monday meme.