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Birthday: September 3
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Illinois
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Illinois
United States
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fourteen years with the Illinois Health Care field as Activity and Social Services Director in Illinois nursing homes
part time bartender, waitress and short order cook
homemaker
and "jack of all trades"
fourteen years with the Illinois Health Care field as Activity and Social Services Director in Illinois nursing homes
part time bartender, waitress and short order cook
homemaker
and "jack of all trades"
Hometown(s):
Tenn: Florida:North Carolina: Illinois
Tenn: Florida:North Carolina: Illinois
Never underestimate an old broad and her 29 year old grandsonSANY1563.JPG Blooming again !
jen43 says:
The red flowers you see are actually leaves , surrounding the bracts in the center (the flowers)
Posted: July 14, 2009 6:41PM EDT
RockyMountainGirl says:
I found the pictures in my California album but you and the others thought it might be an azalea or something like that.....I remember the blossoms were like the ones in this picture, they seem more like a leaf structure than a flower. I give up, I'll probably never know the proper name but I'll always remember how pretty they were in a season where I wouldn't find a single flower here at home! Thanks, Jen!
Posted: July 14, 2009 6:33PM EDT
jen43 says:
It's a Bougainvillea !and they can have flamboyant hues of purple, magenta, pink, red (YES, AND ORANGE), yellow , and white....The main bloom period comes in summer, but where winters are mild, vines can flower from spring through fall.....I'll have to bring this beauty inside when the temps drop....and just hope it will survive...
Posted: July 14, 2009 5:56PM EDT
RockyMountainGirl says:
You have to tell me the name, Jen because these look exactly like the red ones I found blooming crazy in Orange, California in March
Posted: July 14, 2009 5:16PM EDT
