Great story!
David

"Iris Cohen" wrote in message
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Here's a story for you.
I had an orchid friend in Boston who used to work for the husband at the
Revere
DPW & he swore it was true.
The head of the Department of Public Works in Revere, Mass. was a big,
burly,
heavy machine operator who didn't know a pansy from a petunia. His wife
was a
very avid gardener. One hot summer, a friend invited her to share a cabin
in
the mountains for several weeks. Before she left, she took the husband
around
the garden and gave him very explicit directions about how to water and
care
for the flowers, remove dead blossoms, and everything else that was needed
while she was gone. The husband promised to follow her orders faithfully.
During the vacation, she called about once a week. After hearing the
family
news, she asked her husband about the garden. He told her what was in
bloom and
assured her that everything was fine. When she came home on Labor Day,
practically the first thing she did was walk around the garden. "See,"
said the
husband, "I did everything you told me, and the flowers are in good
shape."
When they went around to the front of the house, the husband said, "You
really
should be proud of me. Look at that hanging basket on the porch. I watered
it
every day and it has been in bloom all summer.
The wife looked, and in an exasperated voice, yelled, "You stupid idiot;
you've
been watering a plastic plant!"
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)