Happy anniversary to the beloved husband! — I did it again! Yesterday was my 10th wedding anniversary and I forgot. The beloved husband didn’t. Instead of a serenade I was awakened at 2:15 a.m. by the damn smoke alarms but that’s another post. There was a day when I remembered all dates – old boyfriend’s birthdays, magical days from my youth (like the day of the week the ice cream man carried watermelon twinsicles) and major events (like the last day of school). These days I don’t remember much of anything.
A change – Several weeks back I posted a picture of a flower tent that was set up to sell for Easter, Mother’s Day, then bedding plants and pots. This weekend all the flowers are gone replace by fireworks.
Speaking of which – Not a fan of fireworks. The kind people buy are just noise. It’s hard on animals, especially dogs. An unannounced round of fireworks last year terrified a local pet who jumped the fence in fear and was killed by a car. His owners would have kept him inside if they knew fireworks were happening. He was an old and cherished dog. Poor pup.
Then there are crazy people – A good friend of mine lives in a small town where the houses are close together. The next door neighbor has a canon. Yep, the loud ones. He sets it off around all holidays (and some days that aren’t) until the police come because of the complaints. Some people are just crazy.
More hydrangeas! – I’m over the moon with the blooms this year so I’m sharing more pictures.
So how was your week?
We just got back from a trip to Newport, RI. The entire island was filled with Hydrangeas and I couldn’t help but think of you. Yours look gorgeous!
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They do really well at the seashore. Maybe because the weather is more moderate and not subject to the severe freezing. It’s a really great year for them.
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I love the mixed shades of your hydrangeas. You have an enormous display of them. I can appreciate the big city displays of fireworks, but in general, I think fireworks appeal to men more than to women.
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Hydrangeas are gorgeous this year locally. As for fireworks, you may be right. It’s that noise thing.
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Gorgeous hydrangeas. I’ve read that the soil is responsible for the different colors. True?
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Yes. It depends on the Ph of the soil. Acidic = blue, alkaline = pink. The white ones are a different variety.
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Your hydrangeas are gorgeous, Kate! I do miss mine a bit! I took two good-sized ones out last year simply to put them out of their drought-induced misery! Who could have known we would have a torrent of rain this year! And fireworks. I simply hate them. They make our dog so anxious that I have to medicate her. And so far they are all just off in the distance. We never leave her alone in the evening for about two weeks prior to the 4th and at least two weeks after. 😦
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You are a good dog owner!
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Big ups for the glorious hydrangeas, big thumbs down for horrible fireworks !!!!
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Yes indeed!
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Happy Anniversary, Kate… a bit late! I like your idea of day to day kindness.
Your hydrangeas behaved beautifully for your anniversary.
Truly hate fireworks. Had to worry about horses, cats, and dogs every 4th. Horses… never know whether to put them in the barn or leave them out. I wish they would just ban the sale of fireworks.
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I don’t think that people fully understand the impact on animals. Some are not affected and some become manic.
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You are present enough for the beloved husband and I’m sure the best gift he’d ever wish for. Happy Anniversary Month!
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We are not much for fuss. Day to day kindness is best.
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Happy Anniversary, I’m sad for that poor dog and its owners.
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It happened last year and I didn’t even know the people and was devastated. The dog was like 15 years old. The terror it must have felt. They always kept it inside especially when there were thunderstorms or fireworks.
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I’m sure a lot of people don’t even think about this before they shoot off fireworks, so hopefully you helped spread the word with this post.
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I won’t hold my breath!
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Beautiful hydrangeas. I am also not a fan of fireworks, that is a sad story about the dog.
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Like another commenter said, the beautiful professional displays are nice but the neighborhood noise is not.
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The dog jumping the fence…I’m in tears.
Love the flower photos…but I’m in tears. Animals are so sensitive…we’re animals after all.
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I woke up thinking of hydrangeas. My grandmother had huge bushes in her front yard, and called them snowballs. I still love them and call them that.
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My mother had a huge “snowball” bush too. I have one of those too. It’s all white with huge heads. Wonderful. Such a good year for them.
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Someone sent me a basket full. I was over the moon..they’re blue, like twilight. Diamonds wouldn’t have made me happier.
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So lucky!
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I loved your hydrangeas. I have a real/fake one at the corner of the house. People tell me the leaves are hydrangeas, but we have yet to see a single bloom. One of these days someone will tell me what I should do to make it bloom. I’ll follow instructions, wait, and nothing will happen. I’m grateful for all our plants that do bloom with this ignorant gardener in charge.
We forgot our anniversary together one year. For some reason, we celebrated it early and didn’t notice when the real date came and went. Aren’t we coming to the age where remembering you forgot should be applauded?
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Just a couple things, most bloom on old wood so if you trim it you trim off the buds. If you get a cold winter and the stems die back to the ground — no blooms. They need some sun to bloom. Ok, I’m out of advice. Good luck with it.
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Happy Anniversary, Kate. Beautiful hydrangeas! They were definitely worth a repost. Sorry to hear about crazy people and the need for noise.
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Thanks! Events sneak up but we had a good anniversary.
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Yeeehaa! We’ve sold the boat! Post to follow!
PS Happy Anniversary, and fabulous hydrangeas!
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Just read the post! Changes, changes!
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Indeed. but that’s what life’s all about.
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Your hydrangeas look fabulous, Kate! Happy Anniversary to you and your husband! How could you forget? Boo hiss! 🙂
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I know. I’m a bad girl!
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Happy Anniversary! We are the only city for miles around that allows the “safe and sane” fireworks that we can use in front of our house. Nothing like the big rockets that go up in the air (although of course we have those “bad people” who don’t follow the rules). Every year there is a big debate about whether we should continue to sell the fireworks because the neighboring towns say that our fireworks cause fires in their cities. However, the sale of the fireworks is a HUGE fundraiser for our local schools and recreational sports departments so we keep winning the fight to be able to sell them. We make sure the cat is inside that night.
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Nobody does fireworks for fundraisers here. Most are sold by temporary tents set up on parking lots.
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Happy 10th Anniversary, Kate! You should do something wild and crazy to celebrate your first decade together ~>~>~> Pizza + Margaratas = YAY!!!
I love professional grade fireworks with gorgeous displays across the night sky . . . not stupid *BANG* *BANG* fireworks that folks buy for home use.
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I agree with you on all counts!
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The flowers are beautiful. I hate fireworks, it used to be fun when we let the kids shoot the small bottle rockets in the country. Now they use the mortars and cannon type to get more bang and altitude. My dog goes nuts when they fire them.
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Sometimes people don’t think about consequences. (Most times they don’t think!)
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The hydrangeas in the lower photo are wonderful! I never used to be a fan of these flowers til recently, now I look out for when ours flower (we’ve only one hydrangea plant). I’m with you on fireworks – hate the sound of them and they are terrible for animals. My husband’s the one who remembers anniversaries, too…
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Glad I’m not the only one who forgets. Our wedding wasn’t a fancy ta-do so there wasn’t any significance in the date except we were in Las Vegas at that time and it’s easier to get married there.
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Happy Anniversary! Your blooms are beautiful. I’m not a big fireworks fan either but H loves to go to the displays on the 4th. This year we’ll be at my sisters and they always do it up big for the kids. I’ll just wear my earplugs…~Elle
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The city run displays are beautiful. They are sort of worth the noise. The neighborhood stuff isn’t near as good, just noisy.
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Happy Anniversary, Kate. Ban the fireworks. LOVE hydrangeas. What do you feed them?
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I don’t feed them. I let nature do that. I will give the blue ones a dose of aluminum sulfate to increase the soil ph ensuring the blue color is strong.
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Beautiful hydrangeas! My favorite died this year. No idea why. For once we had plenty of water.
I hate fireworks. They’re just noise unless it’s a professional display. But at least no one in your area has to be reminded not to shoot off guns to celebrate the holiday?
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Shooting off guns in the city is illegal (although there is a section in the “bad” part of town that has drive-by shootings weekly). In my gentile neighborhood firecrackers are as bad as it gets and it’s not too bad as most neighbors have dogs. Most of the dogs are “bought” pedigree dogs rather than rescues which means they are neurotic.
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LOL, pedigreed and neurotic is probably also indulged and therefore even more neurotic.
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🙂
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