Hi Gang,
Most of us have probably done silly things now and then. If I'm in a
good mood I try to learn from my mistakes; if I'm cranky I stew for a while.
I've divided embarrassing bulb moments into 2 categories: private and
public. The private moments are more common and include things like: 1)
forgetting to water seeds, 2) bulb murder by shovel, 3) losing labels on
pots, etc.
It is the public moment that really make me laugh, at least
retrospectively. Once I was trying to dig Hymenocallis liriosme bulbs in a
wet location. A passerby stopped to talk; his mission was to point out a
better place to find crayfish, he never supposing I wanted to dig up plants.
We talked for a moment, and then another person stopped because he thought
we might have found crayfish. I explained that I was interested in the
bulbs; then I proceeded to show off my knowledge. Instead I got stuck in
the muck and fell on my bum in the muck. The conversation then turned to
proper tools and wading boots.
Another discomfiting moment happened a year or two ago. I had placed a
seed order with Silverhill seeds. After verifying the items and calculating
the costs I had to cancel the order because I was way over my plant budget
for the year. I was a bit chagrined that I had to cancel, but the really
poignant part was the my way-over-budget-spending was gently pointed out by
my companion of many years; just a week earlier I had made some silly
comment about the need for discipline in our expenditures.
Cordially,
Joe