In 1976 Jonnie's Mother died in Kansas.
After the funeral, we visited one of her Mother's old friends. In her
home, she had a huge Christmas Cactus that almost filled a bay window. Jonnie got a slip from it and we brought it home, planted it and nursed
it over the years. When we had the house, I would put it in a dark room
in the basement for a couple months after the holidays.Then I would
bring it out and every year it bloomed profusely.
Seven years
ago we bought the Condo.The only place for it was in a corner between
two windows (photo), had no dark room to put it in. It hasn't bloomed
since. Today I'm sitting in my chair watching the noon
news, glanced over at the cactus and hiding in the rear I saw something
pink. I investigated and found one lonely Christmas Cactus Bloom
(photos). Wonders never cease.