mea culpa!! – la vie en rose

Well guys, it was inevitable, but I didn’t expect it to occur so soon – my first correction! My dad read my first post and has informed me that the measuring device used in the below photo is not a yardstick, which is what I called it. No, that measuring device is a level that happens to be four feet long. Never one to undersell my father’s accomplishments in the garden, I must inform you all that the stem is 33% longer than I previously stated.

I also have learned a special detail that my maternal grandmother, Annette, was the one who gifted my parents their original Eiffel Tower rose bush when they first moved into their home 30-something years ago. I love the symbolism and significance of these roses to my family. It’s pretty cool that my dad could pass on the tradition to me, and I now have one of those plants sitting in front of my home.

-bbb