About three years ago I purchased two violets from Kroger in Apex. Both of them were very pretty and were placed near the sliding glass door in the living room. Much to my dismay one of the violets perished when the vaccum cord got tangled on the table legs and tipped the table over and the little violet went tumbling. After the tragedy I only had one violet and she was moved to a more sturdy table.
This violet is special because although I am not sure what nursery she came from I am positive she has traveled quite a bit more than any other violet could. She has large green leaves and purple flowers. She is planted in a blue pot that was left over from my wedding centerpieces.
On May 18 she started her journey. She traveled from the comfy confines of her 3rd floor perch in Apex to a lovely home in Cary. Her new home was in the guest bedroom of my sister's house. At first she was placed in a low window in the living room but Bruno the Big kept sniffing her and I was sure his tail would knock her down, so she was moved to a tall dresser in the guest bedroom.
On June 7 Vi traveled to Sanford and sat in Kathy's kitchen because the weather was too hot for her to sit in the car. That same day she traveled to Dave's house were she spent the night in the sunroom.
On June 8 she made her longest car trip, to the beach. For over a week she sat soundfront in Emerald Isle. She had a lovely beach trip and got to witness many living room parties, dancing and margarita nights.
Then on June 17 she traveled the entire state of North Carolina from the coast to the mountains. That night we stopped in Nashville, TN to visit with Jen and Ryan. On June 18 she traveled through TN, KY, IL and then to Madison, WI where she lives today.
This is Violet traveling on her big trip to the mid-west.
She is doing well. She spends her days basking in the sun on top of the piano, near the sliding glass door in the living room, much like her old apartment.
That is the story of Vi the traveling Violet.
1 comment:
I'm highly impressed. PLEASE DO NOT ever bring her to see me. She is far to pretty and I've been known to kill plants by just being in the same room as them!
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