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  • Sweet magnolia…

    My mother, Lida Lea, August 11, 1950 – May 4, 2020, may she rest in peace. She died Monday night around 10pm. The last text I sent her yesterday was this photo of this beautiful magnolia blossom on my tree which is covered in blooms right now. I told her how divine it smelled. She…

  • Apothecary rose…

    Rosa Gallica Officinalis aka the Apothecary Rose. This is the oldest known cultivated rose in existence with a documented history that goes back more than a thousand years. It blooms once per year and has an old rose fragrance unlike any rose I’ve ever smelled. It is known as the Apothecary Rose because every part…