March 30

Bluebells are blooming💙 they’re of the asparagus family. The ones I have are Spanish Bluebells. 

Bluebells are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. If you dig up a wild bluebell you can be heavily fined. Ants help to spread bluebell seeds. It takes several years for a native bluebell seed to grow into a bulb. Bees and butterflies enjoy bluebell’s pollen and nectar. Sometimes they ‘steal’ it by biting a hole in the top of the flower. Folklore says that bluebells ring at daybreak to call fairies to the woods. The bulbs contain a starch that was used to make glue long ago. Gum from the roots was used to glue feathers to arrows and in bookbindings. Bluebell juice was said to cure snake bites, but is chemically very potent and can be toxic in large doses.

Ada insisted on wearing her yellow dress and hat to church. She had to wear a sweater!

Sigrid had a wonderful time with her lifelong friends. It was chilly in DC.

Special desserts and dining each evening planned by Ellie.

How are these hearts created….amazing.

Sigrid is back at the grind at UAMS this morning. Her real birthdate is today. From now until April 7, three of my grand girls were born—Sig, Ada, and Astrid!