Plant your TuLips here

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Hello to everyone from Decor8! Welcome to my blog :D
Today = amazing.
I was so busy at work today that I didn’t even have a moment to take lunch, let alone check my email. You can imagine my surprise when I finally did and was tipped off by several friends that I had been featured on Decor8, one of the greatest design/art blogs out there.
The praise felt wonderful and as I said to my sister, I value that kind of recognition over a sale any day. It just means the world to me that someone I admire would have taken notice of my work and then goes on to share it to their audience. Honestly, I got teary. It made me feel so proud of myself.
Another amazing thing that I learned today: Tulips, after being cut several days, will open and close during the day and evening, (and this is where it gets crazy) even WITHOUT any exposure of natural sunlight. It’s like tulips have instincts. Immediately I think of a song they used to play on Dr. Demento, “I’ve heard the screams of the vegetables” Then I think about a story that my grandma used to tell about when I was really little staying at my grandparents house. My grandma and I were watching my grandpa out the window and when I asked her what he was doing she said trimming the roses from the bush. Apparently I started crying because I thought it was hurting or killing them and so she ran out and made him stop.
It’s really past my time to hit the hay, so I’ll say good night and thank you for stopping by everyone (new and old friends alike).