Some recent events indicate that I may have failed.
Cacti are notoriously hardy plants. They survive extreme conditions, need very little attention or love, they exist in some of the most hostile climates on earth.
One such hardy cactus was no match for the Nulik household.
In fifth grade, I bought a cactus. I remember thinking that having a cactus in my new black and white bedroom was the ticket to coolness. I imagined that it would grow to my height in just a few short years and by the time I got that studio apartment in the city after high school (you know the one, with the red convertible parked out front) my cactus would be beyond cool, ultra hip and modern. I was thinking ahead. I didn't want a flower. I wanted a cactus.
Well the convertible and studio didn't quite pan out. And so clearly, without awesome studio in which to display the cactus, there seemed little reason to upset its perch atop the curio cabinet it had so long enjoyed. In fact, it had survived two moves and more than 17 years in the Donovan (later Leget) home. (And between you and me . . . it wasn't really as big as I had imagined it would be)
A mere two weeks in Casa de Nulik renders it well . . . you can see for yourselves.
P.S. Mom? I have a basket to give back to you.
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