{"id":1001,"date":"2012-12-12T14:35:22","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T21:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arleneeakle.com\/wordpress\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2012-12-12T14:35:22","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T21:35:22","slug":"today-is-poinsettia-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arleneeakle.com\/wordpress\/2012\/12\/12\/today-is-poinsettia-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Today is Poinsettia Day."},"content":{"rendered":"

One of my favorite plants of all time is the poinsettia.\u00a0<\/strong> For some reason, unknown to me–except for my love of the plant–poinsettias survive under my care longer than almost any other plant.\u00a0 Surviving through the Christmas season.\u00a0 Brightening dull or even dark winter days.\u00a0 Finally losing their brilliant “leaves” after several months (one kept its red for more than 4 years, and grew into a bush that took up the whole corner of my dining room)\u00a0 only to turn red and pink (on the same plant) the following year–usually mid-February.<\/p>\n

No darkness from 5pm to 8am.\u00a0 No holding back the water.\u00a0 No forcing them to do anything.\u00a0 They can be counted on to rebloom in my home the following February.<\/p>\n

At my post office, there are two poinsettias, with green bracts, labeled “Charly Brown plants.”\u00a0 They are a bit scraggly.\u00a0 One is about 6 years old with spindly stems and small green leaves.\u00a0 In mid-January, this plant gets a few small red leaves.<\/p>\n

And through much of this day I have pondered why I enjoy them.<\/p>\n

These cheery flowers share their joy and gladness by producing brilliant red and pink\u00a0 foliage–without sun because they are in my home.\u00a0 Often without much light because of the grey days outside.\u00a0 Without warmth because my dining room has an enormous 12 X 12 foot window that renders the dining room inside almost the same temperature as outside–an average between 25 and 40 degrees through December.\u00a0 [Warmer this year with 55 and 70 degree days for much of November.<\/p>\n

The plant sitting in a position of honor this Christmas season has green leaves–waiting for a red plant to befriend it.\u00a0 But come February–red and pink leaves will appear.<\/p>\n

What<\/strong> if…<\/strong>I could predict the success rate for your hard-to-find ancestors the same way I can predict the color of my Christmas plants?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

What if…<\/strong>I could develop a checklist or a comparative form that would allow me to plug in what you know about the ancestor and what I know about the background and setting of that ancestor’s life and predict how much research would be needed to prove the generations?<\/p>\n

What if…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your favorite genealogist, Arlene Eakle \u00a0 \u00a0 http:\/\/arleneeakle.com<\/p>\n

PS\u00a0 Stay tuned!\u00a0 Checklists and special forms are my forte.\u00a0 And get yourself a poinsettia to celebrate the occasion.<\/p>\n

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