Tue 26 Jun 2007
My dad did some investigative work with his friend Alex, who is the owner of the established avocado tree that my dad offered to give me a graft from. The conversation continued today via email:
Dad:
DEAR CINDY:
AFTER ASKING ALEX THE ANSWER IS YOU MAY HAVE AVOCADO IN THE POT. THE TREE HAD A TYPE AND B TYPE IF YOU WANT ALEX MAY CRAFT HIS TREE TO YOUR TREE TO MAKE SURE YOU WL HAVE AVOCADO. THE NURSURY SALE THE TREE IS AFTER CRAFT A AND B TOGETHER SO ONCE YOU BUY WL HAVE LOT’S AVOCADO.
Me:
yeah, someone already told me that yesterday. but I can have avocados grow with the tree in a pot?!
Dad:
YOU NEED TO DO PUT POLLEN ON PISTILS BY YOURSELF. CAUSE THERE ARE NO BEE IN YOUR ROOM.
Me:
so I CAN have my own avocados in a pot as soon as it flowers?
Dad:
IF YOU DO IT RIGHT. I THINK SO.
Me:
Yay!
Do you guys know what this MEANS?! I can artifically sex up my avocado (“do it right,” as my dad put it), never plant it in the ground, and STILL have avocados to eat! It’s like a metaphor for ME! No home, no roots, artificial insemination… But, hold on…I won’t be having avocados without grafting if my boy turns out to be a boy, tho. Hmm. Oh, poo.
Speaking of me, Mr. W had this delivered to my courtroom today:
It came with a card that reads, “Cindy, You are the most special person in my life. I hope you enjoy these roses. I love you, always! [Mr. W]”
I think this means my bday week has officially begun.
Hi Cindy!!! I’m still checking on you occasionally…not that you need it. I hope you’re doing well. I’m going to send you an email so you have my new contact info. One day I’ll make it back out there, and I definitely want to meet up. Bye for now.
OH WHAT BEAUTIFUL ROSES!!! I love the vase (not vase with a long a but VAS like the sound of VOZ as in Wizard of Oz)
Raquel – Okay, looking forward to hearing from ya!
Flat Coke – Actually, it came with a pretty bowl-ish clear glass vase, but he liked the green vase better (from a former floral arrangement) because he said it adds some color. To my already colorful desk. Haha. The roses are even prettier today! Now that they’d been trimmed and sitting in plant food water, they’ve opened up, the leaves have perked, and they are massive.
Do avocados really have sex? How mushy!
MINE will. MY avocado tree is gonna be a studmuffin.
Yes, your B-Day week began and only one more day! I love the roses!!! Mr. W is so sweet! So when I have a Mr. W. I am going to have him read your blog and I will say “Isn’t that nice of Mr. W…he must REALLY love her!” and then I will get roses, too!
*wink, wink*