Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Hot Lips and Canna


In high school, I was lucky to have a handsome and charming friend who helped me pass the time in my German Conversation class.  I didn't enjoy speaking the language that much, but the banter with him made those classes go by quickly. He used to tell me that I looked like Loretta Swift, AKA Hot Lips on M*A*S*H.  I remember thinking -yuck!  She's not very cute... and she's old!  I probably wouldn't think the same thing now.

Hot Lips is also the common name of a annual salvia that I included in one of my giant containers. It has bloomed its head off this summer. A complete whim of a purchase, along with small red canna plants.  The happy accident is that I mixed them together - not knowing the canna would be in the same color family.  Voila!
 

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