Dahlia

The dahlias roots I planted earlier in the spring only had a few leaves on them. I suppose the fact that I planted them in upside down probably didn't help. In any case, I threw one out, and kept the one in better shape going, hopefully by next year it will actually grow a little faster than 6 leaves a year.

In any case, I bought myself a bouquet of dahlias yesterday, pale pink ones that sort of look like this.

I was in somewhat of a funky mood in the past couple of days. Then somewhere in the middle of that, I realized I haven't gotten myself flowers in a long long time. I get other people flowers, but I don't ever get myself any. Why not. So on the way home, I stopped by Whole Foods, saw a bunch of these pale pink bunch of love and got them for myself. Then I also picked up some food staples for my place. I never cook in my own kitchen, so the pantry has been more empty than a bachelor's apartment. It's kind of sad.

It felt like it was about time I show some affection for moi. It felt good. This morning woke up and saw the blossoms, and they made me smile. It's too easy for me to forget sometimes, how to take care of me.