Cactus

I have recently discovered that I have been uniquely gifted in a specific area of life. The discovery itself is actually quite disappointing, as all the women in my family who have gone before me (my mom, and both my grandmas) have NOT been this way.

Here's the thing: I can kill cacti! You are probably aware of the fact that cacti are plants which are considered to be virtually impossible to kill - which is why they survive so well in the desert. Well, I managed to do the impossible!

As I have mentioned, this is made further dreadful by the fact that people have often asked my mom what she does with her plants to make them look as beautiful and lush as they are ... and she has got A LOT of them!

The garden of my paternal grandmother was for years somewhat of a local place of interest. People would stop in front of her house and discuss the beauties of each and every unique and rare flower and plant that decorated her front yard ... (My grandma is too old now to still be able to work as much as she used to in her garden, but I must admit that her garden is still much more beautiful than my balcony with my three little plants ...)

Anyway, here's the proof of my unique talent:


Notice the cool looking beautiful green wreath around the dead cactus. You know why it looks so nice and green? Because it's FAKE!

So, the mistery remains. Nobody knows how I ended up an offspring of such a horticulturally gifted family ...