Being Influenced

Silly hydrangeas! When I bought and planted these two bushes ten years ago, they both bloomed a lovely soft shade of pink. Granted, our property is surrounded by towering evergreens and the soil is decidedly acidic. To keep hydrangeas pink requires more alkaline soil.  Where there are lower pH levels (4.2-5.5), hydrangeas take up aluminum

Which shelf would you put it on?

It just slipped out. More often than not I partition my conversations — religious topics with our churchy friends, doggy things with the canine crowd, matters of weed control and composting with like-minded neighbours, and writing discussions with other writers. But after church this morning a lady and I were chatting about computers and in