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by Jane Stahl
Last winter I purchased a cyclamen like the one pictured for a friend, but realized I needed one for myself! It brought a lot of joy on dreary days.
What is this flower called?
The plant is a cyclamen.
Sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 41 degrees. Sunny in the morning, partly cloudy during the afternoon, overcast in the evening, partly cloudy overnight.
Not badly done for a former journalism teacher and school newspaper advisor. Thank G_d there was no need for collating or paste-ups.
Interesting, Bob. Thanks, but I wonder how that related to people’s probably very strong religiously beliefs back then —-not the fact that there’s evil, but that there’s some kind of symbol that can stop it; that sounds more like witchcraft.
Religion and superstition have always co-existed. For an example, see any devout Christian in the area who also has a "lucky" Eagles jersey, or believes that wearing their baseball cap inside out will help a rally keep going...