Day 31: 'Tis the season! The procession of the Christmas cacti has begun, one by one emerging from loom-room purdah to sit in the place of honour on the fireplace mantel. Picotee is leading the parade with White not far behind. They spend the better part of the year in a south-facing window, getting water when I notice that they're starting to droop, generally being ignored in favour of the showy Hoyas putting on the ritz in the living room, but when their turn comes 'round, they're trotted out in sequence to show off their holiday clothes. The display will run for six to eight weeks with a possible encore in January from the earliest members of the troupe. Walmart may think the Christmas season starts two weeks before Hallowe'en, but at Crow's house, it has now officially begun.
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