The arrival of spring is a welcome occurrence for many people. Budding flowers are among the harbingers of spring. Spring flowers can revitalize winter-weary people just when they need it most — and provide reassurance that brighter, warmer and longer hours of sunlight are just around the corner.Cold-tolerant flowers are hardy enough to start blooming before the last frosts have dissipated. Other flowers will begin to fill in as days warm a little bit more, according to Better Homes and Gardens. Home gardeners looking to warm up their gardens with early blooms can use these flowers in their early-season containers, window boxes and planting beds.
It is never a surprise when waves break, flowers bloom to the sun and the laughter of children makes the strongest of adults come undone. It’s what they do.So it is when people with a penchant for making things happen are aligned with opportunities. Catalysts spur things into action. Organizations, businesses and teams accomplish little, if anything, without synergistic people involved.
I love a good pun. I married my wife because of many reasons but one of them was that she is the Queen of Puns. She is able to put that zinger in the middle of a phrase or comment that makes you tilt your head to the side, screw up your face as the words sinks in, and then groan from the pain inflicted. She’s that good.I have run across many of these puns on social media sites and have alternatively laughed or groaned at the resultant phrase has induced literary pain in one form or another. So, I thought I would take you on a trip through the pun-iverse.
“Hmmm, that looks comfy.”I was flipping through a glossy home decor magazine and stopped at a section on bathrooms. The featured element, the tub, was a harsh, gray rectangle with knifeedge corners made of gray poured concrete. If it weren’t for the rose petals floating on top of the water, you might mistake it for a particularly cruel and unusual horse trough.
In golf the adage is – you drive for show but putt for dough. Football is built on blocking and tackling where the game is usually won in the trenches. Dominate the line of scrimmage means you can run the football or have time to pass it.It is when the opposing defense can swarm to the ballcarrier by shucking would-be blockers and wreaking havoc before the offense can get rolling that the other side prevails. That’s why the bread-and-butter basics are running the ball on offense and preventing the same by the opponent. It often determines who wins and who loses.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Prepare to fight hard if you want to get ahead. Deal with obstacles head-on. Sort out your differences with anyone who could put a damper on your success. Positive change is within reach, but you are the one who will have to instigate it. Your goals can be reached! Less fuss will help you get things done. Put one foot in front of the other until you reach your destination. Financial gain is heading your way.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Take a walk down memory lane and evaluate your past, present and future pursuits. A positive change is within reach if you put in the time and take care of the necessary details yourself. Your plans for a meaningful relationship will have a positive impact on your life. Seek out information that will help you make a decision. A personal change will encourage you to pursue a new direction, partnership or lifestyle. Romance is in the stars.
Larry Blake Poarch, 79, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, January 9, 2020. Larry was born in Sardis, Texas on December 15, 1940
Virgie Williams, 75, passed away on Jan. 2, 2020. Wake was held on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Holsey Chapel, 709 Quinlan St., Ennis.
Funeral services for Bill Wright, 84, of Athens, are scheduled for 3 p.m., Monday, January 13, 2020, at the First Baptist Church of Athens with Dr. Kyle Henderson officiating. Interment
