Welcome to the eighth (full) edition of ‘I recommend’. As the name implies, this is a share to recommend just about anything you like or have tried. It can be a book, drink, food, movie, music CD-anything. Mister Linky will open to another page (that’s how it works on WordPress). Please add your link there and don’t forget to leave me a comment here.

Amaryllis blooming, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.

During the winter, many of us gardeners miss the joy in seeing their outdoor flower gardens blooming and need some kind of cheery ‘fix’.  I try and save some of my garden flowers, but many have gone kaput by January or February. I recommend forcing bulbs such as the amaryllis I have pictured. Brian gave me this for my November birthday and I saw that it had opened over the weekend.
I also love African violets.

They come in all colors from white to the darkest purple. Their leaves can be variegated too. They put up with a lot of neglect most of the time. I keep a bottle of AV plant food handy when I remember to water them and they perk up and give me a massive show of blooms.

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So I finally got around to reading Philadelphia magazine’s 1oo year anniversary issue.  Since I’ve lived around this city for almost half that, I was interested to read their top 100 things that made Philly stand out. Since you probably don’t have a copy of it, #1 was Philly cheesesteaks. I was curious to know if my readers have had one? I make them once in a while and found some good steak meat that wasn’t a Minute Steak or Steak-ums-more flavor, a little more money. Gee, I think I want one soon! My tummy is definitely better.
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