{"id":2917,"date":"2020-05-04T19:59:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T19:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourmadisonlife.com\/?p=2917"},"modified":"2020-05-04T20:01:24","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T20:01:24","slug":"my-grandmas-christmas-cactus-bloomed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourmadisonlife.com\/my-grandmas-christmas-cactus-bloomed\/","title":{"rendered":"MY GRANDMA&#8217;S CHRISTMAS CACTUS BLOOMED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One day I was working at my desk talking to Justin about something and looked up. I noticed that my Grandma&#8217;s Christmas Cactus bloomed! Stopped mid-sentence and exclaimed, &#8220;IT BLOOMED!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four years ago I picked up this cactus from my Grandma&#8217;s house, and this was the first time it&#8217;s bloomed. I just sat there for a bit staring at it, with tears in my eyes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My Grandma died a few days before we left for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourmadisonlife.com\/?s=hawaii\">Hawaii <\/a>and this bloom during this whole Covid craziness meant a lot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center\"><p>Since it first bloomed I look at it multiple times a day. It&#8217;s like my Grandma is telling us that it&#8217;s going to be OK. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1300\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourmadisonlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Plant-Care-Christmas-Canctus-Blooms-Our-Madison-Life-c-Natural-Intuition-Photography_0002.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Cactus, Grandmother, Plant Care - Our Madison Life - Natural Intuition Photography\" class=\"wp-image-2919\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1300\" height=\"973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourmadisonlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Plant-Care-Christmas-Canctus-Blooms-Our-Madison-Life-c-Natural-Intuition-Photography_0001.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Cactus, Grandmother, Plant Care - Our Madison Life - Natural Intuition Photography\" class=\"wp-image-2925\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourmadisonlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Plant-Care-Christmas-Canctus-Blooms-Our-Madison-Life-c-Natural-Intuition-Photography_0007.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Cactus, Grandmother, Plant Care - Our Madison Life - Natural Intuition Photography\" class=\"wp-image-2924\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1300\" height=\"869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourmadisonlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Plant-Care-Christmas-Canctus-Blooms-Our-Madison-Life-c-Natural-Intuition-Photography_0004.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Cactus, Grandmother, Plant Care - Our Madison Life - Natural Intuition Photography\" class=\"wp-image-2921\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6>How do I care or my Christmas Cactus?<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>I am not a professional when it comes to planting care, but I do have a little bit of green thumb. 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