[Magdalen] 'Re: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi.

[Jay Weigel]

My father (born in Michigan but raised in Missouri from the age of 20
months to adulthood) always used that expression, as did my Missouri born
and raised mother. And of course in Tennessee it's standard.

On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 11:05 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> Was delighted to see a volunteer petunia flowering an an otherwise barren
> tree pit last summer. Wish I'd taken a picture of it. It looked so brave,
> so triumphant.
> -M
>
> PS: if you don't live in a city, Google has lots of pics of tree pits. We
> tend ours with pride but fighting off the dog walkers is part of the
> tending
>
> On Friday, October 21, 2016, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > ... speaking of "squirrel planted" how many of us are familiar with the
> > word "volunteer" to describe the appearance of a plant or tree seedling
> >
>