Book Review, Socialists Don't Sleep, Cheryl K. Chumley

 March 31, 2021 – Book Review: Socialists Don’t Sleep by Cheryl K. Chumley

 

         Fabulous book I have just finished.  Socialists Don’t Sleep – Christians must rise or America Will Fall.  Published this year by Humanix Books.

          Well written, and documented.  Take your time, there is a lot to absorb and digest in this one.

          I particularly liked the chapter heading entitled: Failing to Grasp that not all do-gooders do good. 

          My Dad used that phrase, “do-gooders” on a new arrival to our town when I was an impressionable teenager. 

          This new-to-town woman, wrapped her arms about a big tree that was on a sharp corner of a dangerous road, which was the site of numerous accidents.  It had taken years for the town to allocate enough money to straighten that section of the road in front of our house and this brand new resident, this “do-gooder” didn’t want the big tree cut down.

          My Dad informed the “save-the-tree” woman about our situation.  Over the years, there had been dozens of accidents at this corner.  Numerous people have been hurt.

          The last one I remember as a youth, on icy roads, their car bounced off the tree and spiraled over the stone wall in front of our house.  It landed just short of smashing into my parent’s bedroom.  The next day it was towed off and the town put the stone wall boulders back into place.

          Trust me, I remember that night - the crash noise got us all out of bed; then the police, rescue squad, and flashing lights.  I only got to peer out the windows into the darkness watching the goings on.

          Dad was as pleasant as he could be telling her that in order to improve the safety of this road, that and many other trees need to be cut down so that they can widen this road.  “Look around you, there are forests of trees.”   He finally shook his head watching the demonstrator and flatly stated, “You don’t know what you are talking about.”

          That was my introduction into “do-gooders” and the beginning of my education into what is socialism, what is collectivism and what is communism.

          An additional chapter, “Being blind to the Globalist Snakes in the Grass,” wherein many interesting facts about George Soros and others.

          Chapter twelve showing how simple the American public followed the “rules” to cover their faces with masks, without really asking the right questions.  How easy it is for the government to overstep their bounds, and they continue to do so.  We all need to smarten up, straighten up and stop being sheep that will be lead to the slaughter of this creeping socialism which will turn into communism and tyranny – as it always does – history proves that.

          We need to take back this country, this America that is exceptional and embrace our freedoms before they vanish through left-wing progressives, with the help of our under-educated or socialist indoctrinated youth.

          We all need to get back to the values and morals of Christian religion, which made this country.

          I suggest you locate a copy, read it and pass it along to a friend.

          I say, “Well done, Cheryl K. Chumley!”  Well written, factual, informative, much needed at this time.

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!

March 17, 2021 – Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you!

 

Top of the morning to you.

 

Breath of Spring.

Camellia Bush untouched by freezing temps this year.

 

Camellias up close and personal.

May the road

rise up to meet you,

May the wind

be always at your back.

May the sun

shine warm upon your face.

And the rains

fall soft upon your fields.

Wishing you the sweetest

of Irish blessings

on

St. Patrick's Day

and always.

Millenium Allium

 March 15, 2021 – Millenium Allium

          Surprise, Surprise – when I hacked my wiregrass infested clump of Millenium Alliums out of the ground recently - I was expecting to find the typical round allium bulbs at the base of the two-inch tufts of shiny plump green leaves.  What I found were stout, rhizome like roots – much like miniature iris rots, but not rounded, more like dirt encrusted small fingers.  Pictured below:

         Wiregrass swoops into my garden often and having to lift and ‘save’ perennials is a spring or fall pastime.  My mistake was not taking a picture of the beginning mess I was dealing with – I am sure it will happen again, so in future I will share with you the wiregrass nightmare as a reference point.  If I can do it, so can you as a diligent gardener.

          I bought this 2000 introduction a few years back, probably after it attained the 2018 plant of the year award.  I do remember I was honestly put off by the price tag at the time I bought it. 

          First, I merely admired the photographic plant stake shoved in the pot.  I pulled it out as I often do and read it front and back and re-inserted the plant stake, ticking off my requirements easily: perennial, full sun, and deer and rabbit resistant.  I admired the shiny fat strapped leaves, in the well filled one gallon pot. I continued to stroll around my usual nursery haunt thinking about it and looking for something new to spice up my garden.  I was dealing with full sun and red clay that refuses being amended into proper garden soil. 

          In the back of my mind I knew that my culinary chives did well even in the red clay mixed with humus – why wouldn’t these?  I circled back, as I often do, and snagged three pots casting aside the pricey price as they say here in the South.

          I can report – it was a good decision.

          I was more than delighted several weeks later when they came into bloom in the garden. They manage excessive heat, drought, and excess rains, well.  They even managed my poorly amended hard packed red clay.

          Now that I have lifted and divided my first clump, I will first bring some along in gallon pots to sink into a new garden later this fall, but in the next few days I will be digging in these tough little bulbs/roots here and there and giving them extra soil amendments to make them happy.  They have earned it.

 

         I will be adding these to my top ten plants; I am not sure which favored perennial will drop in rank, but I will make that decision later this fall.  So, I suggest you circle back to my blog in October when I re-number my best perennials and give you the reasons why.

Research notes:

Drought tolerant that attracts bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Perennial, rabbits and deer leave it alone.

Millenium Allium – yes registered with the misspelling. Breeder, Mark McDonough of Pepperell, Massachusetts introduced it in 2000 and it became plant of the year in 2018.

It looks good in the heat.

Three to five bulbs per one gallon container.

https://aces.illinois.edu/news/perennial-plant-year-allium-millenium

https://www.gardensmart.tv/?p=articles&title=Allium_%27Millenium%27_is_the_2018_Perennial_Plant_of_the_Year