Priscilla J. (Whipple) Wirt, 80, of Muncy, died Friday, June 16, 2023, at Heritage Springs Memory Care in Muncy. Born July 12, 1942 in Williamsport, she was a d
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I’ve always assumed the fates did not grace me with a green thumb or a talent for plant care. In college I marveled as my best friend (and roommate) rescued ailing houseplants left on curbs in our college town. She coaxed them back to health the way people tend to baby birds. Our apartment was a jungle, and she made it look easy. So when we graduated and moved to different cities, I tried to acquire my own leafy menagerie. The plants I brought home seemed to hate me, and they proved their point by promptly dying.
This was tragic, for sure, but it wasn’t a surprise. I ignore dirty dishes, the laundry, and dust bunnies for weeks when life is busy. Then, in the quiet spells, I emerge to restore order until it all unravels again. Few plants can withstand such a haphazard love.