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Kicking off the new year in one degree weather, looking out my kitchen window was, truthfully, “warm” as I went from the window to a recliner and sat in front of the television, watching the Rose Bowl parade. Those floats made me dream of a flower garden filled with colorful blooms.

I won’t be plucking petals to make a float, but I am thinking ahead to a certain flower arrangement.

In 2021, we traveled with friends to Cape Cod. Yes, we saw some cool gardens. We also saw a few lighthouses which prompted us to buy lighthouse-shaped bottles of wine.

Those bottles, when empty, will make g...