It is Official! Christmas time is very near, according to my plant anyway-the stores have been saying this for a few months now! Anywho, I'm excited because it has a large bud, (upper right hand corner) and will soon flower--Plus today there were some flurries--the kind that really don't accumulate, just lazily drift back and forth reminding you that another year is drawing to a close and the holiday season is upon us.