Wednesday 1 January 2014

The Solution to the Christmas Riddle

... read no further if you haven't tried to solve the Christmas Riddle yet(but want to).

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Because every solution should have a decent spoiler space, I will first show off the lovely Christmas present I got, which is a beautiful, sterling silver Ganesha ring:


Ganesh is the overcomer of obstacles and his mount is a mouse.

If I was religious, he'd be my kind of God.

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...and my New Year present:



Green faceted Agate, with glass'n'pearls.  Oh my!

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Ok ok, enough about my bauble addiction..., here is the advertised solution to the Christmas Riddle:

We start with a hint:


This is an Osiris rose, and, one day I hope to grow one.

Take a close look.  Notice something?

Still not sure?

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Solution:  The rose the husband picked was the only one that didn't have dew on it's petals, since his wife spent the night inside the cottage with him.

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Happy New Year!