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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THIS FLOWERING TEXAS TRADITION BY AU D R E Y A S H E
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hen it comes to autumn in the Lone Star State, mum’s the word, but it isn’t how our friends in the U.K . refer to their mothers. Texans are accustomed to thinking of mums as attentiongrabbing blooms just waiting to be adorned with crepe paper, beads, glitter, ribbons, feathers, and even lights. You name it. Anything and everything is game.
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