My orchids. I used to think they were fussy and hard to grow and keep live. They aren't. They are members of the "s.l.o.w" movement. This one came home with me after a great accident at work broke off the flowering stem. Water crashing down on the orchid table. I noticed several buds of future stems. So I purchased it at it's discounted "out of bloom" price. And waited.
It's been a long wait. Most of the summer and the fall and now winter. And now it is blooming. You can see two of the six (!!!) flower spikes in this picture I took with my phone. There are more on the underside and back of the plant. I think it is very happy to still be alive after that crash in the greenhouse. Two other "rescues" from different times are also making flowers. Loving that.
G is out snowplowing the recent snowfall. Never ending but snow is better than ice. And it doesn't feel as cold today. It's February. Sigh. We're almost done.
I spent some of yesterday sewing 3 inch squares together. The pattern isn't all that complicated but I keep sewing the wrong one to the wrong side. Now they are lined up on the floor. And I check twice before sewing. And I am trying to get all the penguins right side up.
I am reading but finding that the books I checked out--I already read. Darn. My new lenses are taking a long time to get made--trifocals. Lots can go wrong. But I did find a new series of books for G and he is very happy the book one.
We are having baked beans and grilled cheese sandwiches today. Yesterday I had two very large bowls of spring greens in a salad. The beets are still awaiting their turn in the salad bowl. It's that time of year when nothing seems appetizing. Been there, eaten that, don't want to again.
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