Hello, friends. I hope you've been well. Our snake plant is blooming, this time with three spikes. It only bloomed outside before, and only the past two years, so imagine my surprise when I noticed a quite sweet scent one night, when I sat in my chair to read, after McNibs woke me up to go out. You may get a laugh out of the fact that I briefly entertained the thought of some sort of visitation causing the sweet scent, before realizing it was the snake plant. I do believe our beloveds can visit us, though I've never had the experience. It's interesting where thoughts go, in the middle of the night. :o) With the likelihood of some price increases or difficulty in getting, I recently picked up a few extras of things at Dollar Tree. I also saw that my favorite sneakers were a great price, at 70% off, so got a pair to put back. All these things were made in China, so it seems wise. The summer clothes and sheets were brought down from the attic. The bedding was changed out, though with a few more unexpected nights in the upper 40's, the flannels might have been welcome a few more days.
The kiwis are blooming, on both the male and female plants. Will this be the year we actually get to harvest kiwis? Time will tell. All the seedlings in the grow station were fed with seaweed fertilizer. Most are not really thriving like I hoped they might. I guess I have plenty to learn about using the grow tent. J planted out the cucumber seedlings, and replaced the tomatoes that didn't make it. He's seen flea beetles chewing on the smallest ones, which I've only noticed on eggplant seedlings in the past. Oh well, at least I grew plenty. I canned up lentils early in the week, and gave the pups a bath in the outdoor shower.
Usnea & nettle glycerites were strained and bottled. I made hummer food, and golden paste for the pups. I traveled with a dear friend to Raleigh, for a concert over the weekend. We've been friends since I first moved to NC, in 1972. Yikes, that's 53 years. It's always wonderful to spend time catching up with her. We realized a plant nursery with beautiful gardens was having one of their open house weekends, so on the way home Sunday, we enjoyed wandering there. We both found a few plant treasures. Mine were a salvia, brunnera and pulmonaria. The pics below are from there. Enjoy!
