October 1: The Hopeful Dieffenbachia

In 2019, my sister gave me plant-a-month birthday present.  For 6 months, tiny houseplants were delivered to my door  It was delightful and this  dieffenbachia was one of those plants.  

It’s grown quite a bit since then - this it it’s third pot - and for Halloween it has a black cat plant stake.  By the end of this month, overnight temperatures will be cool enough that plants must come inside for the season.  But we’re not there yet and both the dieffenbachia and I are determined to soak up the last of the warmth.

Gratitude Journal: Music

A few years ago, JT gave me a little JBL portable speaker.  In the last 6 months, that little speaker has become my frequent companion.  I’ve got playlists-a-plenty and I’ve found myself enjoying a whole lot of familiar music - hello ’80s New Wave tunes - as well as music that JT has introduced me too - recent Red Hot Chili Peppers (I always enjoyed 1980s Chile Peppers), Goose, the Strokes, Billy Strings.  My tastes vary - they always have - but my enjoyment of music hasn’t.  It’s been nice to have music so easily in reach and when I wake up to a familiar song in my head, that’s even nicer.  

May 1: Terra Catta

A few weeks ago, JT and a friend went to Grounds for Sculpture , one of those gems of a place that is tucked into a corner of New Jersey.  They had fun and brought home this charming planter for me.  

I immediately named it Terra Catta because of course I did.  It’s the perfect size for a transplant from one of my other plants and I’m giving a new shefflura a try.  If that doesn’t work, I know that a pothos will and I’m a woman with an abundant pothos collection.  

Terra Catta will please me for years to come and that’s happy.