hello friends & happy monday! how was your weekend? i was unfortunately under the weather {and still continue to be} and spent the whole weekend, from mid-friday on, confined to either my bed or the couch, watching nearly the entire sex & the city series...seriously! there does come a time when a girl has had too much sex & the city {for now}. dan took great care of me, though, providing all of the sickie necessities - chicken noodle soup, saltines, orange juice...he really is the perfect fiancé! {it's always the little things!} anyhow, i thought i would take a little break from doing absolutely nothing and reach out to all of my friends in the cyber-world...how are you all doing today?
i am becoming more and more drawn to succulents all the time. it seems that they are becoming quite the trendy plant...but goodness! why not? they are simply gorgeous & seem to be the perfect plant companion for someone that doesn't have a very green thumb. {let it be known that i am fabulous with fresh cut flowers, but quite the opposite with living, potted pretties...they usually, sadly, end up in my compost bin...eek}. now, i know that succulents still need to be tended to, but through some research, i learned that they are a lot more forgiving than your average houseplant. so, i truly do intend on giving the succulent my best shot this year! {fingers crossed}
there is this very little {literally - she must be no more than 5' tall, sans platforms} old lady who lives a couple of doors down from me...she wears 4" wooden platforms and is very senile, though she still manages to get around {i ran into her in the market around the corner once - her not knowing who i really was...but i still helped her when asked, "Barbara, would you mind grabbing that juice for me?"} and she is always tending to her concrete "garden" covered with succulents....yep, an entire "garden" made up of a concrete ground & tons of concrete pots filled with lush succulents. every time i see her, i think to myself...this is one very cool lady...in her wooden platforms, tending to her succulents {probably way long before they were ever considered cool}...though, i have noticed recently that i haven't really seen her around and it makes me worry a bit...so, today, i post this blog in honor of her...
{wow, i had a lot to say today! can you tell how lonely & bored i am!}
succulents for sale
{via cafe johnsonia}
oh, all of the lovely colors!
{ via carrie can}
{via meepmeepmeep}
and all of the fun possibilities of how to display them...
a very lovely centerpiece
{via martha stewart}
in old coffee cans converted into adorable mini planters
{via lheverything}
amongst rustic pots & vintage books
{via real simple}
to line the stairs that once led to nowhere...
{via roy t}
or you could even frame your succulents, if you wanted...
my mom sent me a couple of lovely succulent images
over the weekend that also helped to set the tone for this posting...
thanks, mom!
xoxoxo
brynn
