So I have a few succulents that I keep at work. They're doing surprisingly well there; like most plants, I expected them to die on my within a few months, but they're actually getting pretty big. This one, which I'm pretty sure is called a Black Prince, is by far getting the biggest. When I… Continue reading It’s changing
It's taken a long time, but I finally—FINALLY—have a couple of tomatoes showing up on my tomato plant. They're little yet, but they're actually growing pretty quickly. It shouldn't be too much longer before one of them fits in the palm of my hand. I also found out what the odd looking buds on my… Continue reading Growing
Up until last weekend, I hadn't baked in, oh, three months, maybe? I don't know why I stayed away from it for so long; maybe it was a lack of time, maybe it was the same burn-out that affected my writing, or maybe it was something else entirely. Regardless, I dove back into it over… Continue reading It’s been a while
My strawberries are growing, but not nearly as quickly as they normally do. The plant itself is doing really well; it's getting big and it's super green. But the berries themselves? There's room for improvement. A few have come in so far, but they haven't gotten very big. I think the largest is maybe the… Continue reading Ready for berries
There's two things I really like about the purple flowers I planted this year: their name (I mean, Super Elfins? How can you not appreciate that?), and how soft and small they are. These ones aren't much more than two or three inches big, and have some of the softest petals I've ever felt. And… Continue reading Soft and small
