Category Archives: Gardening

The crownflower seeds I planted at the beginning of August have sprouted. I had left them in the seed-starting tray for a while, but I finally transferred some of them to larger pots. It feels like they’re growing slowly, but … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday to me niece Alicia! Anna. Yay! My starfish flower is blooming again. This time, I got two blooms. One finished a few days ago. The other one just opened yesterday. If what I’ve read about these on the … Continue reading →

The aquarium in my classroom is infested with snails. At least, I think they’re snails. They’re really tiny things that look sort of like barnacles. But they do have a hard shell, and one of my students said she saw … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday to my niece Rachel! Woo hoo! My lanai has been looking crowded and junky. I’ve been trying to figure out how to straighten it up. I wanted long shelves, but the long storage shelves at the home improvement … Continue reading →

The bushes outside of my classroom are blooming. They are normally just a hedge of purple leaves, but now they have beautiful speckled flowers on them: They are tiny though. You have to be pretty close to them to get … Continue reading →