Saturday, January 18, 2025

Good news for plants and people

This morning I finished boxing the completed lapghan, which turned out very warm and sturdy with its fleecy backing. The backing is dark grey, works well with the colors. You can see it through the lacy squares. So now it's draft proof, always a good thing with granny squares.

I added in three pairs of fingerless gloves, after pressing and airing lapghan and gloves.

Then I added in a few skeins of bright colored yarn and a couple of sets of knitting needles and a circular. Just in case anyone would like to knit. It can be helpful if you're in crisis, which these recipients certainly are.

So now it's gone. I made it to the PO and got a warm welcome from Lou behind the counter. I suspect he thought I'd gone when he hadn't seen me in a while. People wonder.

So that was good for everyone. And one of Biden's final acts of his presidency 

Fair warning: I'm not entertaining any legalistic comments on this, whether it's legally binding, what the DOJ has to say, or the national archivist, none of it. I just want with my fellow American women, to savor the moment. Thank you Joe.

I've been pushing for decades for this simple few words to be enacted. Including messaging Joe asking for his declaration. Twenty four words, meaning everything.

Back on the ground, I did a bit of home gardening.


Here's Gary's anthurium which had outgrown its tiny starter pot, ready for a bigger one, and coleus, already rooted strongly in water, which will go to Gary along with the anthurium once it's settled.

And clockwise, the anthurium with her brave new leaf, coleus for Gary, new prunings from the potted coleus starting in water, and three tiny succulent leaves started in the tiny pot from the anthurium.

It seems a bit early in the year, but the coleus had put on a spurt, the succulents are putting out new growth all over, so I took my cue from them. They know what they're doing.

Happy day everyone, one way to resist is to enrich our own lives however we can, so I'm doing that.

Photo AC 




12 comments:

  1. Good for Joe! He's certainly doing good right up until the last possible moment.
    You've reminded me that I have to get some potting soil so I can give my rooted spider plants and wandering jew a better lease on life. Then the problem will be finding somewhere to put them!

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    1. Tnose are two plants I've grown and given away so often. They grow in spite of you, so prolific.

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  2. House gardening is very satisfying. I must try coleus again - I haven't had any for years, and they're so pretty.

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    1. My coleus plants are the descendants of seeds several years ago. They're easy to grow. I think they're in the mint family, which would explain it.

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  3. I hope all he's done isn't undone...Long overdue on this. Your package will make someone happy and warm!

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    1. Yes, there's no doubt the felon will try to undo a lot. We can resist and hope

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  4. I don't understand a lot about the American constitution but I hope so much that he can't change things to allow him to continue after the next four miserable years are up.

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    1. I think he'll try. I think he won't succeed. For one thing, there are other people wanting to run, from his own party.

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  5. A happy amendment. Long may it stay

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  6. Thank you for mentioning the ERA. May it stick.

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    1. It got very little attention. So I needed to boost the signal.

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