Under the snow…
a little glimmer of Spring popping up as the snow continues to melt!!!

While all of that snow was falling outside the past couple days…
and the temperature falling too… look what decided to bring a little color & sunshine into my condo! So excited that this little guy decided to bloom again for me!

It’s been a long time coming, but this cute little succulent has finally started blooming. It has been working on sending up these flower stalks for months, and now it seems like it’s enjoying the bright sun with these tender little blossoms! Not so sure what kind it is… but it’s loving its new home… and the cute little flower stake by my friend Cory McCrory!

My cousin David was proudly showing off his blooming amaryllis today! The flowers are GORGEOUS… and I’m “sure” that it’s all due to the “semi-vintage” flowerpot I made for him several years ago! You can see it better if you reverse the calendar a bit to when the bulb was just starting to sprout! Okay, so “maybe” his green thumb helped a bit too?!

With all the snow outside & piling up my windows, it’s nice to see that my orchids are getting ready to bloom again! These three re-bloomed for me last Spring, so I’m kinda surprised they’re going to bloom again for me?! Especially because I don’t do anything special for them… they’re lucky if they get splashed with water once in awhile!!!

Dull dreary & cold Winter days are so much easier to cope with when you go down into my friend Rosene’s basement to find her coleus garden growing in full force! What better way to feed her own gardening addiction than to take cuttings at the end of Summer… and then root them & nurse them through the Winter! So many wonderful colors & textures on these gorgeous coleus plants! Perfect for a natural TEXTURE TUESDAY!!!

Too bad this little slice o Heaven is way down by Peoria!!!

A welcome surprise… finding a Major Wheeler Honeysuckle plant still blooming this late in the season! Love how the bright flowers make a great contrast to the yellowing Fall colors of the leaves still on the vine!

While we’re focused on flower pots for Day Seven of my “TWELVE DAYS” pottery sales… I thought I’d share this little bit of craziness going on at my place!

I re-planted this little succulent back in May and it seems to be loving its new home. So much so that it’s sending up these wonderful stalks with tiny little flowers on top!

Again, apparently my plants are thriving during the pandemic shut-down – with no special care, just a south-facing window and plenty of neglect!!!

You know how I love seeing my pottery being used… fresh flowers, pretty vase, nice lighting. But in a true sign of the times, it looks like this stamped vase got totally upstaged!!! Figures.

Thank You 2020!!!

Looks like my Christmas Cactus… err, Thanksgiving Cactus is right on schedule! Perfect to kick-off MY HOLIDAY HOME SHOW “open” house this weekend. Remember, we have limited access today & tomorrow from 10:00am-6:00pm… only six people shopping at one time for safe social-distancing & masks required.

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