Happy Spring, Happy Birthday

When I took Franklin Habit's lace knitting workshop the other weekend (yes, I was in the same room with the real Franklin Habit, blogger superb, in addition to being a mighty fine knitter) - he told me the secret to being a good blogger was to blog daily. Well, that seems near impossible to me because I have so little to say. However, today is my birthday and I bought myself a present worthy of blogging about: an orchid - or to those of us now in the know, a Phalaenopsis.

Here it is. I want proof that I actually had a Phalaenopsis for a while, hence the photo. I received one as a gift when we lived in Connecticut and I killed it within 2 months. I'm newly inspired by both my friend Gretchen and my uncle Gordon, who both grow orchids successfully.

Isn't it pretty in the close up? I'll retake the photos in 4 months and see what I've got. I think I may have to research how to take care of this baby - which will cut into my blogging time.

In addition to Phalaenopsis, I succumbed to adding a Spring Cactus to my houseplant collection. Now, I have not had a houseplant since I was in college, so I wonder if I'm having a midlife crisis - two houseplants in one day. Anyway, my mother in law always had a huge, and I mean HUGE, Christmas Cactus. It looked just like this one, except it had red flowers. I have no idea if it's the same plant or a different one from hers, but I thought, "Why not?" and took it to the cash register with Phalaenopsis (I hope if I say and write the name enough times I'll remember what it is).

So, happy spring indoors, and happy birthday to me.