plant!z

I have a new thing (I think I always have a new thing--keeps life interesting) . . . and it's not really that new. It's kind of an old passion. Plants. I love them. My mom had (has?) this magical little aloe vera plant in the window above her kitchen sink and I would spend hours . . . OK, minutes . . . seconds . . . inspecting it and making the leaves ooze their fantastic healing goo.

Last spring I helped mi capitan and his parents plant a bunch of new life in our yard. Unfortunately the relentless New Mexican sun chose to spoil the fun and soaked up the goodness from the soil, leaving a good handful of our plants tired and thirsty. Sad. But I love yard work and planting/gardening/growing. I love the earth, the smell of freshly cut grass, the life in a new blossom. It's fantastic.

Soooo to keep this all going, I've started my own little garden inside. Check it outttt!

I think I need to re-pot my orchid, but isn't my little yellow rose so cute? I pretend it's my Yellow Rose of Texas since I'm basically a West Texan y'all . . .  I have Trader Joe's of Santa Fe to thank for both of these! This weekend I'm going to Lowe's to pick up supplies to make a ski rack (woohoo) soooo I'll probably buy a new pot and get to work on my mini garden.

OH and I'm going to a Shaman workshop on Saturday and you better BELIZE I'll be writing about it!