Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Plants for Air Heads

I think I found a plant that fits my horticultural skills perfectly... an air plant.
First of all, they're cheap. Little ones cost $1.50, larger ones cost $4.50.
Secondly, they're strange-looking. The ones I bought look like long strands of wiry hair that wander off in different directions.
Third, you can put them anywhere! I glued mine to the inside of seashells so they look like long tentacles of some weird creature reaching out.
Finally, they're pretty much kill-proof. All they need is exposure to bright light and a weekly misting.
So, if you're ever looking for an unusual and inexpensive gift for a plant lover, go buy a sea shell that is coiled - like a snail shell. Then take it to your local nursery and find an air plant that you can stuff part way into the shell's opening. Then glue the plant into the opening! For added fun, you can glue a magnet to the back of the shell so it can be used as a refrigerator magnet! Gorilla glue works great.

Sunday, June 08, 2008

Home Again

Hello World.
At last... the band and I are back from an exhaustive round the world tour and I am gigged out. The callouses on my finger tips are as big as Robin's eggs - only they're white instead of blue - and my voice is just about shot. It's a good thing I had my vaporizer along or the tour would have been over months ago!
Most of our luggage made it back to the States. I was lucky. I only lost a 2-suiter, my golf clubs, my guitar, and a carry-on. Zip lost his electric wheelchair!
Wha?.. Oh... Never mind. I guess wasn't on a world tour. I just ran out of gas.
But now it's time to put on my thinking cap and start blogging again! Starting right...tomorrow... maybe.