I wanted to do three quick follow-up posts related to our bathroom makeover: plants, shower curtain, and hardware. Let's start with the bathroom plants. We have a ZZ on the tank tray - ZZ plants always appear on the lists of hardy, low-light plants. I already have cuttings started, so when this one gets too [...]
Well, now we know the drawback of real-time blogging: sometimes real-time is way too slow. I'll save the nitty-gritty details behind the delay for another post - instead, let's check out our newly redecorated bathroom. Unfortunately the bathroom is still small and awkward - nothin' I could do about that - so it's impossible to [...]
A reader asked about the basket that holds our bedroom plant: It's from Jo-Ann (which I always want to spell "Joanne's"). The baskets come in three sizes and they're really good quality: tightly woven with metal ribbing and plastic lining. They range from $39 to $89 at full price, but who pays full price at [...]
My wariness of decorative items -- as mentioned in my last post -- extends to books, which might be an unusual stance for someone with a master's degree in Library & Information Science. But, having worked in three libraries, an illuminated manuscripts gallery and a rare books shop, I agree with the first law of [...]
Lola is a bit of a pig when it comes to my houseplants, treating them as an all-you-can-eat salad bar. Adding plants to my hoard collection is a trial-and-error process: some plants he simply isn't interested in, others he gorges on until he pukes. Those are either relocated to my office (which is like a [...]
Project Palermo 