I am celebrating my acheivement of productivity by trying something new. Have i told you about my fuzzy cactus, Doris Taylor? Last month we had a quarterly luncheon here at work. The theme was "Southwest" and there were little cacti on the tables. I inherited one soft, fuzzy succulent, and the little info tag said "hybrid: Doris Taylor". And i figured if such a plant could survive the desert, it might stand a chance with me.
Nevermind that i'm as infamously bad with plants as i am at cooking.... even though i'm good with children and animals, plants just escape me. The last plant to cross my desk was a holiday poinsettia.... wilted and dead after two weeks (and yes, i watered it- and my boss even supervised it's upkeep!). Before that, i inherited a leafy desk plant from the previous receptionist. She moved to a position in a back office and, despite my warnings of inability to keep plants, thought it would be nice to leave her beautiful plant, with lush green leaves, with me. A few weeks later, i could barely face her as i marched back to her office holding the pot of dirt with one withered stalk left. She tried to nurse it back to health, but it was too far gone....
However, Doris Taylor has survived a month, so i am encouraged.
My friend-co-worker Danielle brought me a little pot with clover seeds (which reminds me- i owe her a dollar). I planted them today at my desk.We'll keep an eye on them to see if they will grow... and more importantly, survive.
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