On our trip to Arnhem, Netherlands we went to the Centruum where all the shops are, and paid a visit to Coming Soon, a very stylish little shop that all of the people at Werkplaats Typografie recommended to us.  I paid them a visit once by myself, on a day that they had Juliette Warmenhoven, a recent grad of ArtEZ setting up her mini-exhibit there (though at the time I thought they were just doing a new window display).   I came back the following day with my husband to find a nicely curated exhibit of jadeite green hydroponic systems and miscellaneous other lovelies on a large 2 tiered table.  I was too timid to take photos so these are from her site.  This exhibit combines my two loves: plants + design!  Check it out if you are in the area.

I’m obsessed with mosses.   I took so many photos of moss while in Europe because I’m incredibly jealous of all the varieties of moss that seem to grow everywhere but in Los Angeles

(PS. Photo #1 was taken by my husband)

I am obsessed with these photos– especially that animated one on top.  Slime molds!  These über-decomposers are so beautiful.  I am so fascinated by botany.

Here are some Etsy picks that reflect a certain old-fashioned academic aesthetic which has rather disappeared from modern schools, but which are perfectly suited to a home setting.

1. Lucky Little Dot 2. Fabulous Mess 3. Ethan Ollie 4. Great Findz 5. Mechanical Stag 6. Made by Mavis

My husband’s brother-in-law is a pilot and he offered us stand-by tickets to come visit them in Boulder, Colorado. How could we say no? I’m a little worried because my cat of about 5 years, Milo, didn’t show up at all today (he normally doesn’t miss a meal, and just hangs out in the backyard). I hate feeling like something’s amiss when I’m about to take a trip, don’t you?

Anyway, just wanted to let you know posting will be a little spotty for next week or so.

Snipped from my garden today…

The passionflower I found on a walk,  and the echeveria is blooming in my garden along with several other succulents.

This is my first successful attempt to use a rooting compound.  It’s a species of Pelargonium that I broke off from someone’s yard (think of it less as stealing and more as unwittingly sharing).  It will eventually look like this, a lovely pairing of crimson and grey.  A much less showy Pelargonium than your usual garden-variety scented ones.  I think it will be nice with all my cacti and succulents, as well as my catmint.

I will certainly be using this much more often for further rooting.  It’s a lot of fun.  Super dorky fun.

There was such an overwhelming variety at the sale… I ended up with three little guys-  A Huernia and two Crassulas.