02/02/2026
Today is Groundhog Day, and Punxsutawney Phil has just declared that there will be six more weeks of winter. Iām wondering if thereās ever less than six weeks of winter on February 2 here in Pennsylvania? Doubtfulā¦
But one thing that is for sure, is that I miss PLANTS. Right now they are buried under a whole lot of snow, here in Pittsburgh, and while it is a comfort, knowing that they will do what it says in Isaiah, and make the Earth bring forth and bud, it can be hard to wait!
Until then, my houseplants are a necessary touch of LIFE in this deep freeze! Iām enjoying a beautiful magenta orchid in my dining room room window, and a pothos plant trailing gracefully down my Hoosier cabinet. I have to keep trimming him back or heād have taken over the dining room by now! I named āhimā DāArtagnan a few years back, when I added a fourth Pothos plant to the Three Musketeers that I already had.
Another little plant curiosity that Iāve been enjoying is something called a rose of Jericho. Have you ever seen one? A friend who knows I enjoy plants, gifted it to me. One day she handed me a little brown bag with a curious object in it. She said, āput it on a little dish and give it a bit of water, and youāll see what happens!ā
I used time lapse photography to watch this little brown tumbleweed of a thing open up into an interesting sort of flower! Every few days I give it some water, and I watch it come back to life. I can see why itās alternate name is Resurrection Plant! Love that.
I think Iām going to have to purchase a couple of bouquets of flowers this week to enjoy and then turn into something a bit more lasting. Iāve been wanting to see what rose petals will do when I make Echo Print cards, and Iām also thinking of another flower I frequently see in bouquets, the lovely Alstroemeria. Be on the lookout for some new valentine inspired cards coming soon!
Until then, if you live anywhere near where I live, stay warmā¦ And surround yourself with a few pretty house plants to remind you that spring isnāt really that far away! Xo Tracy
