Thanks to The Daily Frenchie for posting my photo of Stevie the Spider Dog.
Category: Family
Life with the Murphy’s!
They’re Allliiiivvveee!!!
Brace yourselves, people. This post is a wild one…it’s about….my house plants.
Eh?
So, I never thought I would have plants in my house, I didn’t think I was one of those people. You know the type…plants hanging in knitted slings from the rafters. If that’s your decor, own it baby. I’m just not cool enough for it.
My first attempt at house plants was a bonsai tree when I was in Jr. High. Way to start small, yea? Not so much. It didn’t stand a chance.
The next adventure was a Chia Pet – a sheep to be exact. We bonded over a Christmas break. We had some good times together. Until Mr Sheep started getting stinky…they don’t tell you about that part in the commercials.
Then there was a bamboo tree in college. I kept that sucker alive for years….YEARS! And it’s still going strong in my parent’s kitchen window. One thing I learned about bamboo, you can’t kill it. Even when you want to. Someday I’ll tell you about the bamboo monster in our front yard. Word of advice…NEVER set your bamboo free. It needs structure. Just think of it as a strong-willed child.
So, when Merfman and I moved into our house we received some plants as house warming gifts. I’ve decided that I love plants as gifts. I try to give plants over flowers for gifts since cut flowers have a short life and plants can live FOR-EV-ER.
The small-but-mighty collection.
I love the orange watering can this little guy lives in :)
This dude was a gift from parent’s of close friend. They saved this guy from yard sale! It bloomed a few weeks ago and now it’s just chillin’.
And this is my pride. This was a seedling gift from friends and it just.keeps.growing. I’m beaming. I have no idea what to do with it. It’s awesome.
This is the most recent addition to the family. Merfman’s Aunt has an awesome green thumb and she gifted this beautiful houseplant to us a few weeks ago.
I love the split in the leaf. Such a rebel.
I warned you this was wild and crazy. So far this week I’ve given you photos of my dogs and houseplants. I know, I know…I’m a wild woman.
Who said being in your mid 20’s wasn’t thrilling?!
InstaFriday
Happy Friday! Linking up to share my pics from the week.
I made a run to Trader Joe’s to stock up on some necessities for the week. I don’t shop their normally, but I always like browsing the vino section. This bottle caught my eye, I blame it on my new love for Sugar Skull Art. We enjoyed some of it last night and we’re fans. It helps that it was affordable too!
Betsy loves the doggie bed I made her. It’s an old pillow case stuffed with the filling of an old pillow. This is her “work” bed where she naps while I work at the computer.
I like taking pictures of my dogs? Buddy, or Yellow Dragon as we call him, is not a small dog. He takes up a large amount of space and always seems to find the most inconvenient places to nap…in front of the fridge at dinner time, blocking the front door, behind my office chair. He wasn’t in the way here, just casting a very large shadow I found amusing.
Saturday morning Merfman made me breakfast. I LOVE when he cooks. He’s pro at skillet potatoes and fried eggs. Don’t worry, the sausage is a MorningStar Patty :)
Merfman and I have been working around the house on a few projects. Last Sunday we seeded the lawn in the front yard. It’s been hot this week (90 degrees in October!?) so I’ve been watering it daily to help it grow. No sprouts yet :( The two different colors are because we had different brands of seed – gotta use what ya got!!
I had to make a trip to BevMo for work (wha, my job is special) and I spotted this on the endcap. I don’t eat bacon and I’ve never been to Portland, but EVERYONE tells me how awesome VOODOO Doughnut is. I vow to go there someday and eat a non-meat pastry. I was really tempted to get this ale but refrained. I’d fulfilled my “adult beverage” line item in the budget with the aforementioned vino.
I got a LIBRARY CARD! I’m a adult! I’m currently reading a book about dog training, but I can’t wait to get a billion more books. I LOVE reading and since we’re Living Like No One Else the library is my friend.
My Mother in Law gifted me with the very pretty Mums after I’d mentioned how I’d like to get some for the front yard. A very pretty and happy surprise.
Since I was in the garden planing the Mums I noticed this pretty bloom on my Hibiscus. Makes you want to be in Hawaii, huh?
Wednesday night Merfman had to do a pick up from a film shoot north of where we live. I offered to join him. When we were unloading I noticed the sunset and snapped a photo. I thought the movie trucks made a funny skyline.
Happy Friday! Have a fun weekend :)
The Merfett 