Happy New Year everybody!!
I have just looked at my resolutions for 2017 and, weeeell, I could say I pulled some things through (it's a stretch). I went down 7 kilos last year (5 of which I've put on again by Christmas time). I've been cooking my own lunches and making bead bracelets and some small blackwork things, so that's points for creativity. I've been watching lots and lots of TV shows (no improvement there). And I'm still terrible at replying to emails (self-bashing everyday because of that). My greatest achievement this year is the ability to hula-hoop with my butt and I've only unlocked it like 2 days ago.
So what would be the resolutions for 2018?
1. Lose those 5 kilos (or better more)
2. Be more productive (kinda mandatory resolution that never leads to anything)
3. Be more active in the succulent growing community (on it!)
4. Make or think of making some setup of artificial lights for my plants. It has been raining for months around here and even though the plants are not getting any water they stretch and die anyway. There is just no light at all to work with...
5. Make an effort to make friends (that's a hard one)
And so, even though I haven't achieved anything this year I got myself a present - that new Wild Lithops book. I know, I know, I was not going to because it is about plants in habitat which has no useful information on how to deal with them in captivity but the photos are just too pretty! I ordered it over at Namibiana and it arrived 1 day later with some extras.
I have not yet read any of the text, just looked through the photos. They are all beautiful and I really liked how many of them had a finger for scale and sometimes pictured damaged or not so perfect plants struggling to grow. Normally, those habitat photos feature perfect plants with no problems at all. Seeing that even in their ideal environment they might not grow perfectly is encouraging. Another positive things is that there are almost no photos of flowers. How great is that! It's all about colors and patterns of the leaves, the soils they grow in and their plant neighbors. I particularly loved the pic of some lithops growing together with an Anacampseros. It really makes me want to plants them together in a pot at home, too. If you are thinking of buying this book and have questions please feel free to ask and I'll look it up.