Bloomin' Hatiora (or Drunkard's Dream) part 2

 A couple of new pictures.  It is really hard to get a good one as the plant is so airy. 

Bloomin' Hatiora (or Drunkard's Dream)

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's out there!

I am enjoying a Mother's Day weekend surprise, this plant is blooming!  It has been in my care for a little over 2 years now and in the past I have only seen a blossom or two.  I think it has finally adjusted to the move.  

Even the cuttings I have in water are blooming, a little more fully than the plant itself right now.  The warmer indoor temperature is probably the reason, but it is warming up outside so I expect to see more and more blossoms on the plant soon, they fade quickly but I hope to get another photo with more blossoms.  

finding treasures...in the yard, at the thrift stores and on other blogs

It has been a good season for treasure hunting.  We have a LOT of flowers blooming in the yard right now and each one is a treasure.

 

A few weeks ago I found this spice rack at a thrift store.  The rack is a carousel; the bottles had labels and corks which smell of the spices. I couldn't decide if I should leave it alone or re-purpose it.  With Easter coming and flowers blooming the decision was easy. I removed the corks, scrubbed the vials and filled them with pastel colored water.  My sweet daughters-in-law insisted I post a picture of it. 

 

On Saturday the kids were all here and we all went treasure hunting.  We visited the Green Pea Boutique first.  It is the best antique/boutique store around!!  Both girls found treasures there. We also went to another antique store and a thrift store.


My favorite find is this egg gathering basket , I am anxious to fill it with "grass" and "eggs", I just don't know yet what that will look like.  

We all brought home new (to us) treasures.  The best part was 50% off everything at the thrift store.  This silver plated teapot was only fifty cents!

I also love treasure hunting on all the wonderful blogs out there in cyberspace.  I found versions of these sweet birds on a few different blogs and had to try making them.  I love the paperclip feet! 

And this morning I found the sign below and couldn't agree more.

Hatiora salicornioides

Common Names:  Drunkard's Dream or Dancing Bones.

This plant is well over 60 years old.  My mother  remembered seeing at her parents house in the mid 1940's.  Grandma moved in with Mom around 1975 and brought the plant with her.  Mom came to live with us in 2008 and again, the plant came too. 
I transplanted it soon afterward and because we have a milder climate it became on outdoor plant.  It is thriving.

It now measures about three feet from top to bottom and a little over two feet across.

I have been cutting it back to get new starts and will share them with family members who want them.  (We will be taking a road trip in September, so let me know if you want one.)

   

 I loved how the first "start" looked in a vase that I had, so began looking for more pots and vases in thrift stores.  I now have a small collection.

Here are some that I have planted over the past year that seem to be doing very well. 

And another
batch that I
planted today.   

Plus the ones in
water waiting for
roots to appear. 

Hawaii (part 4)- More Flora

Hawaii (part 2)

Today I'm posting pictures of a few of the amazing plants growing on the 4 acre estate where we stayed.  Enjoy.