Gosh, probably about 3 or 4 years ago, I bought a beautiful orchid plant at Trader Joe's. It caught my eye because it was different from other orchids I'd seen and it had some nice foliage in addition to the blooms. I enjoyed it immensely, but as plants do, the blooms eventually died and I put the plant out on the balcony.
The leaves have always been nice so it was a good addition to the plants I had outside. However, this year when I came back from Oregon, I got a very nice surprise. The orchid was blooming again!
Here's a closer look:
Isn't it beautiful!
I wanted to enjoy it and since it's been too cold to sit on the balcony I cut it and brought it inside:
I kind of think of this spot as a memorial to Kramer, even though I can't bring myself to officially call it that. I still can't look at pictures of him but this painting, which I did in 2003, doesn't bring forth a rush of tears so I keep it up. Anyway, it seemed like the perfect place for my lovely orchid so here's where I put it.
I didn't have an appropriately sized vase so, inspired by this post from This Young House, I put it in a recycled wine bottle:
I'm not sure how long the blooms will last, but I will certainly enjoy them while they do.
