Moss, chocolate, and Pottermore.

I spent this morning gardening. Ha.

Maybe I should say terrariuming? If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know that I am not one of those people who has a green thumb. After my attempts at growing such supposedly indestructible plants like bamboo, I finally resorted to terrariums, which I fell in love with after watching Penelope.

I like plants and flowers- I really do. They're beautiful and fascinating. And there's something so charming and magical about little moss hills living behind glass walls. Like a lovely little world in a tiny jar.

And terrariums are so simple to make and to keep alive. Get a pretty jar. Put some nice rocks and some activated charcoal (if you have it. I don't) in the bottom for the drainage system. Add some dirt and arrange some bright green moss on top of the dirt. Keep the lid on it and spritz it once a month with some water. You can even get whimsical and add little items inside to make a scene (toadstools, gnomes, etc.- Etsy has some adorable things).

I bought two jars at Hobby Lobby the other day when they were 50% off...I think one was $3.50 and one was $2? This one is a small version of my previous terrarium.

This time instead of digging up moss at the creek, I just got some out of yard and the edge of the woods near our house. We have moss everywhere here. :)

My mom has some hen and chicks (hens and chickens? You know what I mean), and one was growing out of the container so I took it out and put it in this other jar. Since this is an actual plant and not moss, I'm honestly not counting on it living very long. :)

 My first terrarium was miraculously still alive, but pretty brown looking. So I took out the old moss and replaced it with some bright pretty moss. I also put in a small hen and chicks plant, but that probably won't work out because according to Wikipedia they don't like too much moisture.

I also picked some flowers from my mom's flower beds and put them in my antique blue Mason jar. Like I said, I don't know what it is, but flowers and glass go together.

{One of my lovely Black Apple prints shown.}

In other news, this is my second day without any chocolate. It's a little bit of a personal challenge for myself. The other day, after scarfing down approx. 6 of those chewy Target-brand chocolate chip cookies, it hit me that I might have a little bit of a problem. You think? I'm not cutting out chocolate for good. I'm just trying to take a little break and when I start eating it again, it definitely needs to be less than what I've been eating. It's probably all in my head, but I think I'm having withdrawal symptoms. I'm constantly hungry and I've even been craving fruit (I must be hungry!). Yesterday, I probably would have paid $5 for a Reese's cup (there are actually some downstairs in the candy drawer. Which I've been avoiding). Today I almost forgot about chocolate when I saw these.

In bigger news, Pottermore! It actually sounds pretty interesting, considering it's an online thing instead of a real book encyclopedia (which is what I was hoping for, but not expecting). What I want to know is, who decides which people get to try it on July 31st and which people have to wait until October?

Until next time,