Alaska According to Marie

I watered the plants in my office before I left for Kodiak and assumed that they would all be fine since I wouldn't even be gone a week. Kim gave me an exotic plant about a year ago for my birthday called Fittonia or "Black Star". It's real pretty and normally has a lot of leaves that are dark green on one side and a vibrant dark pink on the other.
When I got back to the office this poor plant was completely dry and all the stems were completely drooped to the sides of the planter, with no sign of life. The leaves were so dry that they were crunchy. I watered it right away and I was amazed how it came back. I did lose a lot of leaves, and the ones that are still on there will probably eventually fall off, but the stems perked right up. I'm glad I work in an architect's office and not a nursery.


Alexis is going to be spending the night tonight. She told me that we can have popcorn and watch Lord of the Rings. My kinda girl.