Purple Haze

These orchids are for sale at Long's drugstore in South Maui. To purchase orchids at a cheaper price, try farmer's markets or Maui orchid farms.

Happy Year of the Rat!

I recently admired what a friend of ours did with her stove top. She covered it and turned it into a beautiful place to display some of her orchids and a sculpture. Her creativity has inspired me, and even though I'm not planning to do the same thing with our stove, I'm in the mood to change things around a bit in our home.

Out with the old--in with the new! After all, today is the beginning of another long cycle since the rat was the first animal to show up before all the other animals in Chinese astrology, and today is the Year of the Wood Rat!

Full Bloom

Our orchid plant is once again in full bloom. This plant was given to us three years ago, and is now blooming again for the fifth time. This is what the website Maui Orchids writes:

"When do orchids bloom?

The most popular types bloom in winter and spring, but orchids may be found that bloom in any month of the year. Keep in mind that many plants that bloom for their first time may be flowering out of their normal season, and in many cases, our flowering season may be sooner or later than yours due to our temperature and cultural differences."