You may notice a couple minor changes on this blog: Font, color (which is the 2018 color of the year: Purple), and no more ads (which, sadly, I have to pay to remove the ads generated automatically). There will be a text message feature added too – just have to figure out how to do that.

2018 Activity

Additionally, on the right side bar, I’ve started to list upcoming activity for 2018. Dates will be noted soon for each activity.

For this week, I am planning to do a Facebook live at 10:30 am Eastern time tomorrow (Jan 24, 2018, Wed.) to show how I will remove the live succulents from my succulent topped pumpkin. Care to view? Be sure to like my Container Crazy CT Facebook page so the feed shows up on your page when it is live.

Photo story of above:

This pumpkin was assembled with live succulents in Sept. 2017 by me to show as a prototype for my October workshops. The pumpkin is still in decent shape and the plants are living well, however, it is time for me to remove them and I will show a couple techniques tomorrow.

On the day I took this photo, we had a snow fall so I placed it on a table on my outdoor deck covered with snow. It really brightened the background with pure white.

I’ve kept this prototype pumpkin on a table by my kitchen slider indoors since September. Every time I had a holiday gathering, I moved it to my bedroom cause it didn’t work with our Christmas theme – and I thought, “Hmmm, maybe I should paint the pumpkin red to extend it for a new decorating season.”

I had great fun offering the Succulent Pumpkin Workshops in 2017. I know my attendees loved it and this FB live will help them to know how to care for their succulents going forward. There is nothing wrong with keeping the plants on there if they want to for a while longer however.

Have you made any succulent pumpkins where you are? Do tell us about it!

Working on Upcoming Stuff:

I am only beginning to organize my 2018 calendar and will be adding updates to the WORKSHOPSCT. com sister site as I go. I had an extremely busy year last year, and sometimes I wonder, how did I do all that as I go thru all my files and reorganize my home office during this month.

My home office is such a mess, that as I did some cleaning of it, I said to my husband, “Doesn’t it look better in here?!” His reply was, “Yes, it is not an obstacle course anymore.” But, I still have lots to organize – and dusting to do, and of course, tax time is coming up (oh joy).

I never thought in a million years I would be this sloppy of a desk person because I was a professional Secretary years ago before taking hort courses. I was “the” person that kept CEO’s offices organized and tidy.

One time, I packed up boxes of my bosses’ papers which were all over his messy office and had them mailed to his home because it was lots of personal stuff. Boy, was he ever mad – he said, don’t ever do that again. I guess his wife didn’t like it. LOL. I was a bit younger and clueless. I just wanted it to be organized for him. It was not a good surprise!

Today, my desk is a bit like his was – a mishmash of personal stuff with gardening stuff, with my small business stuff, and calendars, books, tons of books, and boxes and decor and clip boards – it is a mess, but getting tidier as I clean here and there. Winter is my spring cleaning time because spring is a busy time for plant addicts.

Anyhow, that was a side bar there – I got off track – but back to today. It is raining, however, tomorrow is predicted to be partly sunny – that is why I thought a good day to do a FB live. I am not doing it outside, but the sun will feel good while I work on this little project. I hope the WiFi will work with no problems. If not, the video will be posted right after on my Container Crazy CT Facebook page.

What kinds of January things are you working on? Are you cleaning up shop or your office too?

Cathy Testa
860-977-9473
containercathy@gmail.com

See also http://www.WORKSHOPSCT.com