Come on, Come on, Kalanchoe

Meet kalanchoe (pronounced kal-un-KOH-ee). Until just now--when I checked the online dictionary and clicked the speaker button so I could hear a woman pronounce the word, I said KALANCHA. So now I know. Anyway, it's perky and cheery, and I was craving beauty and color today. You can keep it outdoors or in--just give it shelter in the house before the first frost. Kalanchoe tales:

• When Figgy was born 25 years ago this August 24, my brother Will and Kelly, who live in Manhattan, came to the NYC hospital with a large pink kalanchoe plant--pink since we had a girl. I kept it blooming for a while (much to Will's amazement), but then it was spent.
• At the end of July, when Moey and I went to Spring Lake for one overnight, I finally checked out the pocket-sized Flowers by Colleen on the town's main shopping street and got us each a pink kalanchoe. I put mine in a pretty pink and yellow cachepot in the kitchen--the plant is a reminder of my first trip to stay by the rolling sea since last summer, before COVID-19.. A reminder of adventures, ocean air, packing a suitcase--and friendship.
• Today I popped into an enchanted Montclair shop--Moss & More. Figgy, Punch and I all adore this carefully edited plant lover's paradise. Amy, the owner, doesn't carry many flowering plants, but I found a sunny yellow kalanchoe (technically, a succulent) for about $7 and. planted it in a beautiful terracotta planter from her selection. I also had my bottle refilled with teatree all-purpose household cleaning spray. Best of all, since I was walking home more than 30 minutes with groceries etc., Amy offered to drop it all on my doorstep. Lovely. Tomorrow, I'm putting this beauty outside. 

I must update $pending soon. Good night, flowers, and friends.

Succumbed to Moss & More--& Italian Store

$MSOOP

• Donation, $5.
• Parking meter, $1.
• Red-eye espresso and a baked vegan chocolate-espresso donut from Java Love to bring to Figgy at work, about $8.
• Went into Moss & More [a "botanical boutique"] and bought three tiny "fairy plants" in tiny pots, one each for Fig, Sis and Will--we had sibling lunch in NYC. Sibs liked. Then succumbed to small, spiky succulent in pretty blue and white planter for my desk. About $24. 
• White Cheddar Cheez-It Grooves, about $2.
• Rosario's Shop to get Ferrara Torrone nougat candy, the little individually boxed treats our Grandma Rosie used to bring us on holidays. $9.99. [Sibs liked.] 1 lb. sausage & peppers, $8.99. 2 small loaves Italian bread, $2.60. Big jar anchovies, $15.99. This equals $37.57.

Total is $77.57

Doesn't count our pricey part of bill at excellent Italian restaurant in NYC or price to park on street at meters there, or for that matter, the toll to drive through the Lincoln Tunnel. But those expenses came out of Dan's wallet, not mine....still our family expenses, though....