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Make your own mossarium! Boing Boing
Moss is awesome! And simple to keep alive even if you travel.
Moss had its heyday back at the turn of the last century when both the US and the UK had their own bryological societies and people built mosseries into their homes where they could enjoy the greenery year round. It's simple to build a mini-mossery, or mossarium, in your own home.
Assembly is straightforward. Put rocks in the bottom of your jar. Pour in small amount of charcoal water. Put Spanish moss on top of it. Add moss. Add frippery such as birch bark, flowers, twigs, pinecones, ceramic frogs. Put the lid on. Put it somewhere out of direct sunlight. Add a tablespoon of water every few months if it looks like it's getting dry.
An excellent field guide for Pacific Northwest mosses is:
Schoffield, W.B. 1992. Some Common Mosses of British Columbia 2nd ed. Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, British Columbia
...Suddenly Frugal Blog » Blog Archive » Start the New Year with Savings
I know that a lot of people are vowing to live more frugally in 2009. And while cutting back on your shopping and spending can help you keep those frugal resolutions, the truth is that you’ve still got to buy stuff from time to time in order to keep your family fed, clothed and sheltered. The key, though, is to be smart about how you spend your money, and that’s why I like to look for bargains all year long.
For example, this week’s Staples’ advertising circular is filled with dollar deals . You’ll recall how during the summer I stocked up on back-to-school supplies for 13 cents when Staple’s was running its penny sale. Well, this time around I noticed that there were a number of items that the store had for $1 that I could never get for one cent. And that’s why tomorrow I’ll be heading out to my local Staples to stock up on highlighters and dry-erase markers–two items my kids always need for going back to school and which, I believe, are worth a $2 investment now, even though it’s January.
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