Moss smoothies anyone?

First I must introduce you to the my amazing friend Staci and her equally enchanting daughter Sophia. Staci and I met while volunteering in the fall at TBG. There's nothing like bonding while pulling out all of the wet and slimy Hosta leaves. We and both girlies came to voluteer on Tuesday and the girls were immediately put to work harvesting moss.Sophia was a moss collecting superstar, all business. Check out her pose when she showed off her full bucket. Paige was so excited to have a new friend that she kept running around and around. She did eventually collect some moss but Miss Sophia was a real trooper. So the rule in the the green house in no food, no drinks, ask Paige, "There's chemicals Mr. Matt said." So when we went to the kitchen with the moss I had a confused Paige. When we started making "smoothies" using moss, beer, and buttermilk she didn't know what to think.

This lovely moss is from the Pacific Northwest. Yep Mr. Matt brought moss home from his vacation. The girls had no problem loading the blender but no one wanted to press "the button." Really, grown ups do the strangest things, moss in blenders. What's next? Let's not give Miss Paige any ideas. I'm a little concerned to see what Paige starts trying to throw into our smoothies I sense a more than a few oncoming disasters.Okay next step, painting the mixture on the pots. Girls + Mud = Fun, giggling and messes. I highly recommend foam brushes for almost all painting activities requiring no detail. Being cheap and disposable makes me not worry when the brushes are ultimately ruined.

Information on how to make your own moss covered pots. http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf36735232.tip.html

This is another pot that was created Tuesday. Caladium, Sweet Potato vine, Barberry and Tiarella. That's as detailed as I feel like getting on the plants right now.