Mom's Back Yard

The Plumeria branch I brought back last February has bloomed! It smells just like Mom's back yard when her plumeria trees are blossoming. It is very cool! My back patio is looking more like Auntie Julia's back yard in San Leandro. i remember she had hibiscus, ti, anthuriums, and other tropical plants she had brought from Hawaii. In my case, because the summers are so hot and the winters so cold, I have to be able to bring them indoors in winter and move them around in summer to take advantage of the available sun/shade. I wonder what else I can find to bring back this summer?

Mercury is Retrograde

For the past couple of weeks, there have been many mis-communications at home and at work, some of them serious, others seriously funny. I thought there were too many for coincidence, so I went online to see what Mercury has been doing these days. Sure enough, Mercury is retrograde from June 15 till July 10. You can read more about it here.

Mercury is the planet that influences communication, thinking, perception, processing and disseminating information, commerce, education and transportation. That Mercury is currently in Cancer means that people will seem to be moodier and more emotional than usual.

Lucretia was right! Way back in the early 80s when I was working at the Molokai Branch Library, Lucretia was the program coordinator. She kept careful track of Mercury, and refused to organize anything when Mercury was retrograde. I'm thinking she may have had a point!