I know! What a shock. I used to be good with plants until about 1993. That’s when I began my many years working in the coffee business.

It was March—Springtime. In Portland. Oregon. It’s a place where it seems every yard, apartment terrace, and public sidewalk is filled with plants, most of them the flowering variety. Apparently, I traded my Florida plant skills for coffee skills. But, I’m pretty sure I could still make a cappuccino in my sleep, and I haven’t made one of those since 2016.

A few months ago I decided that I was going to make changes, and I wanted plants, and to really nurture them. I was just out with Bo. I put my plants in the sun for a spell.