Laid Off!

Today I was laid off. I hated that job. I danced out the door. They threatened to call me back in a few months when business picks up. I think I'll change my phone number - LOL!
We're expecting more rain all weekend so I hiked up the mountain after work to get as much moss as I could before it's saturated. I needed tree moss, frog moss, haircap and sphagnum to fill Ebay orders. Those all ship with soil so I need to pick them fresh and bag them up right away for shipment. I didn't want them soggy - they weigh a ton when they are wet. Found lots of everything except for the frog moss. That's usually up the mountain farther than I wanted to go. It looked so threatening out there - I expected it to downpour the whole time I was up there.
Ebay is really screwed up tonight. They are double charging everyone's Paypal when they pay for their purchase. I had to sit down and issue credits. Then I noticed that they were double charging me for all the shipping charges. I called them and they now have to review my account and will issue me credits. What a mess! I want to email all my customers and tell them to buy through Ecrater. Nothing like this happens on there!

Sphagnum Moss and Dendroid Tree Moss

Here I am, the Great Hiker with a broken foot. NOT GOOD. I am bored, cranky and want to get out and move around. I did just that today although I didn't go far - just a short distance in the woods and around the yard a bit.
I heard the thunder in the distance so I headed back to the woods and dug up some nice sphagnum moss to try on Ebay. I had to get it before the rains got here. That stuff holds water like a sponge. I did spritz it some when I got home and it greened up real nice and gained some weight but not too much. I also decided to get some dendroid moss. That stuff is my favorite! I had to scoop up a good bit of dirt when I took it so it stays in a clump. Again, I spritzed and it has greened up but I don't dare touch it for a bit. That stuff isn't a clump like regular moss. It is all individual little trees. So beautiful! I am so blessed to have a side yard full of it. It's like walking on a big fluffy cushion - total heaven! And it never needs mowed! I hope eventually my entire yard is covered with it!

Lots of Lichens!

So many lichens are popping up everywhere! They look so beautiful mixing in with the deep green rock caps! I need to take my camera tonight when I hike. I want to do something with them in a terrarium. I decided to try to harvest some sphagnum moss. That stuff really absorbs the rain - it was so heavy the other day but now seems dry enough to ship to someone without too much cost. I'll need to get out there this evening. More rains are predicted this weekend. We sure need the rain so I'm not complaining...
I sold some moss on Ecrater! I will list more this evening. Ecrater is great but sales are not near as good as Ebay. People just don't know about Ecrater plus so many sellers really jack their prices on there. Anyway, my Ecrater store has always been for clothing but I've now added some mosses. I would like to start a store just for that but then I'd be starting with zero feedback and I don't know if I want to do that. If anyone wants to check it out, my store is at:
http://hotvintagelooks.ecrater.com/