about pothos & euphorbia
pathos |ˈpāˌθäs; -ˌθôs|
noun
a quality that evokes pity or sadness : the actor injects his customary humor and pathos into the role.
ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Greek pathos ‘suffering’ ; related to paskhein ‘suffer’ and penthos ‘grief.’
euphoria |yoōˈfôrēə|
noun
a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness : the euphoria of success will fuel your desire to continue training.
ORIGIN late 17th cent. (denoting well-being produced in a sick person by the use of drugs): modern Latin, from Greek, from euphoros ‘borne well, healthy,’ from eu ‘well’ + pherein ‘to bear.’
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I grew up working at my family’s nursery/garden center.
As a graphic designer, I’ve worked a lot with both the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Queens Botanical Garden, creating websites, publications, and signage. And I’ve designed logos and websites and newsletters for garden centers.
My fantasy* is to have a modern house with a little garden, preferably in the woods.
Reality* is two windowboxes and a few low-light tolerant houseplants (including a flourishing pothos) in a 12th-floor city apartment.
—anne garland / www.annegarland.com
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* update: fantasy & reality are now happily in sync, with our recent acquisition of a simple 1950s prefab house and garden…
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