Ceramic Flower Lettuce Teal Large 5In times of crisis, I've found that people develop attachments to the most curious objects. My sister once built a shrine to vintage lunch boxes, but my latest obsession a ceramic flower the size of a serving platter in a shade of teal that suggests mermaids might have had a hand in its creation seems entirely rational. "It's called sea lettuce," I explained to my partner, who had walked in to find me balanced precariously on our kitchen counter,

The only thing missing is a tiny paparazzi to capture its every angle

In times of crisis

edible-looking

And receive a lot of love wherever they are sold

'I'm not afraid to let a potentially sentient plant dominate my living space

and it's probably better than yours

it was a revolution against the tyranny of seasonal changes and the constant disappointment of real plants that stubbornly refuse to bloom on command

I was a convert

They had to be perfect

But these little cuties come in 4 different colors

attempting to hang what looked like an underwater satellite dish

really into oversized wall decorations that confused dinner guests