Oooh a lickie mat sounds interesting. I've got those cat frube things too, they're a favourite.

The upside down box game doesn't work with Geordi.

I've not used it before but it was so hot in my flat I was searching for ways to cool him down and that was suggested. Worked well!

Hes toosmart.

Nah, not smart. Just hard to entertain with toys.

I put those cat frubes in the fridge in the summer, might get a mat then if it works well!

I don't know why but 'cat frubes' amused me

It is a perfect description of them!

Literally is np

Aren't they the most disgusting things to squeeze out though?

It's so windy outside today. =/

Oh, I find it quite satisfying!

It's certainly wild out today! Intense downpours here!

It's not satisfying when it goes on your fingers, yuck!

Very wild here today too.

I suppose it is a bit satisfying! But gross at the same time.

Send some of your rain this way please, Lillie. It's windy and sunny here with no rain in sight.

Anyone doing anything exciting this weekend?

I opened a wet food pouch the other day and it sprayed in my face. I nearly died.

Its dry right now np. But maybe it will blow your way?

Oh no, I'm super sorry. Can I ask you a plant thing?

Morning guys
It was freezing last night!
Why are hospitals always either freezing or boiling??

That sucks beckie.

Of course you can ask a plant thing. =)

Thank you ^.^

I have a Tillandsia cyanea 'Anita Pink' Bromeliad (totally googled that) and the bit that's ment to be pink is going green. The leaves are looking unhappy too. Bertie did bite the pink bit so it has a lovely impression of his top teeth on one side,but it flowered after this so I dont think it's that. How do I get it to be a happy plant?

Very impressed that you gave the full plant name there. =P

So... I also don't think Bertie did any real damage to it. The pink bit won't stay pink forever. Once it's flowered from that pink bract, that whole flowering stalk will die and usually the parent plant will die too, but what it should do is produce loads of new "pups" around the outside that when they're big enough will then form a big clump and also flower. That could explain why the leaves are looking a bit rough.

Or it could be light levels/watering issues.

Oh I see. How rude. It didnt tell me it would die and not be pink. That's the reason I bought it!

I liked the idea of a houseplant that wasnt green.

Yeah, they never tell you these things! They're quite often bought as like a one off splash of colour for a bit and then thrown away, kinda like how most people treat orchids. But that doesn't mean it has to be binned, it's always worth seeing what will happen. Bromeliads aren't always the most easy, I've grown a few and never got them to reflower. =(

Hi everyone, how are you?

There are others that aren't green! I have a few black/purple leaved ones.

One is a ZZ Plant - Zamioculcus zamiifolia 'Raven' - which takes very little care at all... and there are also purple leaved Tradescantia or Senecio that are nice. My favourite is my spider plant, not the usual variegated skinny leaved type. This one is Chlorophytum orchidastrum 'Green Orange' which looks like a Hosta but with bright orange stalks on the leaves. =)

Hey Tamo.

I'm ok now that I'm waffling away about plants, hehe. How're you?

I'm ok but slept really bad. My dad likes gardening, he's forever telling me the names of plants and I just forget.

Sorry you didn't sleep well.

I forget the names all the time too.

Must be hard remembering all those names!!!

It's just hammered down with rain here but now it's sunny again
Another ryl weather report for you there

I just say 'that red flower' 'that blue flower' etc. It must be a bit like where someone goes to a librarian and says they can't remember the book title but the cover was blue.

Lots of rain and wind here. But I'm planning on at least one more walk I think.

I know some flowers but only like, the main ones that everyone knows

Walks are good
I'm hoping for a walk to the shop today but it's not looking likely because staff today are ****

Can you say that you've been allowed to go to the shop by other staff?

Update: they said maybe, depending on what the weather is doing
It's blue skies and sun now so should be ok!
She said ask again around 3

I just had a massive hail shower here! =o

Blue skies and sun!!! I hope it lasts and you can get to the shop.

It's still like a storm here.

Weather is weird

Just like humans are!

True!

Ooo no I didnt know there were non green house plants! May have to visit an actual garden centre instead of morrisons. That's cheered me up. Hostas are my favourite outdoor plant.

Where I am weather report is grey, windy, on and off rain.

I should go to the shop. I have instead showered and put on clean pj bottoms (and a normal t shirt).

You might be able to find some interesting ones online too, though it's nicer to see them before you buy.

My orange sort of hosta spider plant:

Oh that is very cheerful! I like that a lot.

It's not as bright in real life but still one of my favourites. Have only seen them a couple of times in garden centres and it needs to be watered with bottled water. =/

That's a very fussy plant!!

Worth it though. =)

How come it doesnt do tap water?

There's something in tap water that makes the leaves go black.

Oh I see. It must be very rare in nature.

Hi. I only woke up once in the night! Now I'm having stollen for breakfast.

Morning Tamo, I'm glad you slept well. I'm not sure what stollen is, although I've heard of it.

Morning.

I thought stollen was christmas ish.

Maybe Tamo has lost all concept of time!

Morning Lillie, how are you doing?

I could be mistaken?

I am trying to de stress.

After a poor night sleep I wake up to cat poop everywhere in the bathroom. Clean that up. Clean the rest of the bathroom and litter tray and for obvious reasons bleach mop the floor. Go to get tea finally and hes knocked over a plant and theres soil all over every bloody surface and hes eaten loads of it too. Naughty.
Decide that cleaning that up and cleaning the kitchen and washing up can wait. Put some laundry on and make tea. Put fabric conditioner in my tea instead of milk.

So yeh.

How are you?

i'm anxious :-(