Each day is a new learning experience. I do like light coloured vehicles as they are cooler in the summer.
That's the best way to learn... a little bit at a time. Just so long you know how to start it and where the washer-wipers are
I've had both a white and a black car and strangely enough, the white car showed far less dirt than the black one, the black one seemed to show every speck and smudge....I used to love my white car. The one I now have is coffee coloured.
Are these Orchid books you bought from Amazon?
Oh no, I don't need any Orchid books, I have you to help me my Orchid-Whisperer :ch:
I bought a novel and a diary of a Junior Doctor ....
I know that you're a future best-selling future author
.... but do you get the time to read much?
She is a beauty. Seventeen deep magenta blooms. I gave her (and the others) her first watering today under my care. A few of her leave are cut somehow during her days at the nursery but other than that she is very lovely. I post a photo and see if a name comes to you. I've been calling her Princess Magenta but my white poinsettia may get jealous as she was my first princess.
She sounds glorious and I do like the name
Princess Magenta.
If you think your white poinsettia might get jealous, you could always call her
Royal Magenta? or we could try and think of something else? I don't want any of your plants falling out with each other
Was this one a mini Orchid? I have three that have smaller blooms, the earliest orchids, Snowy, PV and Sunburst. I don't know if they care is any different. As long as they are Phalaenopsis they seem to all take the same level of care.
Yes, it probably was a mini Orchid,. Silly me, I thought it was a baby one
thank you for the info. I will have another look tomorrow when I go shopping.
Have you seen blue orchids recently? With Easter coming no doubt more orchids are on the way to the stores.
No, the blue ones I saw were bought quickly, they were very eye-catching plants.
It seems March is a lucky month for you as Hope is growing. It may not seem like a lot but she may have turned the corner to brighter days.
Well, fingers crossed..Lol! I would say she is stable and is trying her best. I've been giving her some plant feed these last few weeks, like you suggested.
You can soon tell Mr L that this plant is on it's way back.
I will let you know his reaction..
I'm getting new leaves on my pinkie poinsettia and three of my orchids. I'm very pleased!
This is great news
It's usually bad when the trees get ice and they knock down power lines. Our empty garbage cans tend to fly about during these windy days.
Oh gosh, that must cause chaos when the trees come down. Our garbage bins dance around in the wind too, we keep ours in the garage over the winter months.
Bingo!
They look exactly like these and now we also have some of the full-sized Daffodils blooming too. I was out in the garden this afternoon as the sun was out, I'm still battling the weed/ I could kick myself for not taking some photos. I will take some on the next dry day we get.
Are they noisy or quiet birds?
The Robins make a very distinctive sound, its sort of very high whistling sound , tuneful too ... sorry, I'm not very good at describing sound , but its easy to pick out their singing from the other birds, so I always know if they're around somewhere.
Which one was Dusty, was he the nervous cat?
Yes, that was Dusty, I don't think he liked me, but I do miss him.
Michelle Stevens climate is hottest, that is for sure. Nice clarification there 'Lashes.
:laughing:
but very beautiful at the same time 
Look at those colours! Indeed the Violas are toughies. What beautiful Crocuses and Narsissis' you have.
