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felis_lupusAnd yet, they're the only time we have to get anything at all done. I suppose I do a lot of my "weekend" relaxing during the week when I go out for post-fencing dinner, or creativity night, or hot-tub/kitteh nights... Ideally, I would like a 4-day work week. That would leave one day to get the things done that I *had* to get done, one day to do the things I *wanted* to get done, and one day to do nothing at all... Yeah... hm.
I have reclaimed the kitchen. Dishes are clean, floor is washed, table... I found the kitchen table! Recycling is collected and ready to go out the door when J gets back with my car. Aquariums are clean. Plants need repotting still, but that will be done shortly. Then onto the living room, maybe... I'll make J help. He can use a paper shredder with one hand... I will have a clean apartment by the end of the week. Sewing room is going to be last... that's a real disaster (again... still... whatever)
But, in the sewing room, stuffed in a corner of the windowsill, my Wax Plant (Hoya carnosa) is blooming! So happy! It's apparently in a spot it likes, so when we move (eventually...), it'll never blossom again... I love the flowers, though. The cluster is only about 3" wide and tall, and the blossoms themselves are almost velvety (you can see it if you look at the full size photo. SO COOL.), and the fragrance is amazing. They will often times be very messy and drip sticky, honey-like nectar all over the place, but this particular plant has been well behaved so far. Last year, I got three rounds of blossoms from it before it went into growth mode again. This year, it's got at least 6 different inflorescence peduncles (there's some fun terminology for you... buds, essentially) in various stages of formation, so lots and lots of flowers to come. :)
One of the interesting things about hoyas that most people will screw up is that you shouldn't cut off/deadhead when the flowers go by, or you'll never get blossoms from that spot again. This means that the flowers fall all over your floor and make a mess, but again, it's worth it. :) That's why we have vacuums and brooms. Each individual flowering peduncle can get over 3" long, eventually. They're a tropical plant, 200-300 distinct species in the wild. There are hundreds upon hundreds of different varieties. I'd love a few more, but I think they would probably take over my house...
I have reclaimed the kitchen. Dishes are clean, floor is washed, table... I found the kitchen table! Recycling is collected and ready to go out the door when J gets back with my car. Aquariums are clean. Plants need repotting still, but that will be done shortly. Then onto the living room, maybe... I'll make J help. He can use a paper shredder with one hand... I will have a clean apartment by the end of the week. Sewing room is going to be last... that's a real disaster (again... still... whatever)
But, in the sewing room, stuffed in a corner of the windowsill, my Wax Plant (Hoya carnosa) is blooming! So happy! It's apparently in a spot it likes, so when we move (eventually...), it'll never blossom again... I love the flowers, though. The cluster is only about 3" wide and tall, and the blossoms themselves are almost velvety (you can see it if you look at the full size photo. SO COOL.), and the fragrance is amazing. They will often times be very messy and drip sticky, honey-like nectar all over the place, but this particular plant has been well behaved so far. Last year, I got three rounds of blossoms from it before it went into growth mode again. This year, it's got at least 6 different inflorescence peduncles (there's some fun terminology for you... buds, essentially) in various stages of formation, so lots and lots of flowers to come. :)
One of the interesting things about hoyas that most people will screw up is that you shouldn't cut off/deadhead when the flowers go by, or you'll never get blossoms from that spot again. This means that the flowers fall all over your floor and make a mess, but again, it's worth it. :) That's why we have vacuums and brooms. Each individual flowering peduncle can get over 3" long, eventually. They're a tropical plant, 200-300 distinct species in the wild. There are hundreds upon hundreds of different varieties. I'd love a few more, but I think they would probably take over my house...
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Date: 2008-05-17 04:50 pm (UTC)Those sound like two things that should never go together. I know my kitteh would flee in abject terror from a hot tub... :-)
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Date: 2008-05-17 05:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-19 01:27 am (UTC)Anyway, I also need to come get perennials from RTN soon. Maybe after Mem. Day weekend...
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Date: 2008-05-19 03:30 am (UTC)And we have fun plants coming in on Thursday! If you've got a sunny spot, I'll save you one of my favorite indigoes...
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Date: 2008-05-19 09:04 pm (UTC)(I have plans!)
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Date: 2008-05-20 02:09 am (UTC)I can help you with your plans. :) I have plans of my own, which mainly involve spending the whole of Thursday reorganizing the perennial yard. We have LOTS of plants coming in, and there's LOTS of room left for them, but not all in one spot... MUST... CLEAN...