tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post91221019545469607..comments2023-10-01T14:22:47.269+01:00Comments on A Likely Story: Prickly! Teresa Ashbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-11995628087607589372013-11-21T12:28:45.491+00:002013-11-21T12:28:45.491+00:00That would be a brilliant idea, Joanne! :-) xThat would be a brilliant idea, Joanne! :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-75735760080645047382013-11-20T08:57:44.353+00:002013-11-20T08:57:44.353+00:00We need a rehoming centre for plants, where they c...We need a rehoming centre for plants, where they can be nurtured and loved after we have outgrown them (or they've outgrown us.)joanne foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694158807826275846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-5562787757601349822013-11-15T13:56:57.006+00:002013-11-15T13:56:57.006+00:00Yes, it was that connection. My mum was so fond of...Yes, it was that connection. My mum was so fond of that thing!! It is hard to declutter isn't it when so many things mean such a lot. I pack things away in boxes and pretend that one day I'll have enough space to get them out again ;-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-91402343322278901062013-11-14T20:31:02.240+00:002013-11-14T20:31:02.240+00:00It was more the connection with your Mum Teresa I ...It was more the connection with your Mum Teresa I expect. Bet the windowsill looks clearer. I've been de-cluttering a lot. I have to be quick because every little ornament means something. Our daughter won two little people from the amusements when we were on holiday a few years ago. She called them mum and dad, but they're getting in the way..... bit like us I suppose:)) so in the bag they went, and lots of books. I have so many. The place feels fresher now, and you can't keep everything can you. Oh,,,, kitty looks so sweet there. Send her to People's Friend Teresa, you know they'll publish it...xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-9470680499901995542013-11-13T06:24:20.773+00:002013-11-13T06:24:20.773+00:00Ouch that must have hurt! They're not the frie...Ouch that must have hurt! They're not the friendliest of things. But that's exactly how that one survived so long, for those rare bursts of flowers :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-1871810312847607432013-11-13T06:16:42.475+00:002013-11-13T06:16:42.475+00:00Funny things cacti. I've had about a dozen fo...Funny things cacti. I've had about a dozen for years and years. Each summer one or other of them flowers just to stop me throwing the lot away. This year I managed to fall into a bowl of them. It took forever to get the thorns out of my hand. and yet still I have them on the windowsill...Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-4327505433955877462013-11-08T10:44:46.209+00:002013-11-08T10:44:46.209+00:00Very true :-) xVery true :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-23509603960897624782013-11-08T00:09:51.398+00:002013-11-08T00:09:51.398+00:00I think you are going to spend a fortune! But our ...I think you are going to spend a fortune! But our pets are family and we will do anything to make them better. Just a shame they don't realise when the convalescence is over!wannabe a writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692361757891220849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-9498883607615922362013-11-07T09:08:21.848+00:002013-11-07T09:08:21.848+00:00I know of someone who had a horrible injury from a...I know of someone who had a horrible injury from a cactus which involved a hospital visit. I shan't say what it was as it makes me squirm just thinking about it! Fizz is 100% again now :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-35637660165640295152013-11-07T09:07:20.494+00:002013-11-07T09:07:20.494+00:00She still goes mad for chicken :-) Indy has a piec...She still goes mad for chicken :-) Indy has a piece after his injections and if I'm not careful, she pinches it before I have a chance to give it to him, so I often have to have a spare bit for her :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-25658801564283412642013-11-06T21:56:24.645+00:002013-11-06T21:56:24.645+00:00I don't think I've ever owned a cactus, I ...I don't think I've ever owned a cactus, I always worry that someone will stab their fingers with them - namely me! <br /><br />I hope poor Fizz is much better soon. xGeorgina Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303824950067128529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-32972491076510416612013-11-06T18:27:40.443+00:002013-11-06T18:27:40.443+00:00Oh poor Fizz, glad she's better now, and hope ...Oh poor Fizz, glad she's better now, and hope you can wean her off the chicken!wannabe a writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692361757891220849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-32570255112270836852013-11-06T13:38:04.348+00:002013-11-06T13:38:04.348+00:00I couldn't either, Lydia - but I turned a blin...I couldn't either, Lydia - but I turned a blind eye when the deed was done :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-44611270352829727572013-11-04T21:15:22.807+00:002013-11-04T21:15:22.807+00:00Funny thing about cacti - they always seem to come...Funny thing about cacti - they always seem to come to us from somebody else, don't they? I have beautiful one in flower now inherited from my Mum: not prickly but only flowering for about 2 weeks and just and green and dusty the rest of the time. Couldn't throw it out though! xLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580243616937466192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-34136840635268180712013-11-04T17:44:38.033+00:002013-11-04T17:44:38.033+00:00Good for you, Maggie :-) Oh dear though - the ivy ...Good for you, Maggie :-) Oh dear though - the ivy and palm. Could you separate them? They might thrive? :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-60186532837563681672013-11-04T17:42:25.408+00:002013-11-04T17:42:25.408+00:00Yes, Jenny - always easier to let someone else do ...Yes, Jenny - always easier to let someone else do it. I did tell him to take my beloved toy monkey to the tip years ago and he hid it in the attic - I hope he hasn't put the cactus up there :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-46689804929153358582013-11-04T17:41:17.242+00:002013-11-04T17:41:17.242+00:00Thank you, Kitty. It seems round here that every n...Thank you, Kitty. It seems round here that every night is bonfire night! Fizz said "meh!" - she's not even scared of the dustmen! But I feel for all the poor animals that are scared. There's no getting away from it xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-29376740698284651042013-11-03T13:51:48.707+00:002013-11-03T13:51:48.707+00:00A lovely post Teresa and I sympathise re the cactu...A lovely post Teresa and I sympathise re the cactus. After several years of putting up with a window sill of dried dead looking cacti, I finally plucked up the courage and threw them away. Now I have another palm like plant with a trailing ivy and that is dying too. But as it was a present I can't throw it away, and the container is lovely. What to do?Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-2071363569101855362013-11-02T21:49:07.723+00:002013-11-02T21:49:07.723+00:00Oh she will be safe under there anyway! I am sorry...Oh she will be safe under there anyway! I am sorry to hear that the cactus went, although sometimes it's for the best when something of sentimental value is taken away by someone else! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-11139616894286496792013-11-02T11:11:49.686+00:002013-11-02T11:11:49.686+00:00Wishing you a happy weekend and a fun bonfire week...Wishing you a happy weekend and a fun bonfire week! Hope the fireworks don't scare little Fizz too much!! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-77607111283451063462013-11-01T08:04:00.471+00:002013-11-01T08:04:00.471+00:00Thanks, Sharon - yes, I'm sure she would have ...Thanks, Sharon - yes, I'm sure she would have understood too - I hope so! :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-10488146057902842362013-11-01T08:03:21.141+00:002013-11-01T08:03:21.141+00:00Thank you, Petronela :-) xThank you, Petronela :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-87636994959746850522013-10-31T20:52:46.236+00:002013-10-31T20:52:46.236+00:00I'm pleased Fizz is better now. It's such ...I'm pleased Fizz is better now. It's such a worry when a pet is ill as they obviously can't tell you what's wrong and that makes it worse. I'm sure your Mum would have understood about the cactus. Lovely photos of it's flowers, Fizz and Indy. Thanks, Teresa xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308322887557661274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-39213482475112344222013-10-31T08:24:32.460+00:002013-10-31T08:24:32.460+00:00Oh I would have loved your mom, so beautiful, real...Oh I would have loved your mom, so beautiful, really it touched me so much. I hope you'll keep the cactus for many years to come. And I am sure Fizz will be fine, with so much love around her how could she not.Petronelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186768028839322820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-52320074625355427722013-10-31T07:55:06.515+00:002013-10-31T07:55:06.515+00:00I know what you mean about missing them. I keep lo...I know what you mean about missing them. I keep looking at the empty space on the window sill and oh the guilt!! :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.com