h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Lady K - when I lived in two places for some years I had some friends who watered my plants while I was in the other place. It seemed to me that cacti even enjoyed it (they were in the place I stayed in summer and sometimes on weekends) as they flowered every year. I just couldn't give my flowers away but I chose the ones who needed less water.

As about virtual cacti, I'm terribly stupid in computing and I have no idea how to create a virtual cactus. Before the Rupert I had a nice Cactus Garden with photos. Any ideas about virtual cacti ?

*E wakes to find the earth is still moving - watches D musing. Thinks this is Amusing. What I am using now is a .*

D, any chance to explain what you´re musing about?

HMMM!??? Oh... the CROCK HUNTER!!!
Croiky!!! I've been musing for a loong time!!!

Almost time for work!!! AHHH!!!!

...crock!?? He hunts pottery!??

*E turns around to see if he can ignore what he doesn´t understand...*

I want something to think about... something I understand... I think I want to sleep again, like I did last summer, sleep again, sleeping time is here... but I go round and round and up to the loo and back to the beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed again, Baby, you know, I need to sleep wi..........

mmmm... ribena...

*moves to catch the drop of unladylike drool before it can drip*

Well Hati, if you had any invisible virtual cacti, that might work. My friends and I can use our imaginations!

What is it you like about Crock Hunter, D? Personally, if we're talking brawny Aussie men, I like Mel Gibson myself. Crocodile Dundee's a pretty awesome guy, but he's much too old for me!

Mel Gibson!??? YUCKY!!! He must be OLDER than Steve Irwing... you must be thinking of Crocodile Dundee....



I think I like the Croc Hunter because he's so stupidly brave... and he thinks crocs are beautiful and yeah, the accent. He cracks me up...

I thought the Croc Hunter WAS Steve Irvine

PS Croc is beautiful - very white meat. Tastes a bit like rabbit yum yum

...and rabbit tastes like chicken? So why not just eat chicken?

E, you are beginning to remind me of Pandora. Are you feeling better? Sorry about your bad day at work. Here, have another .

Kasia, hope you are feeling better. Sultandude too. Have a glass of ,

I like gardening more than houseplants, but I like houseplants too. *Gives Lady K, Gwennie, and Hati each a from her garden.*

What little beauties do you have in flower at the moment, Mari ?

For me it's the Astilbes. Their absolutely gorgeous just now - like a cloud of pink candyfloss.

's Mari-Rae and Sultandude - thanks I'm a bit better

But somehow it was a terrible week for me - my mom is in a hospital, she needs to make a total check up, cause she is , but the docs don't know exactly, what's up with her... And yesterday was Friday, the 13th... well, lets say: I'm happy, it's over

Hmm... I'm in the mood for fresh oysters...

*Kasia goes to the kitchen and brings oysters with her*

And now I need some superb ... Yummy! Anybody wanna join me?

HUH! I must seem out of orders, marirae...

Aww, thanks mari-rae!

*puts the in a slim vase with some water to show it off*

I don't like gardening so much, partly for the same reason I DO like houseplants -- gardening is a lot of specific sort of work, and I'm not very good at keeping up my end of the bargain when it comes to caring for other life forms. (the other reason is i'm very much an indoors person) I need something simple and relatively undemanding... troubling thing is, i'm quite certain I want to have children some day! Perhaps if I start with the houseplants and work my way up to a goldfish... ?

And Mel Gibson is NOT yucky! Heresy! He's one of my favourite actors, really -- he's no Antonio Banderas, but I just love his films! The Patriot, Maverick... mmmmm. Something about his style!

What a beautiful flower, Lady K. ...Kasia - sorry you had a bad week. Hope they find out what's wrong with your Mum. ....and about the croc meat ... freshwater croc is alright, but saltwater croc has the taste & texture of a, ancient chicken that's swum the Atlantic a couple of times .... I'll stick with the oysters ...

I have to admit that I feel about gardening and other life forms just like Lady K, the only difference here is that I have two kids already. I guess I got them before I was sure how I feel. Lucky me! Planning would have made it worse to me .
Actually I have a garden too, but it's quite neglected. The only flowers there atm are tiger-lilys. Two weeks ago it was full of peony. Pink peony and red peony.

Thanks Kes

Aaaa.. peony! I love them - there are gorgeous and the smell... My mom has many of them in her garden, so in June - they are here earlier blushing, then at your place, Hatifnat - I'm dizzy with this smell!

This year peony were late here, because of the cold spring and the earlier ones - red - flowered very long time, my favourites - pink - are later but now they are all gone too. I'm trying to find some white peony, too. Peonys are easy to take care of, that's why I like them. Now the currants are getting red and this is almost as beautiful as flowers.

atm in my garden I have only a few of the perennials in bloom, bellflowers and allium. Oh! and my hens and chicks plant put up a flower! The speedwell and veronica are just ending... The delphinium, peonies, bleeding heart, flax, iris, etc. are all finished. I do have lots of annuals blooming away, though.... loebelia, geranium, begonia, new guinea impatiens, and pansys.



What's wrong, E? Here, you may have an too if you need one. (Lately, I seem to be thinking that oj is a cure all for everything!)