African Violets and Gesneriads: January BINGO 3, 0 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
Hi Ladies,

Just popping in for a minute to see how the game is going. Looks like a few of y'all are getting close! I found an old picture of my Chirita 'Aiko' which I'm not sure is even still on the plant stand. I've been in and out of town so much the past two months it's a wonder that any of my plants are still green! I've been trying to give them a little water here and there but it's been sporadic at best. Hopefully I will get a chance to give them a little TLC later this week.

My Dad is still hanging on. We are just so grateful that he is resting comfortably now after they had so much trouble controlling his pain a few days last week. I have had good experience with family members in hospice care in the past and the nurses always made sure the patient was not experiencing any pain. It has really bothered me that it took them so long to change Dad's medication to keep him out of pain. He is in a coma now and the doctors and nurses as well as his family are surprised he is still here but one of the nurses said that sometimes the soul and body don't leave at the same time.

I should be able to get back to posting on a regular basis in the near future ... sure miss seeing all the pretty pictures and chatting. Keeping good thoughts for all of you who got hit with those terrible ice storms, I've seen some photo's on the news and I can't imagine being without power for so long! I hope everyone stays safe in the frigid winter weather. We have had a few nights in the low 30's with frost this winter and one night later this week is supposed to get down into the 20's! Gee ... my yard looks awfully brown already with only a little green lawn left. I have two huge Hibiscus that I don't think will come back from the roots as they usually do ... they have had no protection from the cold. I can't wait for spring to arrive so I can get out and cut all the brown leaves from the Philodendrons and chop the Schefflera back.

Here's my C. 'Aiko' from last year: