African Violets and Gesneriads: o/t update on gessiegail, 1 by RainGazer

RainGazer wrote:
Poor Gail! You're really having it rough, aren't you? I'm so sorry. I sure hope it's not shingles you have, too. My great aunt had them in her eyes (didn't even know you could get them there til she did!) and I remember that it was awfully painful for her. And I just learned yesterday that there's a vaccine for them. A friend's mother has shingles and the doc ordered the vaccine for her. She said the doc told her mother that it would clear them up and prevent her from having them again. Didn't know a vaccine could also be a cure...sounds not quite right to me, but I don't know enough to have an opinion, really. Might be a good idea to look into the vaccine either way, though.

Nan, you send me Nematanthus Champagne Jam cuttings in one of the houseplant swaps. Remember me telling you I had looked for it for so long, finally found a lady who sent me a couple cuttings, then they died? Well, yours didn't die! It's not a big plant yet, but so gorgeous. I love the underside of the leaves, so I took a sort of crooked, from the underside picture. LOL Thank you so much for sharing this one with me!