Meanwhile, back at the seedpods

[lblanchard]

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Originally uploaded by lb_philly.

The hippeastrum seedpods have gotten as bloated as they're going to get (which was pretty bloated) and are now starting to shrink back. The big one is almost 1-1/2" across. I expect them to pop open around Shakespeare's birthday. I'll start them May 1. I have a source for the builder's sand, I think, and will sterilize it and the soil to cut down on the algae this time.

Earlier this week while we still had a rental car, I felt the need to express some pent-up demand to buy things other than food and cleaning supplies. In a burst of exuberance, I went to the Wal*Mart and bought

• A new shower curtain and liner (gasp!) so that I can take down the dirty ones and not have to throw them in the laundry the same day
  
• A five-foot rubber backed carpet runner to put down on the kitchen floor so Mr. Darcy will have some traction and not wind up splayed out on the kitchen floor, unable to get his footing
  
• And an artificial spring flower wreath for the front door
  

Oh, the mad extravagance of it all. Next I may splurge on some pantyhose!