With my husband of course. Tomorrow/Sunday, we are having a few hours alone together without children! Unheard of! We’re going to go out for brunch and catch an exhibition. He will drink coffee, I will drink tea. We will share some sweet treats, wander around and talk (probably about the children, but, you know....) I have possibly forgotten how to walk without pushing a pushchair and will feel like I’ve forgotten something - Bertie? Yes. I cannot wait :)
P.S. Does anyone know what the heck this plant is? I bought it in Ikea and am useless with plants. I forget to water it, but it is still going strong with its minimal waterings. Reminds me of my old inherited hamster (no I didn’t forget to feed it), but I was scared of it, always made my old boyfriend feed/handle/clean it out - expected it to run its course after a year or two (as hamsters do).....Four years it lived! Four years of hamster fear. No offence to hamster lovers - it was treated very well, but my heart wasn’t in it - a bit like with this plant.
Oh my days - I do waffle.
Oh have a lovely date. When my Dan is done with his blasted exams we'll have one of those without any of our five children!!
ReplyDeleteThanks - I hope you get to go on one soon :)
DeleteHello! I have the same plant and the same (looovely!) planter and I'm pretty sure it's a succulent called... "alien eyes" ^__^ I hope you'll have a very nice date, thanks for sharing your SO good style/taste/work!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! Alien Eyes eh?! A new one to me ;)
DeleteIt looks like a hobbit jade plant. I have one at my desk; I love that it looks like some sort of alien life form :-)
ReplyDeleteOooh, a different suggestion. Ok. Yes, it is rather alien like!
DeleteI think this is my favourite post of yours ever! Have a great time today, and remember to wear nice troooosers coz without the buggy, everyone can see your legs. That's my tip of the day ;-) xxx
ReplyDeleteHehe! Well you know my feelings about these things!! I wore my usual baggy cords, but did put a blouse on! Thanks for the tip xx
DeleteHamster and plant fear? Kerry you are bonkers! I'm not sure about the plant,but maybe Aloe Vera? Have a lovely date with Dan. It's so nice to get time on your own isn't it? x
ReplyDeleteJen, I have an incredibly long list of fears/phobias!! We had a lovely few hours - went too quickly x
DeleteA friend of mine calls them shrek ears, an obvious choice due to the shape of the leaves, they are very hardy and you can take clippings easily :)
ReplyDeleteYes, they are like shrek ears! Thank you :)
DeleteHave a nice date, sounds nice. Plant belongs to jade trees or money trees google those both names so you´ll probably find it. Don´t water it too much, it likes to dry.
ReplyDeletesounds like I got the right plant if it doesn’t need much water - thanks Minna!
DeleteWaffle on! And have a ♥♥♥ date!
ReplyDeleteHehe, thank oyu - it was lovely :)
DeleteHave a lovely date (hopefully somewhere warm)!
ReplyDeleteI've not forgotten about ours- I've just been hiding under a duvet for the past few days. Foolishly I thought we could turn the heat off ("Hey, it's May! Come on!") and since then the house has been an ice palace. Brrr.
Also, I silent-shoulder-laughed at the hamster fear. We had a succession of mice, guinea pigs, and hamsters growing up and I was nervous about every single one. Why did we keep getting more??
thanks lady - I was pretty cold much of the time - damn this weather! Yes, the hamster/rodent fear. I’m the same with guinea pigs, anything. Feeling their little tine feet all scuttly - no. Don’t like it.
DeleteOh those are the best kind of dates... day time ones! Yes I agree with Fran... wear something stunning, that is NOT Bertie friendly. I think that plant is a type of Money Plant.. it needs a water but infrequently so you are alright there. It has fleshy leaves which retain water. HAVE A LUSHO DAY - Gorgeous! XX
ReplyDeleteIndeed - I’m too tired for an evening date! I don’t really do stunning, just wore my usual cords, but I did put a nice blouse on, so for me, that was quite an effort!! Thank you xx
Deleteif its a succulent then it doesnt matter that you dont water it too much, in fact its best not to, those guys can survive on tiny ammounts of h2o!
ReplyDeletehave a good date!
i am enjoying these ‘don’t water it too much’ comments! Making me feel better about its neglect! Thank you :)
DeleteIt's a "Crassula Ovata Hobbit" ! :)
ReplyDeleteHave a nice WE
Woohoo, thank you. Love the name. Another suggestion, but all along the same lines, so we’re getting somewhere :)
DeleteIt's a "Crassula Ovata Hobbit" !
ReplyDeleteHave a nice WE
Dear Kerry, ENJOY IT: time alone with your husband, oh it's sacred!!!
ReplyDeleteAs for the plants, I have no idea what it is. And I'm a little like you when it comes to pets... They're cute, but...
Thanks Annabelle, we had a great time!
DeleteOooh-wee! Some kiddie free time, good for you! I hope you two have a lovely time and I can't wait to hear all about it! <3
ReplyDeleteThank you. I didn’t take many pictures, and the time went too quickly, but it was great :) x
Deletehave fun on your date!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteEnjoy your day tomorrow! And the news of your long living hamster are socking, this is like 150 in human years (he should have got a card from the queen)!!
ReplyDeleteHa! Yes, I should have written to the queen. I could be reaping the rewards of its freaksihly long life!!
DeleteI hope you have had a lovely time - it sounds great. I too find it odd when i don't have a pushchair and a massive bag of someone elses things with me!
ReplyDeleteHa, yes, it’s funny. I never know what to do with my arms when i’m not laden down with baby stuff!
DeleteHope you had a fantastic weekend!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Iris, you too :)
DeleteHope you had a lovely day. The plant is a crassula.
ReplyDeleteThank you, and thanks for the name too :)
Deletehave fun on this precious date :)
ReplyDeleteFede
thank you Fede :)
DeleteHey Kerry,
ReplyDeleteAs others have pointed out it is Crassula Ovata Hobbit, it's indigenous to South Africa, big ups to us folk :) I also have one potted in a fish shaped gravy boat I bought for 50p, you can see it up in our Design Sponge sneak peak: http://www.designsponge.com/2012/04/sneak-peek-matt-kathy-allison.html
Matt
Great, thanks Matt - big ups to you guys!! I’m off to have a look - woohoo! Congratulations! :)
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