Hello and happy Tuesday my friends! 🫶🌻🌿 Saddle up to #The...
Hello and happy Tuesday my friends! 🫶🌻🌿 Saddle up to #TheWateringHole and tell me everything that’s happening in your world’s today.
After a very busy weekend, I’m just hoping to get water to the plants that really need it today 😮💨💦🪴
I “deflasked” a little philodendron ‘spiritus sancti’ [EDIT: tissue culture plant] last night, a wish list plant, and he is the CUTEST lil thang 🥹🤏😱 I hope I don’t lose this photo because it will be so cool to compare it to when he grows up!
I also leave you with a couple pictures of my silly kitty’s sleeping positions 😅😹😸
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After a very busy weekend, I’m just hoping to get water to the plants that really need it today 😮💨💦🪴
I “deflasked” a little philodendron ‘spiritus sancti’ [EDIT: tissue culture plant] last night, a wish list plant, and he is the CUTEST lil thang 🥹🤏😱 I hope I don’t lose this photo because it will be so cool to compare it to when he grows up!
I also leave you with a couple pictures of my silly kitty’s sleeping positions 😅😹😸
⏱️Want to be notified of these posts when they come out? Ask to be added to the tags in the comments 💕
#TheWateringHole #brunchataudreys #happyplants #hoya #Greggers #greggang #newgrowth #prayerplant #hoyahangout #OrchidLovers #Orchid #TradescantiaNanouk #CalatheaCorner #AlocasiaAddicts #SucculentSquad #CactusClique #BegoniaBunch #DreamMachine #MonsteraMonday #Philodendron #tipsandtricks #EcoTherapy #crazyplantlady #PlantingOnABudget #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantTherapy #PlantAddict #plantfriendsarethebestfriends #adhdplantlovers #horticulturaltherapy #plantnerd
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@DreamMachine Look at that sweet baby Spiritus 🌱🥹🌱 And your adorable kitty! I had to look hard at the first pic to figure out which body part was which 😂❤️
I’m sitting here on my couch, looking at my plants and thinking I want to rearrange my kitchen window ☀️ Big plans around here! 😂
I’m sitting here on my couch, looking at my plants and thinking I want to rearrange my kitchen window ☀️ Big plans around here! 😂
@debbiedo oooh BIG plans 😅 Well, regardless that is a lovely shot from your couch! 😍And Dave Grow’s looking mighty fine this morning 😁
That’s Moth sleeping in between the pillows, she has the most unique and funny sleeping positions I’ve ever seen in a cat, and has been like that since she was a kitten 😂
That’s Moth sleeping in between the pillows, she has the most unique and funny sleeping positions I’ve ever seen in a cat, and has been like that since she was a kitten 😂
@Miawilliams DAWWWOMGEEE 😱😍😍🥹 What’s your kitty’s name 🥰 The kitty who was my BFF in childhood (and he lived to be 19!) could have been your kitty’s twin!! I love orangey kitties!! 🥰🥰🥰
And absolutely, we are happy to add you! @debbiedo @MamaLinne @MariansOasis @RefinedSandwort @princesspitstop and anyone else keeping track of #TheWateringHole tags, could you please add Mia @Miawilliams to your lists? 😊
And absolutely, we are happy to add you! @debbiedo @MamaLinne @MariansOasis @RefinedSandwort @princesspitstop and anyone else keeping track of #TheWateringHole tags, could you please add Mia @Miawilliams to your lists? 😊
@Miawilliams @DreamMachine Done! Welcome Mia and Der Stubentiger! It's what Germans call orange kitties. It translates to "Living Room Tiger!" 🧡 🐅
@DreamMachine Awwwww Yay! The offspring is looking good 😚 (and I feel like they pretty much ALWAYS need 💦)
@DreamMachine @Miawilliams such pretty kitties. I would love a cat but they are taboo where I live. My trio of hoyas arrived today. I got them from brumleyandbroom on etsy. I think this is my 3rd time ordering from them. I got a purple publicay, a purple Hawaiian publicay and a pink silver publicay. The middle plant does have some spots that are concerning 😟 🤔
@princesspitstop @Miawilliams ooh I love that! Since mine are black I now need to look up the translation for “Living Room Panther!” 😅
Well, panther is panther. So I would think it’s “Stubenpanther” 🤣
Well, panther is panther. So I would think it’s “Stubenpanther” 🤣
Hello everybody, i hope you've had a great start into the week. Here, finally, we got some reprieve from the heat wave, but temps are already climbing.
Since I am again pictureless, I will duly imagine all your cute flouff friends instead (maybe I'll give some of them top hats to mix it up). @princesspitstop Seeing the word Stubentiger on here m was not on my list for today, Heidi. Thanks for the smile. And Nadia, don't worry, unless you prefer to create Stubenpanther for more precision (100%German-approved, I assure you), Stubentiger will serve you just as well. As far as I know it's not limited to any color. It's rather a fun word play. "Stube" is a rather old-fashioned word for living room that has a 1950ies feel to it as well as the connotation of boring domestic bliss. At least a bit imo. Maybe more like the "den" than the living room.
We also have the lightly pejorative word "Stubenhocker" (person who sits in the living room") for people, mostly young ones, that spend way to much time inside and never experience new things, meet friends etc.
That's the main joke about the Stubentiger. The juxtaposition of the tiger and the Stube. It's not so much about the color but the way our darling pets stalk flies in the living room, strutting about reminiscent of their wild ancestry.
Since I am again pictureless, I will duly imagine all your cute flouff friends instead (maybe I'll give some of them top hats to mix it up). @princesspitstop Seeing the word Stubentiger on here m was not on my list for today, Heidi. Thanks for the smile. And Nadia, don't worry, unless you prefer to create Stubenpanther for more precision (100%German-approved, I assure you), Stubentiger will serve you just as well. As far as I know it's not limited to any color. It's rather a fun word play. "Stube" is a rather old-fashioned word for living room that has a 1950ies feel to it as well as the connotation of boring domestic bliss. At least a bit imo. Maybe more like the "den" than the living room.
We also have the lightly pejorative word "Stubenhocker" (person who sits in the living room") for people, mostly young ones, that spend way to much time inside and never experience new things, meet friends etc.
That's the main joke about the Stubentiger. The juxtaposition of the tiger and the Stube. It's not so much about the color but the way our darling pets stalk flies in the living room, strutting about reminiscent of their wild ancestry.
@DreamMachine aw look at the adorable baby PSS! It’s going to be so satisfying to watch it grow! And Moth is looking particularly squeezable today! @Miawilliams love your orange cat! The jungle lion pic is my favorite. @planthoe40 can you show us closer pics of the spots?
I just got back from 24 hours away from home and see some new blooms, and my hoya getting ready to burst open! I also have a new taquito on my zebrina, and a new leaf on my Jacklyn!
I just got back from 24 hours away from home and see some new blooms, and my hoya getting ready to burst open! I also have a new taquito on my zebrina, and a new leaf on my Jacklyn!
@princesspitstop a Stubenwolf? I'm down with that. Brilliant idea. I'm not sure it works for Mr. Sleepy, though. No glimmers of his wild ancestry anywhere in his daily life 😅 he is way too derpy for that.
Thank you for sharing and I also am looking forward to seeing what that little fall looks like when he grows up we’ve had a ton of rain here so I’ve actually been capturing it from the spout on my eavestrough and feeding my kids rainwater I think they’re loving it! Have an awesome rest of your week and hope to see more comments
@MusicalRedmint @princesspitstop Susann you got my ESP 😅 I love hearing the linguistic backstories. I can totally picture the old fashioned living room, perhaps “parlor” is a fitting word here, because I chuckle at “parlor panther.” 😁
Condolences for lack of pictures again!! 😤 although in this case, my spiritus sancti does look a lot like this emoji 🌱 but with three more leaves and a little “ — “ of a root coming off the stem ☺️ When holding it on my finger tips it doesn’t go past my index finger’s first knuckle 🤏
Condolences for lack of pictures again!! 😤 although in this case, my spiritus sancti does look a lot like this emoji 🌱 but with three more leaves and a little “ — “ of a root coming off the stem ☺️ When holding it on my finger tips it doesn’t go past my index finger’s first knuckle 🤏
@MamaLinne wow Deb! Look at that peduncle! 😱 and ALL that new growth. I hope you have a very relaxing and nice time off!!
Oh, and I agree with you, @planthoe40 Misty can we see those hoya spots? The picture is a bit blurry, and I’d like to take a look. The whole plant’s color does seem a bit light as well, especially compared to the other two you got. 🧐
Oh, and I agree with you, @planthoe40 Misty can we see those hoya spots? The picture is a bit blurry, and I’d like to take a look. The whole plant’s color does seem a bit light as well, especially compared to the other two you got. 🧐
@MusicalRedmint what a position for Mr. Sleepy! 😂 I think he’s been conferring with some of my kitties!
@DreamMachine Cute little plant and adorable kitty!! Our Phoebe sometimes chills out legs in the air!
My kitty passed a few years ago. I still miss her but our dogs get even more spoiled now. I just got done making a batch of homemade dogfood with boiled chicken thighs, fresh green beans, carrot puree and apple cider vinegar. It’s so much healthier than the store bought and it’s cheaper to make my own. My boy dog Bear keeps peeing or marking my plants potted outside. He’s not peeing in the plants but he is on the pots. Here are my terrors. The girl dog without the ball is Bears momma Sasha. Bear is such a little stinker but so full of love.❤️ #PetsAndPlants #PetsOfGreg
@debbiedo I love Dave!! He’s such an amazing plant!! I’m always in awe of his babes. My big spider only aspires to be like Dave but he gets tired of his kids and drops them. 🤣😂
Love the parlor panther, @DreamMachine. 😂 I don't think parlor fits the Stuben connotation, but who cares: the parlor panther is magnificent.
(Really, Stube is a middle of the last century, middle-class kind of thing. Boring, stuffy, 50ies married couple sitting down for coffee kind of thing.
Never mind, though, parlor panther for the win. The pictures came back for a while, so I could take a look at the cute pets and plants now 😍.
Btw: I think you tagged me yesterday(?) in @Ms.Persnickety's post. I hope it wasn't important. I still cannot access or see anything she writes, meaning anything in her post was invisible/ inaccessible for me. Sry, Monica. I've tried to find a solution several times now. The Greg team says it's a problem limited to only my own account and they don't see why that is happening. 🤷♀️
(Really, Stube is a middle of the last century, middle-class kind of thing. Boring, stuffy, 50ies married couple sitting down for coffee kind of thing.
Never mind, though, parlor panther for the win. The pictures came back for a while, so I could take a look at the cute pets and plants now 😍.
Btw: I think you tagged me yesterday(?) in @Ms.Persnickety's post. I hope it wasn't important. I still cannot access or see anything she writes, meaning anything in her post was invisible/ inaccessible for me. Sry, Monica. I've tried to find a solution several times now. The Greg team says it's a problem limited to only my own account and they don't see why that is happening. 🤷♀️
@MusicalRedmint that is so bizarre!! Well, I only added the list of people’s tags to Monika’s watering hole post, so nothing specific on that end. 🤷♀️
I don’t know how to say “I have five parlor panthers,” in German, but I CAN say this now:
Hallo! Ich bin Nadia. Ich komme aus Oregon. Freut mich! Kekse und tee? Bitte! Das restaurant ist lecker und billig. Meine schwester ist lustig. Mein Papa ist hungrig. Die pizza oder die wurst? Mein salat ist gut und frisch. Danke!
Also, question for you. When I use the German keyboard many words get autocorrected to having a capital letter. Such as sister, papa, restaurant, salad? Is this a thing? Or is my phone being weird? 😅
I don’t know how to say “I have five parlor panthers,” in German, but I CAN say this now:
Hallo! Ich bin Nadia. Ich komme aus Oregon. Freut mich! Kekse und tee? Bitte! Das restaurant ist lecker und billig. Meine schwester ist lustig. Mein Papa ist hungrig. Die pizza oder die wurst? Mein salat ist gut und frisch. Danke!
Also, question for you. When I use the German keyboard many words get autocorrected to having a capital letter. Such as sister, papa, restaurant, salad? Is this a thing? Or is my phone being weird? 😅
@DreamMachine
Soooo first off: No, your phone is not being weird. It is very much correct. In German all nouns are capitalized. No exception. So technically it was a bit wrong even: it should have corrected you even more (in true German fashion). Tee, Restaurant, Schwester, Pizza etc also need to be capitalized.
That being said: Wow that was quick. I feel a hyperfocus coming on 😅 When you said you wanted to start I didnt expect full sentences like this this soon 😂
Do enlighten me with regards to the process of chosing those specific sentences, though, if you dont mind. It almost seems like a weird little short story. Were you hungry? Or are you learning with a source that knows how much we Germans focus on food - especially if it is lecker and billig.
Just if you are interested a bit of further nitpicking: "billig" has just a touch more of a pejorative meaning than cheap does in English. I feel in most contexts something being cheap would be a positive thing. In many cases "billig" implies a tradeoff with regards to quality nowadays.like cheap with added tone. not always. But often enough that when in doubt it pays off to use a more neutral word. Using "günstig" instead of billig would be more suited. like "great-value". billig is Temu, günstig could also be a marked down quality product. A "Schnäppchen" (a steal) so to speak.
Have fun learning. If you have more questions, that you feel might be un-Greggy in topic and scope, feel free to dust off that email adress. You know I love to talk language.
Soooo first off: No, your phone is not being weird. It is very much correct. In German all nouns are capitalized. No exception. So technically it was a bit wrong even: it should have corrected you even more (in true German fashion). Tee, Restaurant, Schwester, Pizza etc also need to be capitalized.
That being said: Wow that was quick. I feel a hyperfocus coming on 😅 When you said you wanted to start I didnt expect full sentences like this this soon 😂
Do enlighten me with regards to the process of chosing those specific sentences, though, if you dont mind. It almost seems like a weird little short story. Were you hungry? Or are you learning with a source that knows how much we Germans focus on food - especially if it is lecker and billig.
Just if you are interested a bit of further nitpicking: "billig" has just a touch more of a pejorative meaning than cheap does in English. I feel in most contexts something being cheap would be a positive thing. In many cases "billig" implies a tradeoff with regards to quality nowadays.like cheap with added tone. not always. But often enough that when in doubt it pays off to use a more neutral word. Using "günstig" instead of billig would be more suited. like "great-value". billig is Temu, günstig could also be a marked down quality product. A "Schnäppchen" (a steal) so to speak.
Have fun learning. If you have more questions, that you feel might be un-Greggy in topic and scope, feel free to dust off that email adress. You know I love to talk language.
@MusicalRedmint oh my, that is fascinating! My German keyboard did well then, twas *I* that changed them back to lower case 😂 It certainly tried to have those words capitalized! But, there was me going, “This can’t be right… 🤔🤪” I am so happy to have given you amusement! I am doing lessons on Duolingo, which is not my favorite anymore, they switched to AI and I can’t help but be vaguely suspicious the whole time, but its what I’ve used for years, with my French and Ukrainian… habits you know?
Anyhoo the first unit of the first lesson was about Kaffe, Tee, und Kekse, including whether or not we would want Milch oder Zucker, then we progressed to more of a luncheon/dinner theme discussing restaurants and the opinions thereof regarding quality, followed by a micro-dissertation on various family members, and whether or not they are satt, nett, lustig oder hungrig, where you are from and which cities preferred. I picked my favorites and did try to make it into a weird little nonsensical story. Although with some truths. My sister is hilarious and is very good at recanting the real life insanity that seems to follow her around, with dramatic effect. I’m usually wheeze-laughing by the end of her stories with my sides aching. My Papa, (which incidentally is what I call my dad, and apparently I myself decided on that name as a toddler. They tried to teach me to say dad or father or something and I said “PA-PA!”) gets hangry quite frequently because he forgets to eat, often its because of the legos, and I am lucky enough to have inherited that particular adhd trait straight from him 😅 Danke, Papa.
And am I interested in a bit of further nitpicking? Of course!! You know, it’s funny because I was actually wondering that myself re billig. Billig is Temu 🤣 See, another tick in the cons list of that psychotic owl. 🦉
I’ll have to do exactly that and email you. (It’s just been about a week from last email, right? 😜 ) German is so interesting, I can’t believe I didn’t look into learning it earlier, PLUS there is a lot that I understand already. Seeped in somehow? Sounds quite familiar? I already speak a Germanic language? I blame being swayed by French romanticism as a teen, oh là là. 🙄
Anyhoo the first unit of the first lesson was about Kaffe, Tee, und Kekse, including whether or not we would want Milch oder Zucker, then we progressed to more of a luncheon/dinner theme discussing restaurants and the opinions thereof regarding quality, followed by a micro-dissertation on various family members, and whether or not they are satt, nett, lustig oder hungrig, where you are from and which cities preferred. I picked my favorites and did try to make it into a weird little nonsensical story. Although with some truths. My sister is hilarious and is very good at recanting the real life insanity that seems to follow her around, with dramatic effect. I’m usually wheeze-laughing by the end of her stories with my sides aching. My Papa, (which incidentally is what I call my dad, and apparently I myself decided on that name as a toddler. They tried to teach me to say dad or father or something and I said “PA-PA!”) gets hangry quite frequently because he forgets to eat, often its because of the legos, and I am lucky enough to have inherited that particular adhd trait straight from him 😅 Danke, Papa.
And am I interested in a bit of further nitpicking? Of course!! You know, it’s funny because I was actually wondering that myself re billig. Billig is Temu 🤣 See, another tick in the cons list of that psychotic owl. 🦉
I’ll have to do exactly that and email you. (It’s just been about a week from last email, right? 😜 ) German is so interesting, I can’t believe I didn’t look into learning it earlier, PLUS there is a lot that I understand already. Seeped in somehow? Sounds quite familiar? I already speak a Germanic language? I blame being swayed by French romanticism as a teen, oh là là. 🙄
@MusicalRedmint Oh! And I intended to say earlier, I’m sorry you had a crappy day. 😖 I hope it has gotten better and that you have time to rest and recoup. But, we were also unknowingly crappy-day-twinsies! 👯 Look at us! Mine extended into today as well, with a crappy long workday on top of a scant few hours of sleep, but at least one stressor was relieved, suddenly, when I got home this afternoon. This story may or may not test Greg’s character limit on singular comments.
I feel the need to tell you about this because I think you would understand my horror. Plus the sheer ridiculousness of it may be somewhat amusing.
One of my cats was missing since yesterday morning (he made a break for it right past my legs when I was leaving for work, the morning of the fourth) Curses! I thought, but I should be able to get him inside this afternoon before all hell breaks loose for The Bestest Freedom Day Evur Exploshun Time 🎆™️ !! But alas, no. 😔 I searched and called for him all afternoon, nothing. And then starting from 5pm, slowly, but steadily, increasing the tempo, and reaching and holding a crescendo from 7pm till 1am (might have been longer but that is when I passed out)—Fireworks, mortars, bangs, booms, crackles, whistles, EVERY loud explosion sound you can think of, all around me, all of the time. 2 seconds did not go by without a report. I basically had a professional fireworks display from every window of my house, which *shook* from the explosions, btw. 😳 They were literally being ignited on all streets within a few hundred meters (I had to look that up) of us. I actually shrieked, in my kitchen, at a particularly startling detonation. I would have never presumed to say it sounded like a war zone because how should I know what that sounds like? But then today one of our regulars at my restaurant, who IS a vet, said, “that was HORRIBLE… it was like a war zone.” All the air was hazy, thick, and smelled awful, a mixture of lighter fluid, metallic gunpowder, and barbecue.
And the whole time I thought my poor sweet dum-dum, Del, was out there, in it! 😭 I was going outside every 15 minutes to try to call for him and be heard in-between the blasts, looking under our porch, in the shed, shaking treats, thinking I was a horrible animal mom for not being more careful to keep him in earlier. I continued like this for hours, until I progressed into sloppy-sobbing about what must be going through the crows’ minds, and all the other little birds and squirrels and feral cats around me, until I finally succumbed to exhaustion.
Stepping back, there’s the sheer ridiculousness of it all. 🤯
… Really?
…HERE? 🤨
In my progressive, environmentally friendly, eco-conscious, bicycle-riding, recycling and composting, backyard chickens tending, wildlife-loving city?? But also that my experience might be an outlier?? Most people on Greg in the watering hole post today mentioned they didn’t hear much, if any, ruckus, and generally all had a nice relaxing Saturday night. 🫠 WELL!! Isn’t that nice!! While they were eating dinner on the patio and conversing AND being able to hear one another speak, I’d been considering screaming out the window, YOU BASTARRRRRDS in the midst of it, several times, which, if nothing else, would at least be some primal scream therapy. 🤔
Anyhoo, (isn’t THAT a nice segue) my partner informed me by text throughout the day, today, that there was still no sight of him. I continued calling for him as I walked home from the bus stop this afternoon. Got home, called for him outside, pet all my other kitties inside and generally felt sad as hell, when Del casually strolled up to the food bowls, stretching his legs, coming from the direction of somewhere within the house. 😶😶😦🤯😶🌫️🫢🫠
SO…
Yep. Isn’t that nice? 🙃
I feel the need to tell you about this because I think you would understand my horror. Plus the sheer ridiculousness of it may be somewhat amusing.
One of my cats was missing since yesterday morning (he made a break for it right past my legs when I was leaving for work, the morning of the fourth) Curses! I thought, but I should be able to get him inside this afternoon before all hell breaks loose for The Bestest Freedom Day Evur Exploshun Time 🎆™️ !! But alas, no. 😔 I searched and called for him all afternoon, nothing. And then starting from 5pm, slowly, but steadily, increasing the tempo, and reaching and holding a crescendo from 7pm till 1am (might have been longer but that is when I passed out)—Fireworks, mortars, bangs, booms, crackles, whistles, EVERY loud explosion sound you can think of, all around me, all of the time. 2 seconds did not go by without a report. I basically had a professional fireworks display from every window of my house, which *shook* from the explosions, btw. 😳 They were literally being ignited on all streets within a few hundred meters (I had to look that up) of us. I actually shrieked, in my kitchen, at a particularly startling detonation. I would have never presumed to say it sounded like a war zone because how should I know what that sounds like? But then today one of our regulars at my restaurant, who IS a vet, said, “that was HORRIBLE… it was like a war zone.” All the air was hazy, thick, and smelled awful, a mixture of lighter fluid, metallic gunpowder, and barbecue.
And the whole time I thought my poor sweet dum-dum, Del, was out there, in it! 😭 I was going outside every 15 minutes to try to call for him and be heard in-between the blasts, looking under our porch, in the shed, shaking treats, thinking I was a horrible animal mom for not being more careful to keep him in earlier. I continued like this for hours, until I progressed into sloppy-sobbing about what must be going through the crows’ minds, and all the other little birds and squirrels and feral cats around me, until I finally succumbed to exhaustion.
Stepping back, there’s the sheer ridiculousness of it all. 🤯
… Really?
…HERE? 🤨
In my progressive, environmentally friendly, eco-conscious, bicycle-riding, recycling and composting, backyard chickens tending, wildlife-loving city?? But also that my experience might be an outlier?? Most people on Greg in the watering hole post today mentioned they didn’t hear much, if any, ruckus, and generally all had a nice relaxing Saturday night. 🫠 WELL!! Isn’t that nice!! While they were eating dinner on the patio and conversing AND being able to hear one another speak, I’d been considering screaming out the window, YOU BASTARRRRRDS in the midst of it, several times, which, if nothing else, would at least be some primal scream therapy. 🤔
Anyhoo, (isn’t THAT a nice segue) my partner informed me by text throughout the day, today, that there was still no sight of him. I continued calling for him as I walked home from the bus stop this afternoon. Got home, called for him outside, pet all my other kitties inside and generally felt sad as hell, when Del casually strolled up to the food bowls, stretching his legs, coming from the direction of somewhere within the house. 😶😶😦🤯😶🌫️🫢🫠
SO…
Yep. Isn’t that nice? 🙃
@DreamMachine you've got mail 😅