I call her VIOLET....

Here she is, folks...in all her sparse splendor...Looks quite pretty right now, doesn't she? We'll see. I really think her fate is going to be sealed by either the 2.5 hour drive back home from PA, (today) or the cats who are going to spend all of tonight eating her. *SIGH* Thanks for the support, Jen. I might just have to stick to amaryllis....at least I have a pretty planter...hehe.

PS-the pictures look wierd because I emailed them to myself from my cell phone. Digital has dead batteries...):

African Violets

My friend's mom recently gave me an African Violet. I'll take a pic of it tonight and post it, tomorrow. I should let you (my 3 readers-jeesh) know that I have the blackest thumb I know. I cannot keep plants alive. Actually, that's not true. My mom used to buy me Amaryllis all the time because it was the only thing I didn't kill. Anything else, forget it. But I'm determined to not kill this pretty purple violet. I have been watering it, deadheading it, talking to it, NOT getting the leaves wet....there will be a problem when I take it home, as my cats eat plants. (See? it's not ALL my fault they die. Sometimes they get eaten.) I checked out some info to make sure they weren't poisonous, and I found, on the Cat Fancier's Association website, a long long list of non-toxic plants, where cats are involved. Apparently, they will not kill a cat. They even had this cute picture.

So I guess my Lenny and Lola are safe. We'll see. Maybe I'll take pics of my kitties with it, before they munch all the petals off. Dana seems doubtful that I can keep it alive. I'll show her, darn it!!