A friend called round on spec yesterday to have a nosy at my new house, it was the maid's half day off, so I had to answer the door myself, my heart sank when my friend presented me with a Peace lily, one of Morrison's finest, I tried hard not to let disgust show on my face, not an easy task, I thanked him profusely and told him it'll take pride of place on the kitchen window ledge, I thought to myself, what a phoney bastard I am, I know exactly where that thing is going. I woke this morning to the sound of magpies tormenting me with their incessant gekkering, when I became fully roused I realised it wasn't the magpies at all, it was my maid of all work Carmen, talking at the front door to a neighbour, a couple of minutes later there was a knock on my bedroom door, she asked me if I knew anything about a plant that had been left on next door neighbours doorstep.
Gone to a good home.
I like them, myself. Their flowers have a delicious scent, and they look lovely in our front parlour bay window... Jx
ReplyDeleteWhat no Aspidistra?
DeleteAlongside a 35-year-old Aspidistra, as it happens :-)
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PS I'll now have Gracie Fields echoing in my ears for the rest of the day.
When anybody mentions the word parlour I conjure up an image of an Aspidistra on a pedestal.
DeleteIs yours the biggest in the world?
No. Nor the Aspidistra. Jx
DeleteThey were popular in the eighties.
ReplyDeleteCan we have a nosey at your new house? My new kitchen might be ready tomorrow, so I’ll show you mine, etc, etc.
Sx
Prayer plants were too. If my neighbours ever found out that I've been writing about them (Frigwell Crescent) I'd be lynched. I did change their names to protect the guilty. I'll be showing you bits and bobs in due course.
DeleteAlthough I was very fond of gardening, I never liked "house plants."
ReplyDeleteI'm not struck of houseplants either. I got rid of a load by that I mean 3 during the move, I only have an orchid and a 15 year old golden barrel left and that never blooms.
DeleteSee if Mr. DeVice has a category for it over at his upcoming Garden Photos Event.
ReplyDeleteWell, after a gin or twelve, it might qualify for the Terrifying Triffidery section, but if Mitzi finds the peace lily back on her doorstep, I suspect it will be buried under her new paysho. Sorry, I meant "lanai".
DeleteI tend not to use words that will promote a glottal stop.
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