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Feeling unwell again--not sure whether this is the start of a cold or just the collywobbles that seem to come packaged with menstruation these days. Either way, the cough can damn well go.

However, I am inexpressibly cheered by having purchased Sydney Greensheep from Herbal Animals. I do find eyebags beneficial, and there's something about having an eyebag in the shape of a long floppy sheep that is weirdly comforting. Also, he smells nice, which puts him one up on real sheep.

Simple pleasures for simple minds.

Audrey

So I had to go to the grocery store today because otherwise I had nothing whatsoever to eat for lunch. Since, as I said earlier, I am feeling crummy, I was not best pleased. But that was before I wandered by their potted plants table and saw that they had two Venus fly-traps, each in its own tiny terrarium (made by putting a clear plastic cup over the flowerpot, but still).

Six bucks.

I brought one home.

Having read what the The Carnivorous Plant FAQ has to say about Venus fly-traps, I fear the odds are excellent that I will kill it. But in the meantime I am completely delighted. And I know not to make the immediate and obvious mistakes of either repotting it or following the advice on the label and feeding it meat. (Venus fly-traps are not designed to deal with fat.)

I'm not terribly good with plants; thus far the only ones I've managed not to kill are our enormous philodendron and the aloe vera. But how can I not try to keep a Venus fly-trap?