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There are lots of things interfering with my blogging these days. One I can’t tell you about … yet (that should keep you checking back). Another is my current fascination with wedding stuff. I may be consumed with plans right now but that doesn’t mean you want to hear all about them. Believe it or not I do try to keep my topics varied –sorta. End of month at work, and preparation for a visit from my mom at home are also taking little bites out of the time I normally spend blogging.
I’m sorta flipped out today, and for a wonder it has nothing to do with any of those things. Instead it has to do with a mistake I’ve made…one that makes my tummy do flips when I think about it. Last night on the way home I stopped at a local nursery looking for variegated pittosporum – a shrub that we have along the front of the house. I want to fill in the openings that I intentionally left in the hedge when I first planted it – I like to change things up in the yard. While I was there I wandered the rest of the nursery and stumbled across a Dutchman’s Pipe or Pipe Vine.
“Perfect”! I thought for a trellis on the back porch. There is a rather blank wall there that could use some softening and something interesting. Besides, it wholly fits my love of alien plant life. Seriously…I luvs me some weird plants. So I spoke to the nurseryman: no – not toxic (ie safe for the cats), likes shade (perfect for the porch), fast grower (but prune-able). Green lights all the way…so home I went with my new prize. D was in the garage when I arrived and was kind enough to carry it to the back porch, where it will sit until I plant it.
This morning at work I bragged about it to my uncle, who has a passing interest in such things, and we looked it up online so he could see a photo. While looking we found an info sheet that noted two things. One: it is considered invasive by the state of Florida and they are trying to get it added to the banned list. Two: it was once given to women in child birth to ease pain and help pass the placenta. It was also noted that it was as likely to kill them as to help with pain. Kill them! It’s toxic and causes kidney failure…and it is sitting on the back porch where the cats have direct, all-day access. Neither D nor my self work close enough to the house to make a quick trip home. It’s likely a non issue as the cats leave most of the plants out there alone (Libby has a thing for round cactus – she pulls them up and bats them around. Ouch.). D was very sure that they had not bothered it at all last night – hopefully they have continued that trend. Going back to work now…not thinking about it.
Update: Cats and plant are intact - whew!