Torrington Tina came a-calling this morning. After a nifty about turn, we headed off along the coast road, bound for Combe Martin. We parked in the car park above the beach where the waves were heaving white and headed off to seek adventure. Which was possibly a little optimistic as CM was mainly shut. However we found a fine bakery with a small cafe attached and drank coffee and chatted without repetition or hesitation for an hour and a half. It was wonderful. As we left TT bought Mr TT a sticky bun. I bought my OH nothing because, as of today, we are on a healthy eating regime. It was a kindness.
Yesterday was OH’s birthday and, amongst an assortment of other things, I bought him a Venus Fly Trap. Although he didn’t say so, I couldn’t help but feel that he was underwhelmed by this gift. I can’t think why, Venus is the goddess of love after all. This fact may have been lost on him. I can’t be certain, but he may well be thinking that TT is much better in the present department.
Off The Edge Gardening 
Don’t tell OH but Mr TT was the recipient of 2 chocolate crispies, his favourite. He has enjoyed one and is saving the other for tomorrow, very restrained!
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I am very impressed!
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So who ate the sticky bun?
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Not me!
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Happy belated birthday to OH. Hopefully the fly trap will grow on him. My sister doesn’t like gardening at all, but has become very attached to a Christmas cactus.
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Thank you, I’m sure he will, it will remind him of me 😉
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Restraint did not last, no. 2 was recently consumed to join no. 1.
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Ha! It was pretty good going then, a few hours is not bad. 🙂
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I have to say just a tiny Venus Fly ? 🙂 It would be interesting to see what you will get for your birthday! We go with the policy that each is responsible for its own present – no complaints this way 🙂
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He should be happy for that! No really he got lots other other things too, including a rather wonderful stripey jumper that I was hoping he wouldn’t like so I could have. 🙂
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Make sure he doesn’t overfeed it!
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I’ve been looking after it so far. Not many flies about at the moment!
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I suppose it doesn’t require much feeding during the winter. But then again what do I know about them!
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Probably more than I do! This one has a flower spike on it, which I thought was a good thing when I bought it. When I looked on line some optimistic soul has written that you shouldn’t let them flower but if it has got as far as a spike you might as well let it do its thing, it will die anyway. Think it might be a transitory member of our family …… 🙂
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I hadn’t realised they flowered! I had one decades ago but my children killed it with kindness by feeding it too many flies!
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I’ll post a picture if it comes to anything. Still no flies …..
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Mine gets flower spikes now and I have to cut them otherwise the plant will bloom and then die
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Looks like this one is doomed then 😦 Short and sweet!
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You are aware that they are not really from Venus . . . . right?
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Well that’s a disappointment!
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Sorry; and they don’t really fly either.
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😀
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Belated HB2OH. Just place that plant somewhere above his waist height! Otherwise he may get even more miffed 😉
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Another top tip JK! Hope we can keep this one alive. 🙂
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