Spikey and Velvet

I took the kids to buy a plant each yesterday (partly because I wanted one for the office, partly to get them out of the house, and partly to get them to shut up about having a gerbil each).  Sam picked the cactus that I wanted, which he has named Spikey, and Lauren has an African Violet called Velvet.  Sam in particular kept leaving lights on for Spikey last night, and when I went in to switch his light off once he was asleep Spikey was directly under the light.  Claire suggested they might get some of those hydroponic lights for them.  Fortunately she didn’t suggest it to them.

This morning Sam brought Spikey down and insisted that he stay downstairs so that Claire could keep an eye on him.  He’s not going on the fireplace though, because Bobbie could get to him there.