Now Blooming

This is supposed to be Pot Full Circle, but I think it may have been mislabeled, since it doesn't have the expected full frilly petals expected of the cross. No fragrance, disappointing, but still very pretty.

Blooming - My Oldest Catt

Yippee! It survived the trip, didn't blast, and now both buds have opened since I took the pic this morning. This is my Mr. Reliable, a Noid that's put up with all manner of torture over 18 years and still puts out these beautiful fragrant flowers. Cheers for Noids!!

From Blooming Orchids!

Today's Orchid Haul

Everything in the box from Oak Hill, then a couple odds and ends from Hausermann's.

Blc Ahchung Emerald 'Water'
Catt dowiana v aurea
Catt dowiana 'Costa Rica'
L purpurata
L purpurata carnea x 2
L purpurata v. werkhauseri 'Blue Sky'
L tenebrosa x 2
Pot Yellow Glory 'Peach Surprise'
Phal bellina violacea 'Borneo'
Angraecum superbum
Encyclia radiata
Paph delenatii

Right Now - Buddy Guy's Legends

Right Now - Orchids Have Arrived!!!!

Came a day early! FedEx guy thought that was a lot of boxes, we thought there'd be more, LOL. Conscripted Hubby to help since he's taken the day off, 104 orchids later, we're done.

Right Now - Rosa's Lounge

Right Now - Mag Mile

Right Now - Chicago Architecture Tour On The River

The Orchids Are Coming!!

I got the FedEx trackers just now, they've left their boarding facility! 140 lbs of plants, woohoo. Anxiously awaiting them on Thursday. Feel really bad that I'm taking them from their pampered surroundings in their giant greenhouses in the wonderful Bay Area climate to this looooovely Midwest weather. At least we're not being baked to death anymore....for now. Next up....getting frozen to death. Joy, joy.

So excited about getting back my collection!!!!!!!

Right Now - Glencoe Roast Coffee

Pixie Had A Fever Again

Last night, same thing happened - she was happy and chipper in the morning, started sleeping around 4pm, maybe, then lethargic by dinnertime. A little better than the last time, she lifted her head a little. Sure enough, she had a temp again, 104.6º. We decided against taking her in again unless she went up to 105º, since the symptoms were the same. We just kept an eye on her most of the night. I syringe-dribbled water every 15 minutes for her, gave her some vit C. Took her temp again at midnight, and it was 104º.

2am, she stirred a bit, and just like last time, she came down for a bite! Ate a whole can, then back to rest upstairs. We decided she'd gotten over the worst, so definitely no ER, stopped water. We finally got some sleep.

This morning she's back to normal, temp 101º, chatting up a storm, big appetite. Gotta say, the internet is a most wonderful place. We found so much info on FUOs - fever of unknown origin, that helped us make informed decisions about Pixie's care, not panicking and racing her off the the ER again and stressing her out. We decided a few more tests next week to rule out the next level of baddies - we didn't get tests for FIP, toxo, and thyroid - slim possibilities, but better safe than sorry.

These were excellent sources of info for us:

Merck Veterinary Manual - Fever of Unknown Origin
Webvet - Fever in Cats
Ask The Vet - Kitty with Unexplained High Fever

Today's Cute Kitty Pics

Cobbled Two Ikea Expedits Together

Simple brace to hold the two units together.

Finished product!

Aftermath

Done - went very smoothly, no surprises. No obvious cracks, but he doesn't rule it out completely.

Right Now - Dentist

Nervously waiting for a 2 hour procedure. Not a good way to start the day!