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"They looked like they had lived in a house with a lot of love. We all did." This was all so beautiful...And Timothy Tamara, I can never un-hear it and I am delighted about it!

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Thank you so much friend!

And I am still yet to find out where the Timothy Tamara came from but I am starting to think a radio presenter... haha

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Aw Lauren this was beautiful ❤️ I love the names, and the personalities. I love that your roommates understand them too.

I have tried and failed a number of times to raise any sort of plantlife. It doesn't seem like a thing within me. Maybe I just lack the patience, I don't know. But I enjoy them.

A character in a game I just finished playing used plants to help her understand the complexities of the world and the people around her, and a way to hide from them. But the main character getting her to talk about them brought her out of her shell. They became friends, bonded over the search for a rare flower he remembered from childhood, and she became his botany teacher. And all the while she came more and more out of her shell.

It was a lovely character arc to watch. And I loved these stories from you. Thank you 🙂

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Lee, what a wonderful arc indeed! What was the game called if you don't mind sharing?

Also, I have learned the hard way to get as low maintenance plants as possible, I envy those who can keep magical green babies thriving!

Thank you for your kind words, this, as always, means so much to me!

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Yeah, it was Scarlet Nexus. It's a JRPG with am exceptionally bonkers plotline, great melee-meets-psychic powers fighting, and a bunch of good characters. The shy flower lover is Tsugumi (who is also clairvoyant).

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I love that you name your plants. It made me think of the little potted fir tree I gave my dad for Christmas a couple of years ago; how we decorated its frail branches with tiny red bows of curling ribbon; how he named it Burt; how we planted it outside when he passed away last year to keep a little bit of him still alive.

Also: 90 in 90! Good plan.

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Oh Amie, this is wonderful. Thank you for sharing this. What a beautiful thing to do. I love talking to my plants and I love that you can go and sit with Burt and chat to your Dad at the same time xx

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baby steps, baby steps. ODAAT. Sending you great big hugs and a reminder that your feelings aren't a burden to others.

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Thank you so much, friend. This means a lot. I feel your hugs xx

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