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I think I would very much enjoy having one:). So cute

HOORAY! Looks like there will be no problems adapting to the new home you have given him! I am thrilled that you are happy with him.

(btw, I always refer to these guys in the masculine, but they have no specified gender, it's entirely up to you)

Also, foxgloves are poisonous, so don't eat them

I know this makes me sound like a total geek, but here goes: The Foxglove plant is also known as Digitalis, and it has been used since the 18th century to make heart medicine that helps contraction of the muscle and helps control arrythmia. I guess that means a Foxglove has a dangerous side, but is basically good-hearted!

This is a geek-friendly zone, no worries! Hard to call other people geeky, when I spent an hour last night researching albinism, and watched a "birds of the Galapagos islands" documentary while eating lunch today

He's mostly named Foxglove because it's a wildflower I happen to really like, and I thought it fit him. But I'm really interested in herbal lore/mythology/mysticism in general, so I love stuff like that.

Well in that case you may like to know that the name Foxglove is in fact a derivation of "Folk's gloves" as in the Fae folk..

Foxglove: Lus na mbau side (Irish Gaelic)
Powers: Protection
Magical Uses: Grown in the garden it protects it, as well as the home. In the past housewives in Wales used the leaves of the foxglove to make a black dye, which they used to paint crossed lines on the cottage's stone floors. This was done to keep evil from entering the house.*

* information taken from Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs

If you ever do a "Heliotrope" I'm first in line!

P.S. I've got a new stock pile of old fabric growing that i refer to as the Amanda Louise pile! Latest piece, Pajama top from the 50's with white glass buttons /blue striped with some orange -found on the street with some great wooden medical crates and old glass jars.

are you you willing to get rid of those crates or those glass jars

i love that!

Yes, I have more then I can use, the problem is the shipping, I think you are in the states, and i'm in France, so sadly the heavier things would cost a small fortune to send. If you ever come to Paris, bring an empty suitcase with you and I'll gladly fill it up for you!

I'm glad that my obsessive-compulsive hoarding habits can also be used as a term of endearment

My own Amanda Louise pile is OUT OF CONTROL. It's starting to swallow up a good portion of my studio. I seriously need to get in there and thin the herd. Good job on the pajama top find; there are definitely color and pattern combinations on the old stuff that you just don't find anymore.