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mjbeedenbender.bsky.social
Happy Halloween! #happyhalloween #gourds and #Aspidistras #草月流いけばな 草月流 sogetsuikebana sogetsuintheworld sogetsuryu ikebanainternational
いけばな男子 生け花 いけばな ikebana 花道 華道 икебана ikebanaflowers ikebanapassion
October 31, 2026 at 7:39 PM
jhadur.bsky.social
Take that, aspidistras.
September 9, 2026 at 5:55 AM
50ishgardener.bsky.social
The gardener in me read that as Aspidistras (cue Gracie Fields…)
August 22, 2026 at 2:26 PM
mumsintheattic.bsky.social
Aspidistras are easy until they aren’t. The usual culprits for yellow leaves are overwatering - but since you’ve had them for 4 years seems unlikely - and sucking insects. Look carefully on the back of the leaves and where they attach to the stem. Look for tiny insects or webbing. 1/2
August 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
scsheil.bsky.social
Doing some research in an online newspaper archive and came across this great article from 1937 which includes the wonderful phrase "You must arrest the mandrill. It is attacking grandmother."
A headline from a newspaper: APE BREAKS UP A FLAT - ASPIDISTRAS HURLED AT POLICE A LARGE mandrill ape attacked its mistress, Madame Lecomte, in her Paris flat and ran amok. The ape broke all the furniture in the flat and besieged the kitchen. where its mistress had taken refuge. It was only arrested after a furious battle with the police. The mandrill was given to Madame Lecomte by her parents when it was a baby, and she had looked after it for 13 years in a cage in her bed-room. It had now grown nearly four feet tall and had become unmanageable. often climbing the curtains and fling- ing the alarm clock, ornaments and pictures about as if they were coco- nuts. Today the ten-year-old grandson the of Madame Lecomte arrived breath- less at the police station, crying "You must arrest the mandrill. It is attacking grandmother." The police rushed to the scene, and through a crack in the door saw the mandrill going berserk in the bed- room. When the animal saw the police missiles flew. It pelted them with crockery, chairs, occasional tables, and aspidistras. Finally, armed with long pokers, the police forced the mandrill back into its cage and it was taken to Vincennes Zoo. Madame Lecomte was uninjured but is suffering from shock.
April 28, 2026 at 3:07 PM
blackberrygarden.bsky.social
Up with this I will not put!! F’ing lily beetles on my aspidistras !!! #gardening #mygarden #aspidistra
July 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
damonmakespictures.bsky.social
Anyone of a Certain Age like me will listen to this and go a little misty-eyed thinking about aspidistras and THE VORTEX. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvrm...
Duo No. 2 in G Major, Op. 34: II. Rondo
YouTube video by Julian Bream - Topic
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November 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
brianscant.bsky.social
Keep the aspidistras flying!

One of my favourite books
April 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
brianscant.bsky.social
I think Keep The Aspidistras Flying was my favourite but I can’t remember why. I saw about 10 minutes of the film of it with Richard E Grant destroying it and stopped watching.
April 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
twitter.bitoclass.uk
Aspidistras enthusiastic & made @wiilassie laugh but for me I'm afraid the highlight was free croissant. Perhaps I'm hard to amuse #EdFringe
November 16, 2024 at 6:07 AM
danmckee.bsky.social
No she wasn’t on the scene long. Was in a duo called the aspidistras I think
October 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
everyword.bsky.social
fucking aspidistras
July 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
carrielynnland.bsky.social
Orwell’s “Keep the Aspidistras Flying” 😁
November 3, 2024 at 12:32 PM
tashmakesstuff.bsky.social
Good company for my DIY day, the podcast was pretty good too 🐴 not sure exactly what was decided in this latest episode of #frankensteinsRPG @davepaters.bsky.social but count me in for the jeopardy, the jazz, and the aspidistras
April 3, 2024 at 12:56 PM
maryscottoconnor.com
And two legs good. Four legs bad.

And there will be no revolution in England while there are aspidistras in the windows.
March 3, 2026 at 11:12 PM
spodokomodo.bsky.social
don't want to alarm anyone but my aspidistras have really shot up overnight
May 11, 2024 at 11:26 AM
sptroweresq.bsky.social
Today on #WIPSnips: an Easter Egg for the #ClassicMini fraternity.

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The Ambivalence Chronicles ‘Hey!’ Sir Philip of Grundy - minus aspidistras - was surprised to see T-Rex had been pulled out of its garage. ‘Who’s there?’ ‘I could ask you the same thing.’ Sam Cooper looked him up and down as if she didn’t recognise him. ‘Oh, right!’ Phil opened his visor. ‘Sam? Is it really you?’ ‘Who were you expecting?’ she said. ‘Dave Vizard?’ Phil thought for a moment before admitting he had no idea who that was. from Bit#5: The Knight Errors
May 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM
sptroweresq.bsky.social
Can't believe I, with a literal Easter Egg Hunt in my books, almost missed this #MemeMay...

Current WIP has our hero training in the Dojo Chaplet with Yoda and Miyagi avatars, to become a Magic Knight Who Says 'Arg' and save the sentient aspidistras.

How many can you find there?

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sagetgreene.bsky.social Sage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · May 4
#Mememay 4

Are there any inside jokes or references in your WIP? Share one (or a few)!
4. Inside jokes/references in WIP A prompt game for the month of May, titled #Mememay. Hosted by @sagetgreene.bsky.social . The bottom says "Have fun, interact, and remember alt text!" There is a silly emoji face with wild eyes and tongue sticking out, and some flowers in the corners.
May 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
sptroweresq.bsky.social
No steel in my #NaNoWriMo substitute, so back to The Knight Errors for today's #WIPSnips. I feel like I've shared this reunion scene before, but hey ho, let's go.
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'Hey!' Sir Philip of Grundy - minus aspidistras - got back to the stables and was surprised to see the T-Rex had been pulled out of its garage. 'Who's there?' 'I could ask you the same thing.' Sam Cooper looked him up and down as if she didn't recognise him. 'Oh, right!' Phil opened his visor. 'Sam? Is it really you?' 'Who were you expecting?' she said. 'Dave Vizard?' Phil thought for a moment before admitting he had no idea who that was. 'Doesn't matter.' She smiled, and Phil got lost in it for a moment. 'Are you ok?' 'It's just so good to see you again,' he said, taking in the overalls and no-nonsense pixie haircut. 'Not that I minded the Daisy Dukes and big hair,' he reflected, 'but this is the Sam Cooper I... well, it's more real. And right now I need all the real I can get.' 'Tell me about it. Speaking of which...' Sam tapped his steel breastplate with a spanner. 'Oh yes, I wear armour now, he flexed it to demonstrate some of the skills Dexy's training programme had almost taught him. 'Armour's cool.' 'And the handbag sets it off beautifully.'
November 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
sptroweresq.bsky.social
Today in #WIPSnips, unexpected reunion turns out to be very real in this snippet from The Knight Errors.
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'Hey!' Sir Philip of Grundy - minus aspidistras - got back to the stables and was surprised to see the T-Rex had been pulled out of its garage. 'Who's there?' 'I could ask you the same thing.' Sam Cooper looked him up and down as if she didn't recognise him. 'Oh, right!' Phil opened his visor. 'Sam? Is it really you?' 'Who were you expecting?' she said. 'Dave Vizard?' Phil thought for a moment before admitting he had no idea who that was. 'Doesn't matter.' She smiled, and Phil got lost in it for a moment. 'Are you ok?' 'It's just so good to see you again,' he said, taking in the overalls and no-nonsense pixie haircut. 'Not that I minded the Daisy Dukes and big hair,' he reflected, 'but this is the Sam Cooper I... well, it's more real. And right now I need all the real I can get.' 'Tell me about it. Speaking of which...' Sam tapped his steel breastplate with a spanner. 'Oh yes, I wear armour now, he flexed it to demonstrate some of the skills Dexy's training programme had almost taught him. 'Armour's cool.' 'And the handbag sets it off beautifully.'
August 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
theweind.bsky.social
The remorseless eater of aspidistras and the perfect wee baby angel.
A beautiful tortoiseshell cat sits on a table next to an aspidistra in a tatty antique green jardinaire. She has been chewing on the plant, is not at all sorry about it, and will do it again, whenever she damn well pleases. A wee tiny Siamese cat, curled up like a little bean, with his perfect face buried under one paw, sleeps on an orange cushion.
May 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
hannahswiv.bsky.social
People who might know about aspidistras (um?) - should I be considering cutting back some of the old, large (slightly browny) leafs to enable the new growth?
May 15, 2024 at 4:37 PM
cantumelia.bsky.social
La querrá para abonar las aspidistras, mujer.
May 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
mapashito.bsky.social
Soy muy de "plantitas", tanto en el jardín o el huerto, como en macetas en casa pero todas las apps que he probado me han dado poca confianza así que soy más de buscar en sitios especializados o en foros.
Limoneros, aguacates, aspidistras, solano, geraneos y otras plantas refugiadas del frío (llegamos a menos 20 grados) en mi garaje. Con lámparas solares programables.
January 11, 2026 at 5:13 PM
mapashito.bsky.social
¿En la foto del solano? Las macetas contiguas son aspidistras que me traje de Granada, de casa de mi madre. Allí todo el mundo tiene aspidistras en sus patios así que mi madre pensó que estaría bien que tuviéramos un cachito de Graná en casa.
October 27, 2024 at 10:34 AM