She Decided on Day One That She Was Safe Part Two: What Happened Next She grew. That's the simple version. The longer version involves a cat, a measuring tape, a cactus who arrived and immediately became her neighbour, and an Easter Sunday where she drank 108ml and left absolutely no doubt about who she is now. But we'll get to that. The first thing Lyra did, once she'd decided this was home, was get on with it. No drama. No adjustment period. Just — quietly, steadily, persistently growing. New leaves pushing up from the centre. Existing leaves reaching further outward each week. The kind of growth you only notice when you look back at the photos and go: oh. Oh. We measured her on 27th March. 22cm tall. 38cm wide. She accepted the tape measure with complete dignity There was an incident with Zeus. In our first post we mentioned he tasted her on day one and maintained a respectful distance. This was not enti...
