I have one lizard. I was an only child. I have a garden. I love purple orchids. I have allergies. I have built a compost system.  I have a garage. I live outside of Fort Worth.
I take care of my 9 grandkids. I am retired. I am not on any medications. I have good health. I am active. My favorite orchid is Vandas. I grow Orchids.   I live in Texas. I was not prepared for unusual weather. My friend's house in on an electrical grid that never goes out. I walk indoors for exercise during the cold weather.
My allergies seem to be getting worse. Oh no! Is it because you have been spending to much time in the garden?  I don't think it would matter if I was outside or inside. Everything here is dusted with green pollen. But I love my garden and it needs to be taken care of. How are your Orchids doing? They are all bloomed out for the year so now it's just about throwing an ice cube on them once a week so they make it through the season. The weather has everything thrown off here including my orchids.  I know my lizard likes ice cubes in his water during extremely hot, dry days, but what does an ice cube do for Orchids? It allows the water to penetrate the roots otherwise they basically get rinsed with water and nothing absorbs. I used to think animals were difficult until I started playing with Orchids. What kind of lizard do you have again? He's a black-throated monitor. He's only about 4 feet long from nose to tale at the moment, but he can get up to 7 feet. I've trained him to walk with a halter collar. It's a lot of fun to walk him in our neighborhood! I've turned the spare bedroom into his 'abode' so he's not loose in the house. It's very safe. Oh my gosh I can't even image you walking your lizard around the block, please send me a picture next time you guys are out I love that. How old is he? Will he just keep growing?  I'm not sure how old he is--he's a rescue. But he's actually very affectionate. He'll stop growing around 7 feet or less. But he has quite a personality! He actually prefers the attention of women over men--it's quite comical to watch him ignore a man. lol I bet your neighbors love seeing you two stroll around the neighborhood. Are you able to feed him out of your garden or does he need a special diet?  He's actually a meat eater, so I buy frozen mice to feed him. He also eats eggs. If he catches bugs or birds while we're outside, that's part of his natural diet. I was so glad to hear that you still enjoy good health. That's so important! Do those sweet grandbabies of yours help with your Orchid hobby? Oh they love to come in and help with everything that's for sure!! They keep trying to talk me into a garden, maybe I should send them over to you!