True, and have spent ridiculous amounts of money on interesting and unusual flowering plants, since eaten by either the contractor, or better yet, the landscaper.
TPBM sings silly songs to her cats/dogs, and at least one other person has HEARD the silly songs.
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks