After the bad flood last month, October seemed to be calmer and the soggy earth was taking over two weeks to hardened enough for people to walk on with their rubber boots. My gardener had to take off her

This weekend, I promised myself that I will deal with the orchids we grow on the terrace. For a long time I did not give them any treatment, except for regular watering. and since I had a little free time,

The bright sunshine suddenly made the garden looked very green and attractive. I had to walk around the garden to observe changes and look out for some orchid blossoms. Most of the orchids would flower

Reminders .. Every single day I have to remember to tell myself this .. "Remember to make time to be happy today". Life is full of mistakes, heartaches, rain clouds and uncertainty. I mentally

Time played tricks on me rather more often than I expected. I have been turning my internal clock upside down as I turned into a ‘bay’ at night. I didn’t know how it happened, suddenly I found myself staying

Another Week In The Books .. And another day closer to the Independence Day holiday week .. 4th of July is right around the corner now. We've been making preparations for guests who were coming stay with

museum of exotic plants

Museum of exotic plants in Spain

It's Been A While.. Yet again it has been some time since I've posted… it's Saturday morning and I actually have quite a bit to do. We have been quite busy lately with a little bit of local traveling,

The hot weather began to bother me as my shirt was always wet from perspiration. I had been sending express messages to the rain gods for some rain and cooler weather. It took them about five days to dispatch

Regards to all! Tomorrow I travel for 7 days to Tara, with my students. It is a form of teaching in nature and today I am packing, ironing, getting ready, but I also found time to arrange my flowers. I

It's Been 17 Days Since My Last Post.. We have been pretty busy people over the last few weeks.. Not only has work been crazy (that goes without saying), but we have been busy packing and moving things

We had several public holidays during the last two weeks. This meant that there would be less traffic in the city so it’s the right time to bet together with old friend whom I haven’t met over three years.

There's A Time To Say Goodbye .. But there is also a time to say Hello .. My recent week seemed to be filled with goodbye's and hello's. None of them bad or painful in my opinion. Maybe it's because we

Well, Well, Welcome Two .. Two new Orchids joined our collection recently.. And I can't believe I forgot to mention this earlier. This morning I was giving all the Orchids a quick watering, and began wondering

Welcome to all orchids Orchids are one of the flowers that attract the most attention in this season of the year. It is a pity that we have to wait so long to be able to enjoy them. Elderly people tell

The weather has suddenly turned very hot and uncomfortable. But the air was much lighter in the countryside with occasional breezes. I didn’t notice these tiny yellow orchids till the following day when

No I'm Not Drinking Yet .. But, with a crappy weather outdoors .. I might as well be. The photo with the martini was actually taken a couple of days ago when the weather was nice and the sun was shining.

Every Thing Has Its Time .. There have been countless songs, countless poems, countless novels .. Written on this very subject. Some things live longer than others; some have an have a fleeting moment

A Little of This and A Little of That .. I wasn't going to write anything today, but… Yeah, I change my mind. I thought why not deliver a little silver teaser and update on something going on with one