We were given a rose plant as a wedding gift, which i think was a lovely idea - i like flowers, but it’s nice to have a plant that lasts. It is growing quite beautifully at the moment:

I’m so glad i’ve taken photos of the Leucothoe Scarletta plant, otherwise i would not realise how dramatically [...]

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Resumo: Mi kulturis ĉi tiujn florojn el semo, kaj hodiaŭ ni havis visitanton al ili!
I feel incredibly blessed to think that these nasturtiums i grew from seed have flowered and are now considered worthy of a visit from a bumblebee!
This little visitor spent about ten minutes buzzing round all our flowers this morning, taking a [...]

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Look at all these flowers appearing! Last week there were only two; now there are seven or eight, and i can see lots of new buds too!

I never thought i was much of a flower person; i didn’t really see much point in flowers, but these are so pretty, and make me feel happy! They [...]

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I just came home and noticed this on the balcony:

I have not really been looking after the plants terribly well, so this was very unexpected! It’s amazing what a little bit of sunshine can do! For reference, here is the story so far with this nasturtium plant …

Even more unexpectedly, even the Aster [...]

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Thank you so much to all the kind people who have been giving their warm wishes for Suzie’s health. It really means such a lot to me.
We took Suzie to the vet today … good news is it’s not wet tail. But the bad news is, it’s a urinary tract infection, with the sticky eye [...]

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Don’t you hate it when you get to the end of an evening and you think, “What did i actually do tonight?”. And then you think of everything. And then you go, “Yes, but what else?!”. And then the only feasible next action is to waste a bit more time blogging about it!!
I don’t seem [...]

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Once upon a time i used to take everything out of the fridge, put it all into a coolbag, and frantically clean and dry everything as quickly as possible to get it all back in the fridge again.
Then i became smart! I only need do half of it at a time. It’s not such a [...]

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I am so pleased with the way the plants are coming along, especially when i look back of pictures to see how they have grown. Sadly, i don’t think they will flower this year, but hopefully they will survive the Winter and produce really lovely flowers next year.
My mum sent me the seeds through the [...]

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Continuing my clean home pride, here is the oven just after i have thoroughly cleaned it:

I could have shown a picture of me laying on the floor to clean it, but it wouldn’t have looked very attractive!
I love the feeling of pride i get just after i have finished cleaning something. I am definitely [...]

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Because today is becoming a total photodiary …

Here is a picture of the bathroom floor after i have washed it! I like this idea of taking a photo after you’ve cleaned something. I think i will enable uploading photos to MyChores - it could be a great motivator for the next time you come to [...]

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