Behind the scenes (and in front of them) at 5min
Posted in 5min, Gardening, Home Improvement on Nov 15th, 2009
The worst thing about living in an apartment is that I don’t have a garden. Gardens have always been a big part of my life and my family’s: my grandparents built a beautiful dollhouse for us, made of concrete and wood (so it looked like a real house, only that smaller) where you could spend [...]
Posted in Gardening on Nov 3rd, 2009
Several months ago I wrote here about my beautiful new urban garden. It was quite exciting to put together and take care of in the first couple of weeks; I’d say hello to my plants in the morning before leaving for work, and check to see what transformations took place each night as I came [...]
Orange, golden or green, striped or spotted, smooth or bumpy, too big to wrap your arms around or pocket-size; all pumpkins have a special place in my heart. Pumpkins are like the Julia Roberts of the vegetable world; they may not be the prettiest or most versatile but everyone just loves them because they’re so [...]
Being a city mouse, the great outdoors has never been my natural habitat. Sure, I love hiking and camping, adore snowy mountains and dream of isolated islands but at the end of the day I’m one of those individuals who need some concrete and cars around them to feel at home. Gardening seemed to be [...]
When I was 10, my parents moved to a small village in the countryside. The weather was awful, the food was even worse (apparently, there is a very logical explanation for why you’ve never heard the words British and gourmet in the same sentence), and the kids were downright mean.
I hated our house, my [...]
When you think about it, a Christmas tree is a lot like a Ballerina. Both are chosen carefully at a very young age for the potential others see in them.
Groomed meticulously for years to fit a specific profile, their entire existence is dedicated to one goal. For years you can see them standing in neat [...]
As a child, my favorite flower was the poppy. Red paper poppies. The red poppy on the green pinafore was the only accessory we were allowed to wear, so each November, when they came with the poppy baskets, I always ran to get mine.
It never crossed my mind that wearing or not wearing the [...]
Posted in 5min, Gardening, Home Improvement, News on Sep 22nd, 2008
While everyone else is busy anticipating autumn and then a sleepy winter, I am actually already counting down the days until spring. It’s not that I dislike the winter – the chilly season holds many a great thing, like my birthday, snow (in other hemispheres, but still), tweed coats on sale, hot cocoa with marshmallows, [...]
