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 [...]
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Posted in Gardening, Holidays on Dec 4th, 2008
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 [...]
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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, [...]
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