December 2006 Archives

Christmas Greetings

Luke 2: 10-11
An angel of the Lord said to the shepherds, “Do not be afraid, I am here with good news for you, which will bring great joy to all the people. This very day in David’s town, your Savior was born – Christ the Lord!”

National Gardens of Athens, Greece

Last week I travelled to Athens in Greece and spent a wonderful hour sight-seeing the grandeur of the National Gardens, its impressive trees, plants and flowers, ducks, pigeons and animals, as well as stroll along its seaside, plus immersed in viewing its awesome architechural buildings and museum. One solid hour was all I needed to [...]

The splendid aroma of Pandanus amaryllifolius / odorus

Pandanus amaryllifolius/odorus (Fragrant Pandan/Screwpine, Pandan Leaf/Leaves)

Posing in our tropical garden

We’ve captured so many pictures of our garden, yet have not taken a single photo of ourselves for a very, very long time amongst our lovely plants and flowers that we’ve cared for so tenderly and lovingly. Pretty strange, huh? Or are we gardeners really shy people? But we’ve lots of treasured shots with our [...]

Crack-Pot! Manila Palm burst its seam!

“Darling, there’s a crack pot outside!”, remarked my early bird hubby as I was descending downstairs one early morning about ten days ago. I was still groggy and the first thing that flashed in my mind was a crack-pot (a nut case), someone of unsound mind, doing his/her thing outside our gate! “Crackpot?”, I enquired. [...]

Dieffenbachia Species – toxic, yet an air purifier!

Botanical Name: Dieffenbachia species.
Common Name: Dumb Cane, Spotted Dumbcane, Leopard Lily