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The Frangipani was in the old days considered taboo in gardens.It was a plant found only in Muslim cemeteries because theflowers have a very subtle fragrance.So the connection was if the flower is fragrant,spirits head for it!But not now...the belief that spirits love this plant.Why,they are all over gardens in Indonesia!Because the rage was gardens fashioned after Balinese ones,almost eveyone has a pot of this plant.Mine was a cutting from the neighbour.From a little sapling it has grown to a height of 4 feet and more.

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This orchid comes from the cattleya family.He bought it for me even though orchids are not really my cup of tea.Still,I appreciate the gesture.The only fertilizer that I've sprayed on it is the soluble type and so far it has worked.Its also a frequent bloomer.The only shortcoming is that it has VERY short stems...the blooms

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This is called the Hoya plant.It comes from South America and is considered a difficult plant to have..but it was its beauty and shape that made me buy it.Luck was with me and it flowered quite soon after that.It is still going strong with several blooms every now and then.The blooms sprout from the stem and it has a gentle scent-a nice one.

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I want to show you some of the flowers that bloom in my garden.The first will be the Bauhinia,a creeper that tested my patience to the fullest.It refused to bloom even after a year and after all the plant food lovingly fed.I changed and it worked!Now there is no need to peek at it every now and then to see if there are any buds at all.

Next was this cactus plant that I had for years.Like they say cactii take some time to bloom and it did in the end.The blooms were a very light pink and the petals indeed delicate.

Gardening woes

The air in the garden is cool,fresh and crisp.As I walk around I feel a great sense of despair as the garden is not what it used to be.S-i-g-h!I guess its the piano ,this laptop and other sad thoughts that have caused me to neglect it.It was at its height of glory a few years ago and thank God I have photographs of them.The garden still has its share of blooms but not as many as before.The flower above belongs to the Lily family...crinum lily and it has a beautiful scent.The scent has been used in perfumes.It is one of the faithful plants in the garden that still blooms no

matter how long it has not been given food!

The piano has taken up a lot of my time for I am so-o-o determined to master it.I guess you can say I'm on my way so meanwhile it's practice,practice and practice!!

This laptop was originally bought for the purpose of learning computer music.Since it is at my disposal I should take advantage of it.So now it is a battle to me to learn the intricacies of this oblong piece of metal they call a 'laptop'.Some times words and phraseology used sound so foreign to me and sometimes when bravado takes over the reins, I click I lose all!Ha ha ha!That was what I went throughduring the teething stage.I was told to be 'brave' and told to go for it..click click click.I think this click clicking has done me a whole lot of good.I've learnt quite a lot of things and its also thanks to S,H and ML.

Sad thoughts?....recent sad thoughts.It is amazing how a person's life can change in the blink of an eye and how the changes affect relationship(s).I am going through this and even if it does not affect me directly,it affects those I love.What can I say except pray for a better tomorrow.AMIN

Password Happiness

Yay! after a few days of having my password (Google) being bounced around,I finally got through without any "user name and password don't match".So I won't rant tonight.I'll write something nice.In a few days time ,I'll be celebrating my birthday.This birthday will be a special one to me because it will mark my tenth year as a woman of leisure!I retired at 55 and since then life has been free and easy.Free because I can pack and go on a holiday without having to worry if my leave will be approved.Easy because my life won't be dictated by that bell.Life is treating me fine ..except for the occasional sniffle.When I was still teaching the only reason why I went on medical leave was because of a cold.These colds were caused by chalk dust that teachers had and still have to breathe in day in and out!
Another reason why this birthday is special is because I like the number 65.It's a nice number..curvy and rounded (like the writer????).Its not angular and sharp like the number 4 or 7.Silly reason though but like I said I got through!
I hope that that extra number added to my age will see a wiser and more patient me.That extra number added will also see my fingers become more supple and deft when dealing with ebonies and ivories.Good night and don't let the bed bugs bite.Selamat malam.

Passwords and passwords!

Grant me a rant today!Its about these things called passwords.Sometimes they work and sometimes (which is NOW) it does not.I am a meticulous sort of person who jots down important things and something like a password is top priority.So why does my gooogle password always get bounced off?If I ask the HELP assistance side,they don't give personal replies.This is sheer frustration especially when I have something to rant about.Being able to rant now is because they(who-o-o????) decided to accept my password....this time around.I wonder if it will work again!!!#^**!!!