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kitchen windowA few weeks ago I told myself I would try to take at least one photo a day to sharpen my picture-taking skills.So far I've only managed to take one picture a week, more like it. Anyways, here's my kitchen window, from the outside and inside. 
Those flowers are fake, but their color provide enough cheer for me while I'm cutting up chicken or draining pasta or washing the dishes. Worth the 9 times SR6 (SR54) that I paid for, and I don't even have to stress or worry about them dying on me when I go on my vacation (or forget to water). The only care they need is a little rinsing now and again to wash off the sand/dust, especially after a sandstorm. It also makes my kitchen window unique when you look for it from the street :) Sole SurvivorI've tried to nurture many many plants in the hostile saudi environment.I have tried basil, rosemary, lavender, various flowering plants, japanese roses .. all of them died. Some due to lack of water when I went away for holidays. Some due to too much water when I got overzealous and thought I could counter the dryness with lots of water. Some due to the extreme heat outside. Some due to lack of sun (when I decided to bring them indoors to escape the heat). Boring tulll .. dah lah pokok kat sini mahal.(I am frustrated coz plants are expensive over here) I know there are many books out there to tell me how to take care of plants in this extreme weather. I have read them in bookstores (read:I sneak-read them without buying), but none of the tips worked for my plants. (Perhaps I need to buy the books and read them properly instead of trying to remember as much as I can. tee hee.) This is my only surviving plant : 
That's the kalanchoe plant that went missing a few months ago. I had been keeping it by the kitchen window before, but it has grown bigger so I moved it into a bigger pot and now it looks nice enough to be in my living room. I water it every other day and put it by the sliding door every morning to make sure it gets enough sun. My kitchen window sill is now decorated by a row of fake flowers in small pots (Daiso - QR/SR6 per pot). These are more my style. They don't need watering and can withstand the heat :) Note: Taufik has been better at keeping his plants alive. He has a jasmine tree and a frangipani tree on our front porch. He also has these really hardy creepy leafy plants that could live out of just a bowl of water. They now sit on either side of my kitchen sink. what we did on friday Cooties!! Tried making Deceptively Delicious' Chocolate Chip Cookies (with chickpeas) today. oh man, they were so yummy. I think I could've told my kids I had put worms in them and they would still eat them. Izani kept chanting "cooties!! cooties!!", while munching on his. When he had finished, he'd come to me and say "cooties?" The other kids would swarm and ask for another one too. I had to make another batch for the spring fair. DBGS Sports Day 2008I tried out the D40 at the kids' sport day on Sunday (Anis') and Monday (Ihsan and Ilham's). Just set the dial to the running man and shot away.The results were .. bleagghhhh. Most were blurr. Any tips?   Original pictures on my flickr p/s Auntie rozie, do you recognize Izani's yellow shirt? He finally could fit into it! (after almost one year) { Last Page } { Page 1 of 5 } { Next Page } |
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