the weekend was nice, though really full ( Read more... )

It's good to be patient.

I have 2 orchids. There's the Phalaenopsis. It's already flowering for a few months now. And there's the problem orchid, often declared dead, because it has only one brown-speckled leaf.
But there's hope. Something light green slowly finds its way through the substrate. A new leaf.

:-)

everywhere across this building. in every office where there is someone who had a birthday lately. there are orchids. it seems to be "in" to give them as a present.
and all of those orchids look as if they hadn't got any water for weeks.
they'll die soon.
and it hurts to see that.

It's difficult to write entries, when there's nothing special to tell. or. better: when there are so many things happening, but they are similar in significance...

• My mum got the tickets for Silvio's and my trip to Austria in June. (Tip for all who plan railway-trips across the Austrian-German border: There are Nightline Tickets which can be bought ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I checked the glasshouse and - voila! - the kohlrabi sprouts. several mini-mini plants fighting their way out of the soil. And the garden was still a mess. So I went and weeded a bucket full of crocusses and hyacinths. I'll do the other bed another time (when my sinuses don't hurt so much any more). Now I have a place for my vegetables ( Read more... )

Yesterday we got the afternoon off (mardi gras) and I had time to do lots and lots of things ( Read more... )

My workspace here gets more and more beautiful. a feel-well-zone.
I'm surrounded by plants, pictures and other small things I love.
I bought a small pot of daffodils and...

tadaaa: an FM4-Stehkalender.

This week's picture:

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an hour for myself.
I could

• cut out paper-stars and stick them to the windows
• plant my offshoots
• play starcraft
• paint
• skype
• drive to Gensingen and buy anything I can use for making christmas dekoration

So many ideas and so little time ( Read more... )

On Friday I went to bed at 6. To sleep until 2:30, then keep Silvio awake until 5 and sleep until 9 again. Saturday morning was difficult. Although my javelins flew fine. I improved my technique. Got compliments from Aline. But I still don't manage to throw it out of a run... (Vadammpt. Was heißt "mit Anlauf" auf Englisch ( Read more... )

I don't write long postings lately and this might cause some confusion ( Read more... )