Friday, January 16, 2015


I somehow find it quite amusing to look at the seasonal change in miniature trees!


This Chinese elm tree I've had for a few years look quite bare at this time of year, with nothing but a few leaves hanging onto dear life!



This princess elm tree has been bald for quite a while now! It diligently looses all its leaves during the winter, however I can see tiny specks of green springing out from the hair thin branches!

There's nothing more relaxing than gardening on a warm winter day, I freshened up my fairy gardens a little today, the fresh air and warm sun was quite a treat!





I've got so many plants in the backyard, if I wanted to decorate my house with plants, I might as well just start shopping in my own backyard! This cactus has been sitting out for a few years, no one ever pay any attention to it but it gets along just fine!






Thursday, January 8, 2015


It seems like I have completely abandoned writing my blog!  Unfortunately I got hit with a very bad case of flu right on New Year's Eve, and I spent almost every single day since then huffing and puffing, well that was a fine way to start the new year!

Today was the first day I'm finally up and running, well I've been up and running but today I didn't feel so much like a sick person. I truly got a late start on writing my new year resolutions but I'm working on it. Some people say old habits die hard, I just can't shake off writing new year resolutions. The miracle of it is, last year I actually checked off a few items on my list, so I will keep making another one for this year! 

New Year Preparation

I always like to do a bit of preparation at the end of each year to welcome the new year, although this year things were very challenging, I...