New beginnings As we start a new year, we look forward to new adventures and ventures. Yesterday I came across a documentary about a nineteen-year-old boy in Thailand, who has to work very hard to buy rice to feed his family. He is working to support himself and is determined to finish school so thatContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Simple Celebrations”
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GARDENING TIPS: ALL THINGS BLACK, BEAUTIFUL AND MAGICAL
By Andrea Pavee About a year ago, as we were preparing to return to our newly constructed home, we traversed the length and breadth of the Klang Valley looking for feature plants, planters and pots to beautify our garden. At one of our stops, I found the magnificent Black Magic (Black Colocasia) and Black CoralContinue reading “GARDENING TIPS: ALL THINGS BLACK, BEAUTIFUL AND MAGICAL”
Gardening Tips: Spring Blossoms
By Andrea Pavee It is now almost 6 months since we have moved back into our new (old) home and I can say we are now fully settled in. The plants have settled in, too and just a few days ago, I noticed new blooms poking their heads out of their buds. I reckon, thatContinue reading “Gardening Tips: Spring Blossoms”
Gardening: Lipstick, Powder and Paint
By Andrea Pavee After a hiatus from gardening articles, I am back, with more adventures to share. Having recently celebrated my birthday, I received two beautiful pots from two dear friendsto commemorate the special day. The first pot was gifted by Marcia – a beautiful Taro a.k.a Colocasia Esculente plant. How did she know IContinue reading “Gardening: Lipstick, Powder and Paint”
Beginner’s Choice: Nature’s Healing Powers
Post-Covid celebrations This week has been an intense week in many ways. I am happy to say that everyone who came down with Covid has recovered, and there is no more need for special sick tray menus. Everyone has had enough of plastic disposable plates, cups and cutlery. They were excited to sit down atContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Nature’s Healing Powers”
Beginner’s Choice: Student meals and YouTube recipes
Entertaining at home My brother and I went over to our cousin’s place for dinner last Sunday. Cousin Siri had invited Soph of the Weave the Story YouTube Channel and a couple of Thai friends over for a Thai dinner. My brother made itim kati (Thai coconut ice cream), and he brought peanuts for theContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Student meals and YouTube recipes”
Gardening Tips: Divide & Rule
By Andrea Pavee Having moved more than a month ago, we are slowly, but surely, settling down. The garden area though has multiplied in size from what I worked on previously, at the rented house, where I developed gardening as a hobby. However, as I was contemplating the area I have to manage, an oldContinue reading “Gardening Tips: Divide & Rule”
New Year; New Beginnings
By Andrea Pavee About three years ago, we started a massive family project: the breaking down and subsequent rebuilding of our family home. We were greenhorns at this, however, bearing in mind that our kids are growing up and about to strike out on their own, it was high time to rebuild the house toContinue reading “New Year; New Beginnings”
Gardening Update: My Queen of the Night
By Andrea Pavee In a previous article, I wrote about the Queen on the Night, or more colloquially known as either the Keng Hwa, or Tan Hwa. This plant harkens back to my childhood. My godmother, Aunty Gladys had 3 huge pots in her garden. One night, at 11.30pm, she asked me to follow herContinue reading “Gardening Update: My Queen of the Night“
RESOLUTIONS: BOOM OR BUST?
By Andrea Pavee Happy New Year everyone! It is good to be back again, afresh into 2022. I hope Christmas and New Year’s celebrations were spectacular, wherever you rang it in. As for us, we stayed put in KL. Pandemics tend to put a damper on celebratory travelling. Tacking on to New Year’s celebrations isContinue reading “RESOLUTIONS: BOOM OR BUST?”
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