Bougainvillea Plant

This creeping Bougainvillea plant is in full bloom and it has been in the family garden for as long as I can remember. My mum likes to plant bougainvillea, I remember at one time when I visited her the rage was to have as many varieties as she can get her hands on.  There were names for each one of it. I still see some in the garden today but the plants have gotten old and thus some creep on the ground and others were stacked up to hold it in place but they still were a beauty to behold as they never failed to flowered.

Bougainvillea Plant has wide varieties and they are popular ornamental plants in areas with warm climates. They are thorny and woody. The flower is small with bright colours. It makes an excellent landscaping decorative plant because of its drought tolerance nature and they tend to flower all year round in equatorial regions.

 

Bougainvillea in Full Bloom

Red Variety Bougainvillea

Bonsai Bougainvillea

 

Edinburgh, Scotland, Waverly Hotel

I have visited England a few times and it is still one of my favourite cities. I enjoy the bed and breakfast stays and also the traditional breakfast served like bacon, egg, sausage and juices. We usually go during the winter season where it was not so crowded, especially the train stations. Scotland will be top on our list to visit when we are in the UK. Bed and Breakfast at one of the oldest hotels, The Old Waverly. The breakfast is traditionally English and you can sit near the window overlooking Princess Gardens and directly looking at this huge Gothic monument named The Scott Monument.

The Old Waverly Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland

Full English Breakfast Served, Lavish Spreads

Poinsettia Plant

I lived in a tropical climate country and it is warm the whole year. One of my favourite plants is the poinsettia plant or scientifically named Euphorbia Pulcherrima. This plant originated from Central America and thus requires much light to grow. From young I am exposed to these plants which are green for the best part of the month and it will suddenly turn reddish nearer to Christmas time. The poinsettia plant is a telltale’s sign for me when the Christmas season is near. This almost automatic clockwork where it was green for nearly ten months and turns reddish just before Christmas tells me that the holiday season is near. The poinsettia plant is exposed to sunlight everyday and it receives natural rainfall, thus growing poinsettia in a tropical country is easier than in cold country.

Poinsettia Plant with green leaves

The leaves have started to turn reddish

The Poinsettia Plant can Grow Really Tall











Oodles Of Noodles

One of my old time favourite meals is noodles; I like fried noodle and noodles with all sorts of accompaniments. These are few of my favourites.

This version of dried fried noodle tasted delicious with barbecued pork

This noodle is tossed with delicious sauce and sliced fish topping

Another of my favourites, wide flat noodles with thick gravy

Reader's Digest DIY Manual

For as long as I can remember we always had readers digest book to read while growing up. My father subscribes to it. I also remember reading Time magazine and The National Geography. I guess we were very lucky to have a father that was interested to read all these exciting magazines and unknowingly my interest in reading books was nurtured from there. I remember very well this particular reader’s digest Complete ‘Do It Yourself’ Manuel for house maintenance. As children we like to flip the coloured pages and dream about the beautiful houses and gardens we see on the pages. Thus this Complete DIY Manuel holds special memories of those not so long ago time!

The Readers Digest Complete DIY Manuel

Colouful Pages of Garden and House

Buchanan's Black and White Scotch Whisky Mug



I was so excited when I found this Mug at the family home, I grew up with it. This mug and other wine glasses were my mum collection from my grandfather, her dad. He used to work with Harrison and Crossfield as a storekeeper in the 1950s.  More so as when I googled and found out that the popularity of the Black and White Whisky Brand extends beyond the whisky itself because mugs and glasses with the original ‘Black and White’ dogs printed on them have been sold at auction for prices exceeding £2000. Black And White' was originally produced by the London based whisky blender, James Buchanan. Because the whisky is of the scotch variety, it is fitting that James Buchanan chose a Scottish Terrier and a West Highland Terrier to front his brand. This motif has existed in the company, since the 1890s. It was truly a nostalgic kind of feeling that you get just by looking at the mug, it seems not so long ago that time just flew by. 

Buchanan 'Black and White' Scotch Whisky Mug

Black and White Scottish Terrier Motif



  









Fridge Magnet Frame

This frame was presented to me by my sister Josie. It was suppose to be my Christmas gift from her. I remember she asked her colleague to make it for me and such thoughtful act really touched me. I like the workmanship because it was refined and attractive. I mounded some of my fridge magnets onto it otherwise it will be on my refrigerator door. I wished it could have been bigger so that it can accommodate all my collections. It was very thoughtful of Josie to have it specially made it for me, as now whenever there are guests in the house they admire the frame.

Fridge Magnet Frame