New lease of life
Since the warmer weather is finally here and my teaching load is lighter in this semester, I have more time to dabble in the garden. It means that I can…
Gardening
Beautiful lettuce
The second batch of oak leaf lettuce, flourishing in my garden. I have finally decided to try the laitue feuille de chêne or oak leaf lettuce from our garden. It…
Spring is here…almost
Thanks to the former house owner, I am now enjoying the flowers of her labour. It’s our first spring in the house that we bought last July. Since we only…
Lazy Sunday and apple cinnamon rolls
I woke up to a wet, wet autumn Sunday. Through the window of my makeshift study cum bedroom window, I could see that it rained again in the night. Rain…
Homegrown apples
Being a city girl most of my life means that I am used to getting food supplies from modern, clean air-conditioned supermarkets. Fresh vegetables and fruits are duly washed with…