“Poor Auntie!!!” said my nieces referring to the hand-made doll I made for my blog.  “Don’t pity us; do you know that we had lots of quality England-made toys before”. I told both of them.  My nieces had their eyes wide-opened almost refusing to believe me. But it is true. Those toys were given away by my parent’s employer an English couple from England.

We were not crazy with those toys anyway, it was not because we were being ungrateful and non-thankful, it just that we were up to the outdoor activities more.  One of them was riding the English family’s horse. Yes, we did that..Horseback Riding, complete with the saddle just like the cowboy in the movie…  Yipeeeeee !!!

I was only a little girl so somebody had to lift me up to the horseback.  A huge one I remember if I compare to what I’ve seen here, rare by the natives in my own country Malaysia, in the state of Sabah.  We were of course just riding not galloping; I wished Clint Eastwood was there to guide us but somehow it was a very interesting experience.  A really wonderful childhood we had.

Coming up soon “image of my hand-made doll”.

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Not all of us like to keep fresh flowers in the house because fresh flowers don’t last long.  Here, I would like to share some tips on how to maintain longer lasting fresh flowers which I have been practicing for quite sometimes now.

Change the water in the vase daily.  Make sure the vase is clean before refilling it with water.  Remove any dropping leaves or petals from inside the vase as any left over debris can cause growth of bacteria in the water.

Cut the stem ends of the flower each time the water is change as this will allow better water intake by removing any blockage cause by bacteria growth and debris.  The stem ends should be cut at an angle (slanting) to expose a wider area to the water.  This also prevents the stem end from sitting flatly at the bottom of the vase thus blocking water intake.

To revive fresh flowers, put some sugar or lemon drops into the water.  This provides food for the flowers but be careful not to use too much as this will also attract ants.

“Happy Trying and Good Luck”

1:12 PM | Tips | 6 Comments »