things from my life
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Maranta surprises never end
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A few months ago I wrote about my accident with my Maranta plant in which I broke off both of the branches. I really thought that my plant was gone, but instead, the little, crazy resistant Maranta awarded my clumsiness with two new branches and rooting of the broken parts. I was really amazed…
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New sedum and houseleek planters
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Last year I decided to make a sedum garden. At first, the plan was to make a garden on the garage roof. It seemed like a good idea at first, the surface is slightly tilted, and the view from my balcony is perfect. But, then we started thinking it better and gave up on this…
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Windy Easter
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The winds have started again. The Holy weekend has been extremely windy, the temperatures have dropped from cozy 20°C(68°F) to cold 10°C(33°F), the house heating is back on, and most of the seedlings are back indoors. All we did during the past couple of days was eat and sleep. The Holy weekend in Croatia is…
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When being clumsy turns out to be a good thing
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Some days I can be very clumsy. Not always, but sometimes it seems like I have two left hands. Sometimes, I have a feeling like my fists open on their own and I drop things, or my hand twitches and I knock down things. It has been like this my whole life, but since…
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Time to check the house plants
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Growing house plants in a place with no sun is a very difficult task. Even the ones that are usually considered “easy to grow” and don’t require any special conditions refuse to grow in my home. Four years ago, my hubby and I decided to renovate the second floor of my family home and make…