I had never realised that the sun could shift so much and that the effect would be so dramatic.
When we moved into our new place about 8 months ago, we did not get any sun in the balcony, nor in the boys' rooms. However, over a period of 8 months, the sun has shifted and our boys' room and the balcony are now very hot - we get both the morning and afternoon sun.
In the beginning, I used to get to see beautiful sunsets from the back of the apartment where my back yard was. I was so in awe of the breathtaking sunsets in the evening which I could see from my back yard.
Isn't that amazing? The good thing is that we can now enjoy the sunset while having our dinner in our balcony.
I was never one with green fingers. And this proved all too true with a flowering plant we bought when we moved to our new place. All was fine in the beginning and the plant kept blooming and we had a rather long period when there were bright pink flowers.
However, a few months later, the leaves started dropping, flowers stopped blooming and the plant was practically bald. I noticed a lot of white powdery substance all around the leaves, the branches and even the flower pot. I consulted the nursery where I bought the plant and was told that it was fungus - very difficult to get rid of.
It was a rather expensive plant and I did not want to let it just wither away. So every morning, I would use a toothbrush and brush away the white fungus. I had to do this every morning for quite a while as the fungus was very stubborn and would keep coming back.
The other thing was that I had to move the plant so that it got direct sunlight.
With Chinese New Year round the corner, the plant was still rather bald. There was no red colour for good luck so I tied tiny red ribbons.
I am happy to report that now my plant is flowering again!
So perhaps I have green fingers after all. Or was it the red ribbons I had tied that brought good luck?
