New Year’s Eve

Bidding Year 2022 Goodbye, and Welcoming Year 2023!

Another year has flown by. As the year draws to a close, I would like thank all my friends and followers for your friendship, engagement and support. May next year be a better year for all of us.

“As the year comes to an end, don’t look back at yesterday’s disappointment. Look forward to tomorrow’s promises.” - Unknown

Enjoy the last day of the Year 2022!

Cheers!

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Love The Clouds

Clouds are beautiful – to me, anyway. All clouds, regardless of shape, size or colour.

On days when I feel out of sorts or frustrated with the state of things, I look at these free flowing clouds and I don’t feel so overwhelmed any more. Looking at clouds cheers me up. I feel free.

Some photos of clouds I took on my walks.

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water. Or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” - John Lubbock

Very true indeed!

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Fushias

Such pretty flowers. These are from the Gardens by the Bay's Flower Dome.

Fushia is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees. - Wikipedia

There are over 100s of species and thousands of varieties of Fushia flowers – a majority of them native to central and South America.

Fushias like cool temperatures and moist air, are adaptable to all kinds of soil as long as the soil drains well. They like filtered light but not heat.

They look good on hanging baskets. Their tear drop flower head, and pendant-shaped flowers – beautiful and delicate, remind me of ear-rings.

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A Walk In Town

These are some photos of buildings taken while on a leisurely wander around town some time ago. I went through some streets I have never been before and saw some buildings for the first time. There were many discoveries of buildings I have heard of but do not know where exactly they are. It was a good venture out. I feel productive, adding bits of information on places to my limited geography of the place. Plus, I got my walk in.

This is the Singapore River with the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort in the distant left, and the business district on the right.

River taxis ferrying passengers along the river.

The rest of the buildings are either hotels or commercial and office buildings.

“If you want to walk fast, walk alone. But if you want to walk far, walk together.” - Ratan Tata

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Christmas Celebration

My friend, Ernest, organized a Christmas gathering at his house yesterday. There were eight of us including the host. Except for one, who is the husband of one of the girls, the rest of us were mates from 36 years ago. So, it was a comfortable gathering. I dare say, we know each other quite well. We had an early start yesterday. We started with afternoon tea. There were Christmas cookies, sweets and munchies. They were all very nice. Too much to eat, really.

Time slipped by while we kept each other up to date on our latest happenings. There was the usual teasing, and messing with each other – all in good fun. There were moments of loud and boisterous laughter. Oh yes, we all had a good laugh at one another. There is a special bond between this group of friends which comes from knowing each other for so long.

Before we knew it, it was time for dinner. Ernest prepared a sumptuous dinner. There were -

A selection of cheese – blue cheese, swiss cheese, truffle cheese and smoked cheese accompanied with an assortment of nuts, dried fruits, grapes and wholesome breads and breadsticks.

A selection of cold cuts – salami, honey-baked ham, mini sausages, and prosciutto.

For the main course, there was baked honey and garlic chicken with root vegetables.

Pan fried pork chop with mushroom cream sauce. This dish was divine.

And a side of sauté octopus.

Some red wine. It went very nicely with the meal.

Dinner was delicious. After dinner, there was a spread of fruits – Jackfruits, guava, strawberries, mango.

There was a cake too for a belated birthday girl in the group.

While having our cake, we finalised our plan which we had been talking about since our last meeting, and in the afternoon. We all booked our flights to Kuching in March.

By the time that was settled it was time to call it a night – after a lovely day of eating and merry making.

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Clematis

Clematis is a genus of about 300 species within the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. - Wikipedia

There are over thirty varieties of Clematis – divided into three groups, early flowering, early large flowered Clematis and late flowering Clematis with many hybrids and cultivars. They are known by many names including traveller’s joy, old man’s beard, virgin’s bower, leatherflower and vase vine.

Clematis are perennials and said to grow best in cool, moist, well-drained soil in full sun. This perennial flowering vine plant comes in many colours, shapes and sizes. They attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Some photos of the Clematis flower from the Flower Dome. There might be other cultivars and hybrids in the dome. However, I didn’t know anything about Clematis until I started looking for information on this flower. I will keep my eyes open for other varieties of this flower in my next visit.

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Happy Holidays

Wishing Everyone on here Happy Festive Holidays! Have fun, eat, drink and be Merry. Enjoy!

Have a fabulous weekend!

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