Kitchen Blossoms...

First & foremost, a belated salam Maal Hijrah 1430 to all my muslim friends & readers and not forgetting to wish all my blog's visitors a very belated 'Happy New Year 2009'. December 2008 had been quite a hectic, tiring but an enjoying month for myself and family, welcoming some of the family members who came here for a visit. Residing in a country away from our family & loved ones tend to make us miss their presence especially during family gatherings. Thus, having family guests & friends visiting us to our humble home here is such a joy.

My first baby Gloxinia given by a forum friend (thanks to Kak Mona) has matured & finally presented me with a pair of beautiful pink blooms. The gloxinia plant as well as other plants have been gracing the kitchen's window sill to enjoy the daily morning sun since October last year.



Previously, the gloxinia together with my other plants was placed in the living room but due to lack of sunlight, they wasn't growing very well. Approximately about 2 weeks after placing the tiny pots by the kitchen's window sill, the plants seemed to enjoy their new environment by producing healthy leaves with favourable size. I noticed the gloxinia's first flower bud sometimes early December last year and precisely on the 29th December 2008, it bloomed..sort of welcoming the Hijrah New Year 1430. Around a week later, the other flower bud followed suit, fully bloom to a size of approximate 3.5cm in diameter in bright pink..thus welcoming the New Year 2009. It's really an achievement for myself to be able to nurture such a plant from a tiny baby till it matures and producing beautiful blooms..sort of an encouragement to increase my collection with different other species.




What a glorious, beautiful way to welcome the new year..