Frances bought this succulent about 5 or 6 years ago and it never flowered. All of a sudden about a month ago it started shooting this tall spike and clusters of flower buds are starting to take shape. I’ve read a bit about them now and found out that some shoot their spike some 30 …
Month: February 2006
Bahrain Blogger makes the front page!, originally uploaded by malyousif. This is Al-Watan, the newest newspaper on the island, and it has, by publishing the marked article, demonstrated that it is nothing more than a bought and paid-for newspaper. Nothing more and nothing less. They chose to “feature” Dr. Abdulhadi Khalaf, a gentleman and a …
Grrrrrrr!, originally uploaded by Toota_78. Kitten-photoblogging is de rigeur in our household at the moment with my little sister Maha (whom I actually regard more as my eldest daughter, the age gap is just too much!) going full pelt at it. She adopted a kitten off the BSPCA – or is it the other …
This time at Cinnabon in the Diplomatic Area Time: 8pm Date: TONIGHT! See you all there…
A French newspaper reprinted on Wednesday a series of 12 Danish newspaper cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad that have sparked protests in the Muslim world and prompted Saudi Arabia to recall its ambassador from Denmark. The France Soir daily said it had published the cartoons in the name of freedom of expression and to fight …