Over the last couple weeks I've had to accept it. My butterfly garden that I blogged about a few weeks ago is simply not growing! I ordered the seeds from a MONARCH BUTTERFLY CONSERVANCY PROJECT, set the seeds out in new soil and in my window and watered them carefully but just a couple of them took. I carefully planted those seeds out of doors a couple weeks later, and I even put the ones that hadn't sprouted in soil outdoors as well. I thought if the watering or light or heat was wrong in the house they would have a second chance, but no.
I GUESS I GOT SOME DUD SEEDS!
What now?
One day when I was walking down the street I came across some marigolds that had gone to seed, pulled some of the dry buds, and planted some of those. THEY SPROUTED RIGHT UP!
So right now I have six giant marigolds that are growing.
All the tiny seeds that immediately sprouted indoors died once transplanted!
What happened to my "GREEN THUMB?"
or did I do everything right in the wrong weather?
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Monday, April 21, 2014
EASTER MONDAY IS DUCKING "SPRINKLING" DAY IN HUNGARY
What kind of perfume? Perfume sprinkling... gifts of red eggs... maybe a sweet kiss!
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
EASTER FOLK CUSTOMS IN HUNGARY - FERTILITY - PERFUME - RED EGGS
HUNGARIAN EASTER FOLK CUSTOMS from HUNGAROTIPS
EXCERPT: A couple of decades ago men poured water on women in rural areas and women changed their clothes after each sprinkling. Boys often dragged girls to the well and poured water on them with pail. Sometimes they washed them in creek.
The possible reason for this very old tradition is that people believed in the cleaning, healing and fertility effect of water. ... There is a competition among young girls - who gets the most "sprinklers" wins. It is a shame if the girl is not ready early morning when the first visitor rings the bell.
The result? Women wear more then a dozen of different colognes by Monday evening, and sometimes the alcoholic beverages are harmful for men also. Many times, sprinkling continues on the next day in the working places and we, women wait the evening desperately to wash our hair.
EXCERPT: A couple of decades ago men poured water on women in rural areas and women changed their clothes after each sprinkling. Boys often dragged girls to the well and poured water on them with pail. Sometimes they washed them in creek.
The possible reason for this very old tradition is that people believed in the cleaning, healing and fertility effect of water. ... There is a competition among young girls - who gets the most "sprinklers" wins. It is a shame if the girl is not ready early morning when the first visitor rings the bell.
The result? Women wear more then a dozen of different colognes by Monday evening, and sometimes the alcoholic beverages are harmful for men also. Many times, sprinkling continues on the next day in the working places and we, women wait the evening desperately to wash our hair.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
THE HUNGARIAN IRIS - PANNONIAN REGION - ON THE STEPPES AND SUNNY SLOPES
FLOWERS OF INDIA SITE : THE HUNGARIAN IRIS - GREAT PIC!
or
BOTONY - HUNGARIAN IRIS
Pannonian region of central Europe, northward to southern Moravia and southern Slovakia. It also occurs separately in southwestern Germany, appears in southern Romania, Bulgaria and western Ukraine. It has been introduced to Bohemia, Switzerland and Italy.
Ecology: It grows in steppes and forest margins, on sunny slopes, from lowlands to highlands. It blooms from May to June.
or
BOTONY - HUNGARIAN IRIS
Pannonian region of central Europe, northward to southern Moravia and southern Slovakia. It also occurs separately in southwestern Germany, appears in southern Romania, Bulgaria and western Ukraine. It has been introduced to Bohemia, Switzerland and Italy.
Ecology: It grows in steppes and forest margins, on sunny slopes, from lowlands to highlands. It blooms from May to June.
Monday, April 7, 2014
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
HUNGARY BUYS BACK SILVER FROM BRITISH MYSTERY TWINS - 20 MILLION DOLLARS TO BRING IT HOME
RUETERS- HUNGARY BUYS BACK ROMAN FAMILY SILVER By Marton Dunai and Gergely Szakacs
EXCERPT:
The seven decorated pitchers, platters and bowls were half the original 4th-5th century "Seuso treasure" and cost 15 million euros ($20.67 million) to buy, he said as they were put on display in the parliament building in Budapest.
Hungary says the objects were dug up near Lake Balaton in western Hungary during the communist period, smuggled to the West and not seen in public until a 1990 auction in New York that failed because of a dispute over where they were found.
Budapest has always claimed the treasure as its own.
EXCERPT:
The seven decorated pitchers, platters and bowls were half the original 4th-5th century "Seuso treasure" and cost 15 million euros ($20.67 million) to buy, he said as they were put on display in the parliament building in Budapest.
Hungary says the objects were dug up near Lake Balaton in western Hungary during the communist period, smuggled to the West and not seen in public until a 1990 auction in New York that failed because of a dispute over where they were found.
Budapest has always claimed the treasure as its own.