Choleric-melancholy me

My Temperament is a High D Choleric Melancholy The Strategist The Choleric-Melancholy combination is driven by two needs. Their primary need is to get results. The secondary need is to do things right. Either need may dominate their behavior depending on the requirements of the situation. When the Choleric and the Melancholy tendencies are combined, it produces a...

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On blooms and waiting

twinning gymnocalycium blooms Waited for months to see her pretty blooms but nothing came out. She surprised me with her twin blooms when I came home from Cabadbaran. Such a sweet pretty gymno. Cactus love and plant love. Reflected on the word waiting. More often than not we hate to wait. Me. Traffic jams and waiting in line is somewhat annoying, maybe because I hate...

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The one mistake everybody remember and forget all the good

One mistake and you’re done. Its a sad reality about life and about how people see us. Its always the way when we try pleasing others. We end up pleasing no one. Guilty as charged, im  one of those who forget and reflected upon the feeling of being judged and worst being talked about. I mean, its not a good feeling. It makes me paranoid and I dont like it.  All...

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Wait no more!

From bud To bloom I just posted this morning about buds and waiitng and now alas!  the bloom is here! How very soon! It’s over a week and now here she is. The other bud is still close, Will check agin tomorrow....

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On buds and waiting

two buds of this unknown stinky Up close I posted the close up picture on Instagram with a caption that goes I hope this bud would open soon. Im so excited to see the beauty of that bud. I have been waiting for it to open since last week,I check on it daily and have seen the change everyday. Though I really can't tell the detailed growth but I felt it has changed...

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Huernia schneideriana

 huernia schneideriana  One of the rain or shine stinkies, not hard to care and  can be propagated through cuttings. Flowers will not mature  if this stinky lack either sunlight or water. If pkaced in the best/desired  location of the plant the flowers will be inlimited year round. Enjoy planting...

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Grafting journey 101

Published by Hazel Funcion Lilies of the Field Page November 22, 2016 grafted moons by me grafting is fun  Grafting is a new world for me; at first it was scary and then after it survived I wanted to graft more. These are my baby moons; its true, like life I experienced failures; in grafting moons; its not always a guarantee that its a good graft;...

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He breaks us, to make us.

He breaks us to make us Genesis 32:22-32  There's a good reason God calls his people sheep. Sometimes they act bad and wander away from the paths he has mapped out for them. A good shepherd will relentlessly search for a wayward sheep. Sometimes; if the sheep refuses to follow his master; the shepherd takes a drastic action; he breaks the sheep's leg; and places it...

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Huernia zebrina blooms

Huernia zebrina blooms Was not able to notice that she had been flowering the past days bcause it was placed where the side with flowers was away from sight. I was surprised to see the withered flowers. Soooooo happy; sorry plants I’ve been busy doing other things.  These stinkies have been neglected. Will find time.  This huernia zebrina...

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Talisay Garden Club Dragon Farm Tour

flowering vandas pretty pink flower Talisay Garden club members  pretty Orchids at the Farm The Dragon fruit Farm  Bus ride to Toledo Sorry, this is a very late upload of our Garden Cub Tour last 2017 but its better late than never. A fun time shared with Talisay Garden Club enthusiasts and I happy to say Im the youngest in the group. My...

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Sa matag Adlaw

Kay Ikaw Man - Sa Matag Adlaw  by Jerome Suson Verse Sa matag adlaw gusto ko nga kauban ka Sa matag lakaw sa tanang buhaton ko Gusto ko nga kauban ka Chorus Kay ikaw man kanunay'ng gitinguha Ning akong dughan, Ikaw man Ang hangin nga giginhawa Ikaw ang akong kusog Ikaw ang akong gugma Ikaw ang tanan kay Ikaw man When Im not feeling well I get...

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I have no right to get sick

Im no kleenex endorser and pardon me for a messy bed side table A simple cold can be so annoying and one day it will get so  complicated coupled with head ache, running nose, teary eyes, sore throat and eventually cough with body aches. I wish I stopped the moment I sipped that too sweet iced pineapple lemon drink. I guess it was the culprit.Now, I'm here sneezing...

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Drimiopsis maculata variegata

God’s will is done in God’s way and will never lack God’s supply. -Hudson Taylor- One of my favorite variegated plants ( well I guess they are all my favorite, I may say one of my favorites but they all are special to me in their own special way)  that I have propagated from one pot. Its a caudex former kind of plant and a water lover and just suits the partial...

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Zelmarq's baked sweet and sour meatballs

baked sweet and sour meatbals baked sweet and sour meatballs Zelmarq's Sweet and sour meatballs Recipe Meatballs 1/2 of ground pork 1 whole carrot I whole red pepper (atsal) 1 tayobong  2 pcs eggs 3 cloves garlic I whole white onion salt and pepper to taste Sauce 1 cup water pine apple tidbits 1/4 carrots 3 coves onion 1 whole red onion red / green...

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Portulaca gilliesii addict

Started with one pot and now I have propagated this all time favorite succulent. Not hard to care and one of the hardy succulents; lots of sun and water And you’ll get the happy red color with her pretty pink flowers...

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A month of neglect

Yay! So much to do so little time. Let’s get it on! Finding time to remove the weeds before it chokes the plant.  Hmmmmm; need to  remove the roots; I plan to bring batches of plants inside and do the unweeding while watching tv.  ( Is there an unweeding word in the dictionary? wahahhhahaha I'not so good with words so pardon me for inventing words)I...

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Im back for good

Its over a year ago since my last post. Welcome back to me. Lol Why? Why now that I have no work and well;if id like to be really be seriously blogging I can surely do it. Its the Cns addiction or commonly knowm as cactus and succulents. Its really what I do maybe 75% of my time daily and  I plan to blog about them. Which means that would mean improved blogging time. Im just so glad, Im back on track....

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My kind of therapy

      I never thought that its more than a year that I was able to blog. I did'nt even noticed that I was able to chronicle my renewed passion for cactus and succulents here in this blog. And its really something that I missed. Oh wow! What a waste; so sayang; I hope I still have my first purchased succulent and how it died a week after and how I traveled unfamiliar...

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