Posts by Lovesong

Well, in my experience lilacs are really one of the hardiest plants in my garden. And I live in Sweden, in the inland, where we get really cold winters and really unstable springs, where one day it is almost summer warmth and the next...

How big is your living room? My parents had their bed in the living room when we were growing up, hidden from view by a curtain divider. Not ideal, but it worked until one day we found ourselves in a position where we could move to a...

Quote: Originally Posted by naimah  Actually, this isn't important to me at all.  I would like our children's names to work in the context of both of our extended families and for them to be recognized as...

I'm in much the same situation as you, with my partner being Muslim and I myself agnostic. Even if we are not yet even planning for a baby, names for future children is one of our core disagreements. It is a strange thing. I am fine...

I am working on getting into a regular sleep pattern. Ideally I want to go to bed at 22.00 and go up at 06.00 since I am much more productive during those early morning hours than I am during the rest of the day. I have some way to go...

I'm not a mum yet, but I still struggle a little bit with the same thing because I can sometimes spend a whole week at a stretch not leaving my house which often means I reach for the comfy pants, and the not so nice shirt...since I'm...

Don't roll the leaves up. Rinse them very gently under cold water. Let them drip of on a towel or in a colander. Then put them, gently, into a container of your choice and put in the fridge in an area that does not get too...

Another bibliophile here, shuddering at having to make a decision as yours. Though really, I should before my university books become outdated and can't be sold any longer.   Anyhow, I would start by dividing your books into...

Quote: Originally Posted by swd12422  There are some little gnat-like things that fly around when I open it, and one year there were roaches and maggots, but the past year or so there's been nothing but the little...

The thing about composting is that a compost is a living thing. You can have a compost without turning it at all, even if it will take time, but you can't have a compost without life in it. Do you have any worms, beetles etc. in your...