my mom used to buy candy floss for us too, either the candy man on bicycle, with the bell ringing or at the store
It was a perfect candy treat and it did brought cavities to my teeth too.
The pink stain, stayed on my tongue !
I also love another tidbits, white nuts called kacang putih, coated with white sugar

We never call it candy floss in our place. It has a different name. It is a cotton candy for the kids. Kids love to eat that. My wife and I haven tried eating it. Once it gets into our mouth, it easily melts by the time it touches with the saliva. It is often sold when there is a special occasion in the plaza, a special program. I once observed it how it is done. The ingredients are colored granules of sugar. It is processed by the heat as the sugar is poured into a receptacle which keeps on moving. The floss is thrown to the side of the machine. It is picked then by a stick.

Last April while at church one Sunday, I saw this man selling cotton candy. I observed how he’d do it. I observed he is using a kind of sugar putting it in a roller ball then the food coloring like red or blue or yellow, depending on what flavor. They make the turning and the cotton-like moss sprouting from that roller and then the stick catch it by turning, then putting it in the pack.

I remember the only time when I could buy candy floss was when we were in school there no one would have stopped me,because my mum wouldn’t let me buy it because it was too sugary. Back at home the ice cream man would come around the neighbourhood and all the kids would come out and sorround him to be baught for ice cream. At that point most parents had no choice but to buy ice cream to avoid tantrums from the kids

Cilantro is an herb that I like but have found that many others don’t (like my husband). He uses parsley instead. Most herbs and spices are loaded with health benefits so if I use one or the other, it’s fine with me. 🙂

oh coriander leaves are well known to chinese cuisine, especially soups, grilled pork bellies and chicken rice.
I love the taste although kids don’t like it because of the bitter like taste.

I absolutely love herbs and spices in my cooking. My journey of cooking started when I was 10-11 years old. I’m an herb queen and put them in almost everything I cook because the smell is just amazing. Coriander is also great in spaghetti sauce, meats, mashed potatoes,etc. Cilantro is one of my favorites as well. We’ve made homemade garlic butter with fresh cilantro and it’s absolutely dee-licious.

I don’t know if its just another name or maybe another herb or vegetable but I think, the one in the photo is the we call celery (I hope I’m not mistaken). We love putting it in the noodles because of the soft aroma and with regards to the health benefits, maybe this is just the other reason why we love it.

I love corianda it’s one of my favorite herbs it has a good aromanad the taste is really good. In my country we use it in literally everything and it turns out perfectly we also use it in salads where we use onions tomatoes and cupsicum this is used as a side dish for barbequed meat mmhh nice. Although I didn’t know that it is beneficial to our kidneys reading about it for the first time thanks for sharing

That’s a lovely photo. I have never actually seen a balsam plant, let alone grow one. I can see why you want one. 🙂

Interesting plants. First time seeing Balsams. Very lovely. Too bad the seeds weren’t in demand but at least you were able to find some seeds online.

Yes, in may countries balsam is seen rarely because people have left taking in growing Balsams at homes and in gardens. Growing plants and roses in post at homes is the best hobby for those who have enough time to spend in the lap of nature.

Balsam are grown from seed. They can be directly seeded into your flower garden, or seeded indoors in trays or flats for transplanting later. Sow indoor starts about 6 weeks before the last frost. Keep soil moist while germinating.

Balsam requires 60 to 70 days from sowing to produce flowers, so an early start is essential. Learn how to grow balsam and enjoy these lovely colorful flowers through the end of the season. Try growing Balsam plants from seed if you have a long growing season, or pick them up at your favorite nursery. Balsam plant care is trouble-free due to its resistance to many common garden pests.

Start plants indoors for an earlier color show. You may direct sow in warmer climates where soils warm up early in the spring, but the majority of gardeners will find that sowing in flats at least 8 weeks before the date of the last frost will yield the best plants.

Cover the seeds with just a dusting of soil and keep moist. In garden flats, cover the top of the soil with plastic to encourage germination and keep in moisture. Expect germination when growing balsam plants from seed in approximately 10 to 15 days.

Young balsam plant care should include a time release fertilizer at transplant, when plants are at least 2 inches tall and have a good root base.

They used to be so easy to grow. We even saw them on road sides but now even nurseries do not sell seeds. This plight is seen with other flowers too.

32 times? My teacher insisted that we chew our food 28 times before swallowing. She said it helped with digestion and also, we would tend to not overeat because the act of chewing would send early signals to our body that we were full. Sounds logical. 🙂

Chrysanthemums are beautiful flowers that can grace any garden. I fancy the yellow ones.

I find the information about chakras quite interesting. Especially the idea that the color for the heart is green, instead of red.

you know, you cannot rely on your adult kids anymore.
One day, they might put you into old folks home when you become useless.
Of course, there are chances that your adult kids might take care of you for life.
Hard to say but it is wise to keep some money aside for old age.
Just to be safe side

In the African culture parents are very very crucial and important to a growing child so is a grown up. I for one value my mum very much and would have done the same for my dad if he was still alive but he’s not. The thing is as we grow up and go to put own homes yes we won’t be there for our parents everyday but we will always be there whenever they need our help. I have never thought of putting my mum in an old peoples homè when she gets old, I just feel that they is not right. We need to take care of our parents whoever old and stubborn that get because we will also get there he some point and we need to ask ourselves some questions as well, will we want the same thing done to us when we get there? Am sure most of us will say no. So take some time and attend you your parents when they are old don’t leave them with strangers when you their family is still around. I always think that sacrificed so much for me why can’t I do the same for them. I saw my mum do the same for her mum and that moved me a lot. Don’t just say that they should plan themselves and learn to live by themselves that also need your help.

In all Islamic countries old persons and parents are considered blessing on earth and home and house. Here in my country old parents are more respected than young men and women all respect the old parents and never leave them alone in old age.

In other countries what the young men and women do with the old parents I do not know piratically but know verbally read or heard from someone.

I think personally old men and women must be respected because their fruits we are and we reject our second creator on earth is cruelty on earth. When some one ignores old parents the same process is repeated withe man who ignores his parents.

Parents are blessings on earth
We are their youth fruits
They are our second creators
They trunks and we are the trunks’leaves
And fruits and green branches
Full of maturity and wisdom
Full of experience and
Free of sins om old age
Sin free thoughts
Leading to heaven
They are oak trees
Under its shade we all sit

We must respect old parents because we are also born to be old one day and keep in mind youth is faithless like a young virgin and leaves you soon, do not boast of your youth because behind youth old age is waiting for its turn will come soon to touch you slowly making you bowing down your gait, hollow cheeks, wrinkled forehead, trembling hand and legs…a scarecrow standing in the field of corn to frighten not the crows or birds but children, young men and women all are fed up with old men.

I think I have already complied with this unwritten rules. I have planted many times by participating tree planting activity, beside I am also planting different kinds of fruit bearing trees in our backyard.

Everybody needs some greenery around them, whether it’s a tree on the yard or a house plant or both. Besides the fact that it helps purify the air you breathe, it’s just makes your environment so pleasant. 🙂

Trees help keep communities lively. Planting trees within communities and generate togetherness. Perhaps more people should be planting trees but planting trees isn’t for everyone. A lot of communities have HOA’s that will plant trees for the residents. Thanks for shining light on tree planting.

If this is taught right from the day a child enters a school situations could change and there could be more greenery. Greenery is important if we have to breathe clean air and this is possible if everyone pitches in.

you know, 20 years ago, my father in law had planted a coconut plant, a cactus, a tea tree and a few papayas in the garden.
They grew up well, until my neighbor started to spray weedkillers killing them all except for the coconut tree.
You may wonder why, right?
He hated us planting too many plants, trees and thinks that it is a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
My hubby and I saw him secretly spraying but we just dont want to declare face off with him
He didn’t kill the coconut tree because he wanted to drink the coconuts,
So right now, we only have one coconut tree left

I believe we should plant trees not only to have a beautiful and cool surroundings but also to have a fresh air that we could breath in to decrease air pollution and reduce breathing dis order. Trees are important for a number of reason. It used the sun’s energy to perform photosynthesis so that
plants can store it as chemical energy using water and carbon dioxide to create glucose. Therefore,
glucose is very essential for all living things for it a source of energy. Plants release this oxygen into the atmosphere. This release is important because most living things, including the plants themselves, use the oxygen during respiration to release the energy stored in glucose in a form that they can use for all life-sustaining processes.
Planting trees can also help reduce consumption of
energy due to moderating effect on local
climate;
Maintain 50% of biodiversity. Fauna
and flora preservation;
Reduction of noise pollution and wind;
Combat erosion ;
Material providers such as drugs, teas,
essences, pigments, wood, coal, fiber, resin,
paper, oils, honey, fruits, flowers, seeds,
Influence on climate (humidity, precipitation, temperature);
Protection of rivers and springs;
Soil protection and fertilization;
Sense of calm and comfort to people
(stress relief);
Trees can serve as walls ( visual barrier) and
they do serve as walls for organic farmers
when their neighbors deal with pesticides;

Yes we must grow plant in our country or town because plants are the beauties of country and nature. WE love growing plants everywhere and all over the world so that we may live otherwise we all will die soon without plants.

Because nature calms people and it also helps them psychologically rejuvenate,” said Professor Frances Kuo of the University of Illinois. “They are better able to handle challenges which come their way.

Stress could be one of the largest negatively impacting factors for our health. Exercise and meditation are just an example of how people strive to keep stress levels lower, but as many individuals know, another fabulous solution is surrounding yourself with nature. Walking through the park or sitting in the grass may have effects far more beneficial than having a stiff drink to unwind, for example.

Another study showing why we should plant more trees analyzed morbidity of more than 345,000 people based on records from 195 different physicians spread across the Netherlands and found that individuals with a higher percentage of green space within a 1 km radius in the immediate vicinity of their postal code had a lower prevalence of 15 of 24 disease clusters.

Make it a goal to spend some time outdoors every single day. Water the flowers around your house; go for a walk, or stop your car at a park on the way home and enjoy the view. Don’t always turn to artificial and manmade solutions for your health and mental wellbeing.