Cream Flowers

Cream Flowers
Originally uploaded by monevor

I went to the university botanical garden in Ghent today, and for the first time, I remembered to bring my camera ;)
(I can only take 12 pics since I've got a very small memory card, but I'm going to fix that tomorrow ;)
I love that garden.
I grew up in a place that prides itself to be 'a town of parks', everywhere you turn there's green, and then 4 years ago i moved to the city, where everythings a grey mass (don't get me wrong, I became quite the city-girl and wouldn't want to move back for the world). That doesn't mean I I don't enjoy a spot of green, though.
And since my terrace/backyard (of about 5m²) looks like a building site, it is great to have a gigantic private garden around the corner (literally).
The picture is one I took today, just outside the Victoria/subtropical/tropical greenhouse, of an enormous plant with lovely off-white flowers. The picture doesn't really do it justice, however the floral part (from the top to the bottom flower) is about a meter tall.
Brilliant me forgot to note the name of the plant, howver, so I'll have to go back tomorrow to check it (as if I need an excuse to return, lol).

Edit: name of the plant: actaea ramosa, Eng: Branched Bugbane (aka cimicifuga), Dutch: Christoffelkruid

100 hearts

100 hearts
Originally uploaded by monevor

First of all, sorry for not posting regularely, despite my promise. I'll explain why immediately, but first this:
Monevor got 100 shop hearts on friday morning (a friday 13th, no less!) (and it's up to 101 by now ;) )!!!!!!!!!!
It really made my day, especially since I've been neglecting the shop (making/posting new items, promoting...) for the last 3 weeks. I didn't choose to neglect it, I just don't have the time at the moment because I'VE GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!
Yes! It was brilliant ;) I went in one morning, without an appointement, they said 'come back tomorrow for a trial run' and an hour and a half into the trial run, they came and asked if I could come back that afternoon, because I was hired!
It's been a very steep learning curve (and a stressful one) the first two weeks, but I'm finding my footing now. I've got really odd hours (weekend shift mainly), but I'm getting used to it and the best of all: my workplace is literaly a 3 minute walk from my front door! No commuting stress! And I've got great colleagues too!
So, I'm hoping to get into a better rhythm in the next week or so, and be able to do a few things for the etsy shop.
In the meantime, I'm reposting some items, mainly fashion doll clothing (which won't be moving to a new shop soon, like planned before. I just don't have the time and energy to start and promote a whole new shop.)