2008/05/13

花兒都開了

以前住公寓,根本沒辦法照顧寵物跟花,當然不是沒嘗試過,但最後通常都是悽涼的收場。所以開設amigos之後,養狗是第一任務,種花就變成了第二奇想。
一開始也不太順利,花了一點錢買的一些草花紛紛棄我而去,空有一個花架卻往往好景不長,可能半室內的栽種還是要有點能力才行唄。
後院弄上土之後則開始有點不同了,先是一顆5元的九層塔小苗長到快要滿出來了,一開始還常常弄九層塔炒蛋而現在只給他當觀賞植栽。後來買一顆香椿也逐漸的茁壯,仿照著網路上園藝的教學常常剪枝做香椿醬來拌麵吃。突然去年底完全不長,害我又以為我又成了植物殺手,連忙上網找答案,原來香椿在冬天是會冬眠的。真的到了今年四月,他又開始連連冒新芽,我也樂的有好料可以吃嚕!
年初大膽的買了一個大圓形的花器,栽種一些色彩繽紛的草花在前面騎樓。成功率竟達75%(買了四種死掉一種),存活下來的矮牽牛跟雛菊到現在還天天輪流綻放新花。

報社的阿姨給我彩葉草讓我後院蔥綠裡增添一抹艷紅、栀子花在春日的夜晚添加一股香甜氣息、碩大的玫瑰花讓阿達驚嚇、隔壁民宿把拔給我好多種色彩的彩葉竽和佛手竽、成長很慢的南天竹則讓我提心吊膽當心他會陣亡、Amy老公給的特辣朝天椒也冒出一個小小的辣椒、不知名的綠叢已經長大到我可以用花剪修出圓圓的身形.....而昨天晚上,天天盼著的砲彈百合也開花了。

這就是花蓮,好山好水好空氣的讓隨手栽下的生命天天在我家前後舞動搖曳~

2008/05/08

低迷 Downcast

最近無意間看到來過這裡的朋友在網路對我們有一些不太好的評論。這讓我心情從震驚轉為低迷。

很多時候我不知道該在這裡怎麼抒發我的心情,很多人說做生意要都說好的事,你的個人情緒不該放到"工作"裡面。可是這裡也同時是我的家、我的生活,我不想一天到晚都只做一些活動報導,那會失去了人味兒。

那位對我們不太滿意的北歐朋友,可能他的標準比較高、可能正巧那天我們有點怠惰、可能他生活的環境太過優渥....對我們"人",他是給予正面的評價。這棟房子畢竟是老房子,有些問題當初裝修雖有修飾,但經不過二年的使用又顯露出來某些殘破。如今要整修,勢必要休館達一週以上,替代方案也不是沒有,但總覺得也不是很完善。

對於第一次創業,我們還有很多要學習與成長。對於這位給我們教育的朋友,感謝給我們的警訊提醒。

海納百川、有容乃大。

We had saw one comment couple days ago from our guests which wasn't positive. It's make me shook and downcast.

Many of the time, I don't know how to write something in here. Usually you must say everything good in business and you shouldn't put your personal motion in job. But here is my home and life, I don't want this blog only have "activities' report" instead "people".

That north European maybe have high standard, maybe we just had one day's lazy, maybe where he live have good environment.....To us, he gave a good criticism. This is a very old house, we had many decorate to cover at first. But looks worn out somewhere now after 2 years using. We had plan to fix on spring, but it must takes at least 1 week break. Other option is not good eough, all makes us headache.

For our first own business, we have many many things needs to learn and develop. Thanks for the friend to gave us a lesson and warning.

The sea receives hundreds of rivers. Thus becomes great for the capacity enduring.