Amy Key—a writer “of rare and strange magic” (Guardian)—probes the art of living without romance in this soul-stirring debut.

Plant list 4: Artichoke, Kale, Light pink Verbena, Dichondra ‘Silver Falls’, White Petunia. (Source: The Impatient Gardner ) An atom at the corner of the cube is shared by eight adjacent cubes, and thus makes a 1/8 contribution to any one cell. Similarly, the center of an edge is common to four other cells, and an atom centered in a face is shared with two cells. Taking all this into consideration, you should be able to confirm the following tally showing that there are four AB units in a unit cell of this kind. Orange I love these colorful floral arrangements plus the recipes for creating them! I’m going to take the info along to several nurseries to fulfill the beautiful arrangements you have posted! Thank you soooooo much!The same could be said for this book. Key draws on the words of other artists to express almost ineffable emotions and experiences, but she also does so with her own nuanced, thoughtful writing: “I can want romantic love at the same time as valuing and being fulfilled by what is present in its absence.” This does not alleviate her yearning for romantic love and being part of a couple, but her contemplations also reveal the abundance in her life, particularly her family of cats and friends, and the joy she finds in her home. Particularly poignant are Key’s musings about her close and complicated friendship with British poet and mentor, Roddy Lumsden, who passed away in 2020. A beautiful, painful, liberating book. Amy Key writes with such tenderness and insight about a life without romantic love at its centre, exacting as to its impoverishments, exultant over its many and unexpected riches." Olivia Laing Some tropical plants grow well in water filled containers, which look great on a patio. These jade green ceramic pots are perfect for lush green tropical plants! I’m not saying I wish the things that have been personally important for me were commodified in the same way as, say, a wedding might be,” she writes. “But I do wish the culture I grew up in was not so unimaginative and hierarchical in its ability to recognise other life transitions that might be worth marking.”

Aged stone planters and terra cotta pots are great for succulents, cacti, and other drought tolerant plants. Make sure to have drainage hole and soil mixed with gravel and sand as these plants do not like excess moisture. I think this book will do for single women what Sheila Heti’s motherhood did for those who are ambivalent about having children — in giving them a voice it creates a validating solidarity, and encourages those who read it to reevaluate their treatment/assumptions of the people in their lives who live alone. i bought this book at Shakespeare and Company, alongside “Things I Don’t Want to Know About”, by Deborah Levy — non-fiction is the genre I have been most interested in this year, and my current obsession with blue covers paved the way for this “double bill”. Amy Key's memoir is a exploration of love, loss, and the complexities of living without romantic love at life’s center. As a fan of Amy’s lush and evocative poetry, I eagerly anticipated her book, and it was nothing short of astonishing. Plant list 5: Mexican Feather grass, Orange Gazania, Dichondra repens, Dichondra ‘Silver Falls’ ( Source: Park Seed ) 6. Mixed succulent container garden ideasHaving access to death flowers and being flower arranging skill level 9 or higher, a Sim can age up and kill other Sims by gifting them death flower scented flower arrangements. Upon opening these gifts, the receiving Sim will age up once every gift and die upon getting given the gift while being an elder.

Plant list 15: Rosemary, Lobelia ( Source: Deborah Silver ) 16. Water garden / mini pond in tub planter Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. I listened to the audiobook of this which is read by the author herself and I very much enjoyed it.Here are some great examples of how edibles can be mixed with ornamental plants in garden pots. Plants such as artichokes, swiss chards, onions and chives have dramatic foliage that look great in pots. Amy writes with rare integrity, courage and style about the pursuit of love–it's somehow both consoling and provoking, and a beautiful and necessary book." Sarah Perry There is a moment in the text where Key discusses her expectations of vacationing as a twenty-something. The glamour she assumed it would bestow, transforming her into a more sophisticated, confident self. But no matter how often she traveled, or where, she always brought the self she was with her. She writes about wanting “the kind of travel I thought went hand in hand with romantic love,” which entailed “staged photos at sunset…hot tubs…to suddenly look chic in a wide-brimmed straw hat.” In other words, luxury was firmly attached to Key’s fantasies of romantic love. “I ached,” she writes, “for the status of relationship that a luxurious holiday would make obvious.” There absolutely is something inherently luxurious about romantic love. Someone outside of yourself appreciating things about you that only another person would notice. Showering you with something beyond kindness. Desiring not only sexual intimacy, but your mere proximity because it comforts them. These are all things that can turn a person into a work of art. Imagine the Mona Lisa coming to life, and holding memories in her mind of the millions who have admired her over the years. We hold ourselves differently when secure in the knowledge of being thoroughly appreciated. This is likely the reason those who are attached get chatted up more often than when they were single. They exude the confidence of the wanted. of July flower arrangement/ red white & blue decor / home decor / spring decor/ beautiful flower arrangement

i knew i would love this book long before it came out. I read one of amy key's essays a year or two ago and felt myself reflected in her words. a lot has changed since then, but i still found this book resonating so strongly with me. i listened to it on audiobook (read beautifully by key herself) and felt a pang when I saw there was only an hour and a half left. several parts of the book, particularly the later chapters brought tears to my eyes. i hate describing women who write honestly about their lives as brave, but i do think key is brave to write so openly about her experiences of being single and the journey her life has taken. key takes a topic so many people feel deep shame and self-doubt about (including myself at times earlier in my life!) and shows her vulnerability and strength throughout the book. Stepping outside categories such as “single” and “married”, Ky explores less easily definable kinds of love, such as the complex relationship she had with her “friend and poetry mentor” Roddy Lumsden. Their connection spanned many years, ending only when Lumsden died in 2020 due to his alcoholism. Key wonders “whether the love I had for Roddy had more significance than our definitions of love and relationships allowed”.Blue is a lens through which [Mitchell] sees so many things, sees so many shades of life – her home, a lover’s name, a child’s eyes, sadness, travel, grief, sex, desire, renewal,” writes Key. Straddling positivity and cynicism, pride and despair, Key's artful inquiry asks us to question our focus on romantic love and consider all that remains outside of it and all that could flourish there, if we let it." Booklist Fabulous and stunning! How do you get the spillers to grow that much. I live in Canada, the warm weather lasts roughly from June to Aug and I have never been able to get my potato vines or creeping jenny to do so well….”never” meaning in the last 3 years since I decided to try gardening LOL. Should I start with a lot? I use potting mix Plant list 21: Red Mandevilla, Pink Calibrachoa, Sweet Potato Vine ( Source: Charlottesville Home ) 22. Colorful pink and red flower planters Can craft arrangements with Orchids and Birds of Paradise Can scent arrangements with Roses and Dahlias Level 2 arrangements will be of higher quality