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WINTERS

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WINTERS Hello all, Winters are here This is the season of taste and joy that is called winter. We just enjoyed Christmas, and it is s break time. Winter is almost at its peak. Snow is dropping and mesmerizing everyone. Though it is tough for locals, we should still be positive in our perspective. Enjoyment is everything; we should grab our happiness from the hecticness of life. It is different but not difficult. No hurdle can stop us if we have the determination to live happily.  Taste of Winters Now, the joy of winter is tasty and ripe citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruits, lemons, etc. They are available in all parts of the world with all their season of taste and joy. These citrus fruits are known as a valuable source of vitamin C, but they are also a good source of Potassium, calcium, vitamin A, and folate. Fiber is a very useful and effective part of citrus fruits that is often overlooked while juicing them. We remove the fiber or throw it away while makin...

KITCHEN GARDENING

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Dear all, Gardening is one of my favorite hobbies. My mother and my school friend “A” were very fond of it. My mother was too busy with household activities that she could not spare much time for her interests, but still, she had planted some traditional plants like roses, jasmine, lemon, guava, and grapes in both yards. In my childhood, I had seen people sparing 50% of their houses as an open area. That was the time when people liked to sleep in open spaces like courtyards and rooftops. This open space or a veranda, was a blessing for such hobbies. My friend "A" is the only son of his parents. His hobbies were collecting books, plants, and old postal stamps. His family was associated with printing and publications, and he used to select different books to translate into our native language. We spent a lot of time looking for his interests in my bicycle, scooter, and bike. His second interest was to select different plants for his small garden. He was keen t...

ORGANIC FOOD

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Hello all, In South Asia, most parents are unhappy with food these days; they think it is impure. They have reservations regarding the growth of human foods; the chemical sprays and latest techniques to grow more food have destroyed their nutritional value. They think most of the diseases are due to the chemical sprays on fields that are difficult to remove even after a thorough wash. They used to say, “Alas! Food was pure in our times”. This disappointment is due to the difference in techniques; once, vegetables and fruits were grown with organic fertilizers. No pesticides, no preservatives; all pure and natural. Apart from going in-depth, the latest techniques are necessary to produce more food to fulfill the increasing requirements of the growing population. This is a way to grow more economical food for those having fewer resources. But we have not lost the chance; we still have it, i.e., by growing our own organic food in our kitchen garden. We can do it on our own or can ch...

HOBBIES

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Hello all, Being human is excellent because we are not restricted to making efforts for our appetite and sleep only, but we have to feed our mind and soul for their refreshment. For this very reason, we have an urge to select some hobbies for self-satisfaction. People around us have many hobbies such as games, cooking, gardening, keeping pets, hiking, socializing, gossip, chatting, movies, and many more. Obviously, Android games are ahead of all and have made many people addicted. Hobbies are necessary for us to spend our spare time in some positive way, as we all know, “An empty mind is a devil’s workshop”. With the change in our routines, many things have changed. Once, ticket and coin collecting were very popular hobbies for many. In my school days, there was an old man sitting outside our school with three to four albums of tickets in his lap. Many boys, including one of my friends, Asif, were keen to sit there and search for something new to elaborate their collections. ...