Presenting...CHINCHERINCHEE!!!

Came across this word 'chincherinchee' in the dictionary while I was checking the spelling for 'chimney' (Gosh! I probably would fail my primary school spelling! Hmm...Maybe I did mispell it last time?)...
Since this word begins with my last name 'chin', thought perhaps I could rename my blog...The dictionary defined it as "S African plant with white/yellow flower spikes"...A search in Yahoo engine gave more details...

Name: Also known as Ornithogalum and Star of Bethlehem. The Greeks used the term "bird's milk" ornithos (bird) and gala (milk) to describe something incredible. The South Africans know them as "tjenkenrientjee" which is where the odd English name chincherinchee comes from.
Description: Their flowers, bell and star-shaped, are showy and sometimes very fragrant . They bloom individually in circles carried at the top of leafless stems.
Origin: Ornithogalum thyrsoides is native to South Africa and the Ornithogalum umbellatum is native to the Mediterranean.
Colour: Usually white but also yellow and orange.
Availability: All year round.
Family: They belong to the Liliaceae (lily) family and grow from bulbs.
Varieties: The best known is Ornithogalum thyrsoides. Ornithogalum umbellatum has larger star-shaped white flowers and narrow leaves. This variety's most eye-catching feature is the beautiful green stripe on each flower. The flower shown here is Ornithogalum arabicum (sometimes called the Star of Bethlehem), which has a long stem with a distinctive umbrella of waxy white flowers carrying a green-black ovary in the centre. Ornithogalum dubium is a lovely clear orange shade, and has cup-shaped flowers.
Care Tips: Sometimes called a "florist's nightmare" because they have such a long vase life. They can easily last a whole month.

And since I'm on it, I've decided to give my blog an entire uplift...changed the layout (gotta redo the links to ms bunny's blog & music's gone too)...Renamed the blog site as well...kinda like the new link 'charmed shrieking chimney'...again, charmed sounds like my surname, chimney evolves from my last name too..
Like the whole idea of a chimney that's been charmed to shriek! Reminds me of my favorite author, Enid Blyton's "The Wishing Tree Again" & "The Enchanted Forest"...books that I simply love to read over and over again....
Dont really like the plain white background though...

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