I'm not much good at keeping things alive. What I mean is things like gold fish and flowers. I absolutely love having flowers around a home. They are beautiful and really add a nice touch. However, they really are quite expensive and when they die in two days, it is a big waste of money. I decided several years ago that I was going to begin buying silk flowers and I am so glad I did. My home looks beautiful and I buy the high quality ones that look so real everyone has to touch them to believe they are fake.