Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Things I've Learned This Week

*  Cool weather doesn't just mean that it's finally possible to spray fungicide.  It also likely means rain.  Probably while or right after spraying said fungicide.

*  Taking a shower in the summer is a much more interesting event than it is in the winter.  In the winter it's harder to play "Guess what bug/soil/spray/twigs I'm covered in today?"

*  Even if the little clerk at the gardening store doesn't have the faintest idea what she's talking about, she'll talk with great certainty about what is wrong with your plant leaves.

*  I planted cucumbers and ended up with spaghetti squash.  I planted Hubbard squash and ended up with pumpkins.  Now I know why my family raised cattle for a living instead of vegetables:  You don't breed a cow and end up with a llama.

*  Either Theo can't actually tell what fresh catnip looks like when it's still on the plant or he prefers his catnip to be served by his human staff.

*   Finding that we still had one jar left of my vegetable salsa from last year totally made my day.  Either that's really good salsa or a really boring day.

2 comments:

Mandy said...

It is much more acceptable to have the personal service of one's own staff when partaking of Cat Nip.

Ilix said...

I know that I am super excited to be on the last jar of tomato sauce! Oh! and peaches... last jar of those too..... just in time for the orchards to send them down the coast so I can make more! LOL ! awesome! Did you have a good recipe for pizza sauce?

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