Rosemary
Spearmint
I surprise myself daily when pruning
and harvesting my herbs. They come from
seedlings I sprouted myself. They have grown
wildly and with abandon despite, DH maintains, my incessant talking to them. I think they like it but who knows? I have even heard a leafy giggle on
occasion. My family accepts my offerings
of herbs in everything I cook with trepidation and good humor in equal amounts. I believe that basil, oregano, sage, mint,
rosemary all add greatly to various dishes and salads. If you don’t believe me just bake a lemon/rosemary
cake and then tell me you think I am a crazy old lady! I guess you could do that anyway but just try
it! BTW do you see Macy in the picture of the oregano?
As a testament to the weirdly new and
prolific green thumb, other things are growing in my breakfast nook
window—paper whites (which I also have never grown before), a tiny evergreen
tree, and bunches of spearmint I can’t keep cut back fast enough. All this comes from the hands of a person who
could kill plants by breathing on them.
Anyway, not to look a gift-horse in
the mouth, I move on to knitting…. I
finished a merino wool hat that pooled in an odd way but I never complain about
that! I am one of those people who
applaud pooling as the yarn speaking to me and/or displaying its own special
personality. (Yes, sadly, I apply a lot
of human qualities to inanimate objects).
This is Paton’s Classic Wool in a variegated pattern. The colors were so “ME” that I had to have it
even though there was only one skein in the sale basket. What do you do with one skein—it was either
fingerless mitts or a hat. It snowed so
hat it was!
I’m also committed to finishing the
lime socks and though I vow not to show it again until I am at least knitting
the sleeves, Classic Cardi has a left front.
Yippee!!
The dogs are busy killing toys—their
favorite pastime. Here is the pile I
re-stuffed and sewed this morning. It
won’t last long!!
Life is good.
3 comments:
LOVE that hat. I might have that yarn... I think I even know where to find it.
Love the glimpse of Macy too. Knit on and keep chatting at the herbs!
Ironically, my word verification is epesto. Pesto! Ha!
Oh I love that hat too. It is so pretty and I like when colors pool instead of pixelate....you know?
Green thumb lady!!! I love rosemary and I love basil. My friend at work makes a basil vinaigrette that tastes so darn fresh on salad..mmmmmmmmm.
I want those plants but alas, the kitties eat all growing greens. and cut flowers. I am only growing bamboo in a place they cannot leap to.
If i could I"d have a baby pine tree
Paperwhites are so pretty, but yikes, they smell soooo bad!
Nothing "green" in my house except fake plants and flowers. Do you think I have a Green Thumb?
I had to giggle when I read that your dogs "kill" their toys - too funny.
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