I must confess that I haven't been the most conscientious gardener of late. I could make up excuses about the weather being bad or about how my amazing social life has kept me out of the garden, but the truth is I just haven't really been bothered. My patience started to wane waiting for plants to mature and I must confess that my twice-daily chats to the plants seem to have dropped to twice-weekly. So imagine my surprise when I returned from holiday to see that the plants have continued to grow under the care of Mother Nature, who is giving them the right combination of sunshine and rain for optimum growth.
What was most exciting was seeing a couple of little shoots from my Snow on the Mountain. I was just about ready to give up on this plant as watering a pot of dirt was starting to feel a little pointless, but it seems that the flowers were just biding their time.
In other news, I've finally used something other than the herbs in my cooking. Tonight I had tacos for dinner and my lettuce got a chance to shine! Well, it was more like a backing dancer to the spicy jalapenos, homemade guacamole, salsa etc. But let's face it, without the lettuce it just wouldn't have been a proper taco. Delicioso!
