Tonight the historical holiday of Purim begins.  To review: In ancient Persia, the evil trump Haman was plotting to kill all the Jews (a recurring theme, go figure), but Esther and Mordecai cleverly exposed his plot and he was hanged (long story short).  Yay, we lived to see another day of persecution.  A good excuse to get drunk!   And eat these nice hamantaschen baked by E.

Well, today I finally felt well enough to go outside and till both veg gardens.  Here they are:

This tropical hibiscus bloomed indoors today!