You know I’m sick when I don’t have the energy to shop for plants, but I thought just stopping by VP and looking for a few minutes in the rain would improve my state.  Actually, it helped, and I did end up getting a few fragrant herbs (which I could smell!), a mini-rose, and a solitary strawberry plant to be a mentor to my bare root babies.  Just doing that wore me out.

It was cold and rainy all day, but I mostly did indoor jobs for Avdi.  I put together the grocery list, put in the pickup order for him, straightened up a little, and picked up Y.  E showed me the chicken project and his blueprints for the secret garden; impressive.  While out there, I did a double take at the herb garden–suddenly it’s a jungle, from all the rain!  It looks like a real herb garden, except it’s running out of room!  I have some ideas for that.

In fact, the whole garden is taking off.  Meanwhile, down in the basement “lab”, E has taken over germinating and propagating from me, and transplanting seedlings to the secret garden.  He seems to have a real feel for it and focus.  Plus he can figure out how to build stuff.  I’m very proud.