Midnight Snack

Since we are expecting frost tonight, I decided to bring some of the deck plants, my herbs, into the house. And even though the cats are carnivores, they wasted no time in enjoying a buffet-style midnight snack consisting of greens. Darcy's favorite was the valerian plant, while Quentin and Locksley squabbled over the sweet grass plant. I call it sweet grass, even though I am not absolutely certain that is the plant's true identity; however, I do know that particular potted plant happens to be Mikey's favorite grass, by whatever name it goes by. I may have saved the plants from the frost, but not from my cats. On the bright side, the plants' days had been numbered.

Herb Garden

Ponzo was instrumental in my decision to have a small herb garden again this year. While I was hungrily reading nearly everything I could find about FIV on the internet, I stumbled across "echinacea" and "valerian root." Out of curiosity, I went on a quest to find these plants, which I finally did at a not-so local nursery. I also purchased rosemary and sage plants, along with my usual choices of basil, mint, and parsley, and I bought some seeds. (We shall not speak of my pitiful chives.) With the exception of the rosemary, echinacea, and a couple of valerian plants which went into my wildflower garden bed, I purchased flowerpots and made myself an herb garden on the deck. The planting was all done under Mikey's close supervision, by the way. And I enjoyed my deck garden because it provided some lovely greenery. It also provided food for assorted insects. Nonetheless, I did manage to make myself one cup of pesto with the leftover basil leaves.