Post #149

i finally managed to persuade hubby to let me buy a plant. it may sound ridiculous that such thing as buying a plant requires permission from the man. but he has his reasons *and quite rightly too* considering my badly failed attempt of nurturing a pot of sweet basil a year ago. the plant was surviving relatively fine until one day the leaves were covered with tiny white dots, which we suspect were some kind of insect's eggs. in the end, we had to give it up, and that was the end of my sad first planting experience.

since that time, i see plants in a whole new perpective. it makes it feel envious when i see friends showing off their healthy plants and fruitful produces; when i see the corner of jamie oliver's kitchen full of perfect looking pots of herbs; when i see jamie trimming off a whole chunk of leaves from his plants and then everything would miraculously "re-grow" themselves to perfection in time for the next episode! envious.

so you see, to me, owning a herb and veg garden seems like a v distant dream. imagine a world where fresh herbs and vegs are just footsteps away in your verandah. imagine a world where you dont need to buy a big bunch of herb with an expiry tag on it. worse still when you need 3 types of herbs for a meal.... and you'd be planning a week's worth of meals to finish off the herbs.

having recently seen a friend's v fruitful harvest, i'm all inspired again!!! this time i'm trying a diff herb:


-Thyme + Lemon thyme-

we're determined to make it right this time! even invested in a lovely clay pot for them. been a few days now and we swear it has grown by a few mm everyday! thats a good sign.