Good afternoon! Quick poem today, a flash-"inspiration" i had a few moments ago when I looked over at my potted sweet basil and realized that, alas, it might not make it :( my roommate and I had to scurry last night to get all our plants in because there was a Freeze Warning out--i also had to dig up/pot two hibiscuses in the icy dark, and the aforementioned basil. The back yard hibiscus was about to blossom, so today it looks radiant and gorgeous...but the basil? Not so much. I think the dirt may not be aerated enough. Seems kinda clay-ey. In other news, I apparently got something of a marriage proposal today, resulting from a man's eating an espresso cake that i made for my roommate to take to work :) Yay Warren Brown and Cake Love! And...tonight...i am going to COOK! not bake. cook. a chicken/noodle/bell pepper/green olive etc recipe. this is a big step...both my roommate and my boyfriend need carbs for some races tomorrow! yay and good luck!! oh, and the sepia-toned picture is of this wonderful dutch idea: chocolate sprinkles on buttered toast. my nana sent me the sprinkles after a trip to holland...today i bought toast. toast it dark! delicious :)
Basil, please don't wilt away
And leave me to the fate
Of eating bland spaghetti--oh!
Please say it's not too late
For watering, for fertilizer,
Anything you need--
Just say the word, the world is yours,
Sweet Basil! Hear me plead,
Behold my tears, the horror of
Your most untimely loss.
Without you, I've just cooked tomatoes,
Not a sumptuous sauce. :( *
*the sad smiley is part of the poem, it's that dreadful :)
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