Of last week's snap peas and snow peas ONE has sprouted so far. Not an overwhelming yield yet. Today I managed to plant six cloves of elephant garlic near the peas. Also I put in the ground a basil plant and a cilantro plant that I bought about a month ago. They'll probably be happier in the ground. A couple months ago I acquired a table that a neighbor was sending to the landfill. Today I moved it into a sunny spot and chose some pots to put on it. A friend (hi Sara!) had told me about reading that one could container garden in cardboard boxes. So, what the heck, I selected a Amazon box to try planting in as well. DD woke up from her nap before I was able to assess our potting soil supply and decide what I wanted to plant. One thing I've got to put in is some lettuces. The lettuce I planted in September hasn't come up at all. I think the spot is too shady in fall/winter.
I cooked a meatloaf in a halved pumpkin for Halloween dinner. It turned out pretty well, but next time I'll season it differently. I was pleasantly surprised how nicely the pumpkin cooked up, though. Tonight we did the trick or treating thing with DS as a pirate and DD as a ladybug. DS loved talking with the neighbors and got the hang of knocking, saying "trick or treat", choosing candy/toy, "thank you," "happy Halloween," and "have a nice night." Since he can be reserved when meeting new people, the process of trick or treating is actually a great learning experience for him. And this year we filled our bowl with a bit of candy and mostly Halloween gizmos (pumpkin erasers, pencils, kazoos, pumpkin straws). We left the bowl out when we were trick or treating and came back to a well-depleted bowl and no vandalism, so it seems to have gone over pretty well. I prefer the little toys to candy. At least it isn't junk food. But it is mostly made-in-China, destined-for-the-landfill sorts of stuff. Does anyone else do something better? Happy Halloween!
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