So... I'm feeling very full of myself these days. After work I went to Lowes and as always, I checked out the marked down plants. There were some kind of tired looking white vincas for .40 each--my kind of price. And vincas will grow anywhere and come back for many years. I think I'm going to get my forty cents worth out of those babies.
So then I think about how I got a passion plant at less than half price a few weeks ago, and decided to go and take another look-see at those. My lucky day! There was one that looked pretty okay, but had some dead leaves on it--they marked it down to $5 from $19.98. WOO-HOO!
So then I thought I'd better take another look at the marked down stuff and I found some fruit trees marked down as well, and they actually looked pretty good. I got a key lime tree (to go along with my meyer lemon) for $7! I couldn't be more thrilled if somebody dumped a load of horse poop on my driveway. (On a sidebar, it's amazing how the things that make me happy have changed over the years.) There was another citrus tree there too, so I may go back and go crazy. There was also a BIG kumquat tree for $20 which I am going to go back and get on Friday if it's still there. I hope it's still there. I actually have started my own orchard. Yes, it's a citrus orchard, but details....
When I got home, I went out for a little dirt therapy--and I feel so much less stressed now. Plus I smell like fresh herbs so that's a definite bonus. I planted my flowers and some squash seedlings that I planted a few weeks ago, and watered everything really well. I cut a bunch of basil and some rosemary from the plants, and when I brought them in, I cut them up, put them into an old ice tray and covered them with nice olive oil, then popped them into the freezer. They should be really great to throw into recipes.
Who knows, maybe I'll REALLY go crazy and start cooking again.
ok this is awesome! Where, pray tell, is the marked down section? Do they hide it? I have never seen it but WANT TO!!! And does olive oil freeze? I did not know that either! You are full of information today, my friend...
ReplyDeleteThe marked down section is usually in the back, but at the Lowe's in Waterford Lakes it's near the registers under a canopy. At mine, it's just a table in the back. You have to look, it's not marked well.
ReplyDeleteOlive oil freezes into a solid (it kind of looks like lard at that point), but I thought it was a good idea to save my chiffanaded (is that a word?) basil for my NEW RECIPE!!!
And you should know by now, I am a font of useless information...