Spring Plants and Things

– Flowers, flowers, everywhere. I got this Easter lily after multiple people decided it was too smelly (and/or that they were allergic to it). I like it. And last year’s amaryllis that I forced is blooming again. It feels very springy in my house, with all the flowers.
– And since it’s been so mild lately, I thought I might as well plant some seeds this afternoon. I put in the usual cold(er) weather stuff. Kale, chard, peas, radishes, lettuce, spinach, and beets. There are so many garden areas now that it’s a bit overwhelming trying to get a start on any one section, yet I still found myself thinking, ‘Hm, if only I had more room for all this lettuce seed.’ I should just spread it out in the empty lot across the alley, where they tore down a house this winter. ‘No, officer*, I don’t know anything about all this lettuce that’s growing wild here. But since I’ve got this salad bowl…’
– Yesterday was my mom’s birthday, so I went up to my parents’ cabin to spend the day with her. I had made macarons as part of her gift, and we went to the Mystic Lake buffet for brunch/lunch. The food selection was so-so (better if one were a meat eater and was looking to eat a great volume of food), but they had a softserve machine, so that pretty much took care of my happiness. As I said on flickr, it’s been thirteen years since I worked at Dairy Queen for the summer, but I can still do the DQ Loop. Minnesota needs more self-serve fro-yo/softserve places.
* I like the idea that a cop would have to investigate the case of the guerrilla lettuce.