Bullfrog Bucks at Nelson’s Watergardens
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
It’s been a busy day.
‘Pup and I started things off well, deciding to go to Sandy’s Produce for brunch. I had an unbeatable omelet, fresh fruit, Japanese yam, oatmeal, coffee, and tea. By then, they’d started changing out to the lunch part of brunch…. (we got there at just the right time to take full advantage of the food!).. and I had some roast chicken (free range, locally raised), some locally grown turnip greens, mashed potatoes and yes, more tea. I took small portions, and we were there for a while, enjoying, not only the food, but the cheerful atmosphere. Since we’ve been there last, they’ve expanded the number of tables they have scattered throughout the store. Each of these tables is for sale, by the way… and many are some very nice pieces of antique furniture. It has a home cooked and homey feel… because no table is butted up right against another, but it gives some real people watching opportunities.
What I like about the food is that it is freshly made with the same produce and meats that they carry in the shop. There are no mystery ingredients, and nothing comes pre-made and frozen.
From there, we went to Nelson’s Water Gardens to spend some of my Nelson’s Bullfrog Bucks. I had a rather lot of them built up over the last couple of years and we pretty much were able to get everything we bought for 1/2 the price, even the things that were already on sale. I still have some left…. and I’ve another 3 weeks to see what I can find…yipeeee!
I’ve not been able to do much gardening lately, because of the knees, but I managed to get everything we bought today into the ground. I still need to finish cleaning up afterwards, some pulled weeds and some plastic pots to clean.. (they’re good for starting plants from seed). So, I just planted a dozen violas, two calendula, a peach sage (new for me!) and a pineapple sage ( to replace the two I lost), a Barbados cherry, six nasturtium, a thyme, an oregano and…humm.. I’m forgetting something…
Even with the improvement I’ve had with the knees, I still had to be oh, so very, very careful. Uneven surfaces are not my friends, and I’m going to have to come up with even more adaptive behaviors and alternative ways to do things. ‘Pup and I have a new raised bed garden planned, and with any luck, it’ll be done before next Sunday. I think I’m going to have to raise the level from the 18 inches we’d originally planned to closer to 24 inches. The extra six inches will make a big difference as to my ability to work it, but it’s going to cost more for the soil, as we’ll have to buy some.
Tomorrow, after I get back from the podiatrist, with my new shoes, I’ll plant the garlic and onion sets. I think I’ll plant some radish and carrots and even venture on some beets, though I may be a little late for them to do much. But, baby beets would be good to eat. I’m even going to plant some turnips, mostly for my mom… she loves turnip greens. With the fences fixed up, I can get to the raised beds without being concerned about having things trampled.
I still need to find some inexpensive trellis, for the side fence. I’ve some money left on one of the gift cards we’d loaded for Mr. West to use to buy materials. ‘Pup and I wanted him to keep it and use it to buy more materials for his back fence, but he’s insisted on giving it back. I’ll use it to help finish off the rehabilitation on the back yard. It has a LOT to fix up. ‘Pup and I have a lot of work to do.
All in all, I think I can claim to have worked off a lot of the calories I had for brunch.
Now, if don’t eat more than some chevre, crackers and an apple for dinner, I’ll count it as a good girl day… did I mention that I was told to eat more calcium? It might as well be tasty!
By the way, have y’all tasted an apple called Honeycrisp yet? Oh. My. Goodness. The dang things are addictive. I’ve found them at both HEB markets and the Krogers I go to. I had been looking for them in the markets for a month before they got here, about a month later than they had last year. They are definitely a seasonal apple, I’ve noticed that they disappear sometime in the winter. I understand that they’re a new enough variety that they’re still in limited amounts as the trees that grow them gain age and numbers.
This has been a rambling post. Thanks for reading so far down the page!
