Let’s see if this post meets FB’s high standards!  (I’m the Propagatrix they warned you about.)

I finally made it back to the hacienda after all the weatherpocalypse.  Once again the floodwaters had receded and the garden survived.  I planted some herbs I had grown at home, and did some minor triage.  Another watermelon had appeared, and the bird of paradise leaf was starting to unfurl.  Pink spider lilies and skullcap were blooming, and the okra had gone crazy.  See what happens when I stay away?

I made Avdi this vegetarian lunch of sautéed zucchini “noodles”, onions, carrot sticks, okra spears, tomatoes, fresh basil and other Italian herbs, and hand-grated parmesan.  Later we went to the botanical gardens where he worked and I explored.  Look at all this gorgeousness!  As always I learned a lot and got some ideas for challenging areas of the garden.  Last but not least, we stopped at the library and I got my next installment of The Expanse, which for me is like getting ice cream.

Oh, and better than even ice cream, my plea to the universe to help me out with finances was somehow answered, and perio refunded me a large amount that they had billed me!  Stuff like that never happens to me.  I am amazed and thankful.

Well, here goes…let’s see if FB throws me in delinquent jail again.  I’m so evil with my gardening and botany and cooking!