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Serendipitously digging in the dirt

Today I serendipitously ran into my friend Leslie. I woke up with a head-ache (an all too common event) and was unable to go to class. After trying to sleep it off, I got up and decided to just start checking things off my daily "To Do" list. After a cheese roll at Cheeseboard, I went to Monterrey Market and while I was mentally making sure I had picked up everything for dinner, there she was in front of the chard. She was on her way to Berkeley Horticulture (maybe the best nursery ever) for the very first time. She tagged along for my grocery shopping, I tagged along to the nursery. After a stop at the butcher we had a lovely fresco lunch before parting ways. Both happy for coincidentally being able to be together.

Before now I have never lived in a place long off to know enough people to "just run into someone" anywhere. Today in addition to Leslie, I saw a friend-of a-friend and an old BMC buddy while having lunch. It feels lovely and familiar. I'll miss it next year where-ever we are.

So, because of this serendipitous meeting I started my garden plot for 2008.

Before:


And after:


I bought and planted:
- English peas
- Snow peas
- Artichoke
- Poppies that look like peonies (to attract pollinators)

Still to come:
- Herbs (parsley, cilantro, thyme, basil, oregano)
- Rainbow chard
- Spinach