Papilio, herb, and springerle report

[lblanchard]

Both 'papilio' blooms are mostly open. They should be fully-deployed by tomorrow. I've been taking pictures every day and iwll post another tomorrow.

Around the base of the 'papilio' are several dozen seedlings. I had taken out my saved herb seed packets to see what I had, and I dropped them on the kitchen counter, creating a commingled spillage. Sigh. So I gathered them up and sprinkled them on the 'papilio' pot. A couple of them are parsley. Most of them aren't.

A week ago today I also sowed some test seeds of my two kinds of basil and some thyme. A few thyme are up today. No sign of the basil yet, but I think they will want the full ten days on my chilly windowsill.

I am down to my last four springerle from the last batch, except for the dozen or so I kept to take to my son in April. So I have butter softening in the oven (the pilot light keeps it in the 90s there) and eggs warming on the kitchen counter. All the other ingredients, except for the milk-hartshorn mixture, are measured and ready to go. Almond was interesting, but I'm ready to return to the classic anise seed and lemon rind flavoring.

Comments

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

I love seeing flower pictures.
:)
You have a herb salad growing!

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

Indeed. Parsley, oregano, marjoram, thyme. In the other pots, the windowsill basil are coming up, but not the pesto basil (common sweet basil with a fancy name).