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Skriven 2009-08-03 23:03:01 av Nancy Backus (1:323/120.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Janis Kracht
Ärende: Re: mint
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-=> Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 07-27-09  11:09 <=-

 >> Michael mentioned that and I thought he was kidding :) :)  I had no
 >> idea it was a mint. :) :)
 
 > Crush fresh leaves and smell it... you'll recognize the minty-ish smell.

 JK> That is so wild.. we had catnip growing in our yard one year hear -
 JK> the previous owners had planted some annuals for their kitties before
 JK> we bought the house - but I'd never thought to crush it and sniff it
 JK> with this in mind (laugh)

Well, you wouldn't have had the background info to give the thought. :)

 JK> I'm picturing a light fresh mint with parmesiano for ravioli.. but now
 JK> I can't wait to find some (grin).  Not sure if I'll be able to find it
 JK> so I will probably have to find some seeds before the stores pack them
 JK> all away for the season (if they haven't already :( ).

It may be too late for this season, but you can plan for next year,
anyway.  And, who knows, maybe they'll still have some... at least the
seeds... maybe you could try growing some indoors, even...
 
 >> I have some mint in my garden I grew this year just on a lark.. I
 >> didn't even remember buying those plants :)
 
 > Maybe they were volunteers with another plant?

 JK> Thinking back now, I think Ron might have grabbed them while I was off
 JK> browsing the tomato and vegetable plants haha.. he does things like
 JK> that sometimes.. he'll see something that just looks interesting and
 JK> throw it on the cart (g)..

Now that seems like an interesting scenario...  Would he remember now?

 JK> My daughter found a maine coon at her Animal Shelter in Ithaca, he's
 JK> beautiful! His name is Phineas and he's quite a character :)  He's a
 JK> charcoal Coon, really friendly too!  So I couldn't stand it anymore!  I
 JK> asked her to take us to her Animal Shelter there when we brought the
 JK> boys back from visiting with us.. and we came home with a litter of
 JK> four kitties :)  They are 3 sisters and a brother, just 4 months old, 3
 JK> Calicos (the sisters), and a yellow long hair Tabby (the brother),
 JK> named appropriately Lola, Lulu, Lizzie and Leo :) :) And they are
 JK> NUTS!!! hahahaha  They have turned our home into a mad house LOL
 
Now THAT will certainly keep you busy!  (G)  They sound cute... :) 
You'll no doubt want to get them fixed as soon as they are old enough,
or you'll have even MORE of a madhouse there... :) 

 > Dogs are perpetual children, cats are perpetual teenagers... <G>  If
 > they live long enough, they might jump over into geriatrics, but that's
 > usually some sort of second childhood anyway... :)

 JK> hahahahaha  excellent assessment :) :)  Should be a tagline :) :) :)

We've had a few felines over the years... :)

ttyl      neb

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