V Is For Victory

The Misers are a family of fairly susceptible people, which does have its advantages in certain instances. Take today, for example. The Los Angeles Times Home section had an  article on victory gardens, and how a new generation are planting them in order to save on their grocery bills, as well as to help out the environment. Well, Sparky had been talking about doing a winter garden anyway; he has a green thumb and enjoys growing all kinds of things in the summer, and this article gave us the impetus to do it - and do it we did! We all jumped into the car and took a trip to our local garden supply store, Sunset Blvd Nursery Inc.  We bought the following vegetable plants: broccoli (Bee and Sparky LOVE broccoli); cauliflower for moi; a variety of yummy lettuce; and spinach. We also decided to plant potatoes, which we picked up at the market. We had to buy plants for our garden since we started it so late, but next time around we are buying seeds because seeds are cheaper, and we are misers after all. 

We all helped out in the planting, although Sparky did most of the work. I filled the water bucket, Bee held the hose, and Glenn The Dog and Lila Mae Cat watched with great interest. Plus we had a little drama - Bee got stung by a bee! She held up her finger and cried "Bee, bee..." Anyway, she learned a lot today: where broccoli comes from, how fun it is to play in the dirt, and what a bee sting feels like.

I highly recommend that everyone who lives in Los Angeles and has access to a plot of land or a even a couple of pots, to grow something they can eat. It's fun, economical, a great learning experience for little ones, and it's good for the environment. Sparky and I are so looking forward to our plants producing - I'm going to have good dreams about it all night long. So c'mon y'all,  join us and get growing already! Rumor has it that President-Elect Obama may start a victory garden on the White House lawn. Who needs grass anyway?