Saturday, September 11, 2021

Fresh Basil and miscellaneous stuff


 These basil plants were on sale at the grocery store so I got a couple of them.  I googled that they are annual plants as opposed to perennials so they have to be replanted every year.  I will just keep them as house plants for as long as they last and pluck the leaves off for cooking.

Yesterday I spoke to an elderly neighbour who is moving out of her home soon.  She will move to a nearby condominium apartment as the current home is too large for her.  It seems her husband has been in a long term care home for years.  We have never spoken in the 25 years I have lived in the neighbourhood.  I remember my children used to get fun Halloween candy at her house for years.  I would say she kept to herself and I never saw her outside much if at all.

Son K and I advance voted for the September 20th federal elections in Canada, where we will decide on a new government.  Husband M was busy but has until Monday to vote in advance.

And Remembering 9/11.


24 comments:

Angie's Recipes said...

I too love to keep herbs as the house plants...we just sent out our votes too. Have a marvelous weekend, Christine!

Valerie-Jael said...

Have a wonderful weekend, take care, hugs, Valerie

Królowa Karo said...

I love dishes with fresh basil.

roughterrain crane said...

Basil is a strong plant in summer. We can enjoy variety of dishes with it.

Giancarlo said...

Buon fine settimana.

Caitlin'nMegan said...

Beautiful basil! We enjoy ours.

Pam said...

YUM....Basil, one of my fave herbs. The other two are oregano and rosemary. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. I grow them every yr. My rosemary is in its second yr and one oregano plant is in its second yr. However, it started out slow this summer so I bought another one. I love to cook with them but ....of course, I have not done a lot of cooking this yr. Thats okay, I love to just run my hands over those plants and smell them!

Christine said...

Haha

Martyna said...

Very interesting plant :)

Jennifer Rose said...

glad i dont have to vote in this election, the outcome is so up in the air

Lowcarb team member said...

That basil plant does look nice.

All the best Jan

peppylady (Dora) said...

I like basil and tomato together.
Coffee is on and stay safe

Kay said...

I tried to grow a basil plant I got from the grocery store, but it died. Darn it! I'm so glad you got to talk to your neighbor even if it was briefly.

Haddock said...

Keeping (and growing) herbs at home is a good practice. Like the shape in which your herb is growing.

J.P. Alexander said...

La albaca es genial para recetas suerte con tu planta te mando un beso

ashok said...

Seeing a basil plant for the first time !

Hot guys said...

Your basil plants look great 💚👍🏻🙂

bread&salt said...

Beautiful fresh basil! Looks great, lovely and very Lively. Here, we have purple color basil, but i haven't tried grown it so far. Happy Sunday to you Dear friend!

ellie said...

Hope you are having a good weekend. Such pretty basil. It seems harder these days to get to know your neighbor.

Caitlin'nMegan said...

It is a sad weekend. Glad you guys voted and such beautiful basil!

Ananka said...

I like basil :-D That is a shame about your neighbour can't be easy for her: -(

Lorraine said...

I always try to bring my rosemary indoors for the winter but it always gets powdery mildew. Good luck with the basil.

Busy Bee Suz said...

There's nothing better than fresh herbs.
Weird how you haven't spoke to your neighbor before now. She must really keep to herself.

DVArtist said...

Nice herbs. Always good to have them in the house year round. Wow 25 years and have never spoken.