I didn't buy the monkey

I went with Barry and Gayla to Fiesta Farms and we poked around a bit and came away with a few things.  Gayla was all about the Victorian-coloured, pale, frail as tissue, petunias and whisker-faced little violas; Barry got some red nasturtiums with inky black splotches and I got a Tayberry cane (half raspberry half blackberry).  I told my Mom I got it and she said, "Oh that's going to just go crazy in your garden - you'll have to be careful!"  I can't wait!  I got a few packages of seeds as well.  Some spinach with a surprise extra freebie ... parsnips!  I got some Lime Basil and Thai Basil.  I almost bought a little monkey (now I am very upset with myself that I didn't get it)!  Really UPSET!  It was a little barrel of monkey's-type metal hook that hangs off of a pot and you could hang another pot (with a handle off of) ... not a real monkey!



I went to Lee Valley afterwards because I had to return some stuff for the greenhouse and I got some peanuts.  I don't know what I was thinking because it says on the package that you have to air dry them and then roast them ... I'll have to research this and add it to my To Do List now - as though it isn't already right out of control.  I also got a little bucket with an apron around it that was on sale ... probably because it's a bucket with an apron around it and it's kind of stupid.  But I think I'll be able to use it and it will be kind of practical.  I wish I'd gotten the monkey instead of the peanuts.  Isn't that always the way - sometimes!  It reminds me of barrel of monkeys and my brother used to play with them - they were like his friends.  I'm pretty sure he used to talk to them.  At the time I was thinking of getting it for my boss/co-ordinator because of the One Minute Manager idea where you try to figure out whose monkey something is and then you try to get the 'monkey off your back' ...

After all the shopping I headed over to the greenhouse with my tray of plants that needed to be repotted. I thought I'd brought my chart with what was what but I didn't so I repotted it all up using coloured straws not knowing exactly what anything was other than same coloured straws are now in with similar plants!   I hope they're happy.  I gave them each a little poop.  Mushroom Poop?  That doesn't sound right ... maybe it wasn't poop afterall.  Compost.  That's it.  Mushroom Compost.   Oh Boy - you don't want to see the tray I left at the greenhouse.  It was a real mess ... no straws ... just plants!

Someone please give me a clue!