Mid-Winter Update: Most Plants Still Dead, Future of Grange in Doubt
Despite the recent warm-up, winter is alive and well here in New England. A cold front should whip through tomorrow night, sending temperatures back to appropriate seasonal ranges.
Nevertheless, there is one plant that has gotten the jump on every other in the grange. The chives, which were planted in a pot last season and never got much attention, have begun growing in earnest. While it has a been a fairly mild winter by New England standards, chives' ability to withstand cold is certainly remarkable. My landlady even tipped the chives out of their pot, perhaps in the belief that they should have been thrown out at the end of the season. Ah, renting.
In related news, said landlady's designs to turn the already humble grange into a parking lot have cast a pall over this upcoming season's plans. In all likelihood, this winter-time hiatus will continue through this upcoming season and into 2007. Oh, what will the sponsors say!
Nevertheless, there is one plant that has gotten the jump on every other in the grange. The chives, which were planted in a pot last season and never got much attention, have begun growing in earnest. While it has a been a fairly mild winter by New England standards, chives' ability to withstand cold is certainly remarkable. My landlady even tipped the chives out of their pot, perhaps in the belief that they should have been thrown out at the end of the season. Ah, renting.
In related news, said landlady's designs to turn the already humble grange into a parking lot have cast a pall over this upcoming season's plans. In all likelihood, this winter-time hiatus will continue through this upcoming season and into 2007. Oh, what will the sponsors say!
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