Northeast Gardening: Today's Weather in Your Garden - 18, 1 by bbrookrd

bbrookrd wrote:
Laurel, the trip was to visit our son who moved there to cook in Jan. He is working at a place called Restaurant August. So eating was a big part of the trip. But so was music. All good.

Sofonisba, it was a Victor's fault to start rhyming and I had to continue. Bad poetry is my specialty.

Boojum, I will d-mail you a list. But we ate dozens of oysters every way possible, plus tons of shrimp, crayfish, rabbit, duck, pork, beef, pigs ears, soft shell crabs, regular crabs and everything else local including gumpo, many types. One highlight was a great out of the way VietNamese place in Gretna called Pho Tau Bay Restaurant which is a must for many chef's day off in New Orleans. I agree. We hit Herbsaint, Coucon, GW Fins, Besh Steakhouse, Mothers, Franky & Johnny's, Domilise, Bistro Daisy, Drago's in Metairie, Pho Tau Bay, a great uptown sushi place plus numerous trips for Beignets at Cafe du Monde plus all the stands at the Jazz Fest. How fat am I now?

Bulb count bloom is large, plus many tulips that I didn't expect to return from the previous year are appearing. A few that I was not so keen on, but isn't that always the way. The plants you like the least survive the best. Here is a new gem for me. Corn Leaf Iris (Iris bucharica) that I planted 10 of in the fall. I will dutifully count them all in the morning. Honest, if I can waddle that far. Patti