Nuts, monkey and otherwise

15 January 2010

One of the peanuts I planted has now germinated, pinging above the soil, split nut and all. I spent the first day or two trying to cover it up again with the compost, before finally confirming that it was ok, it was meant to do that. Like all patient gardeners, I’ve also dug about in the soil to see what the other seed is playing at. It’s still down there, not apparently rotting, but not really doing anything. Meanwhile the first one is forming its green leaves. And I’m trying to resist the urge to pick up the nut and eat it.

But talking of edible nuts: you will remember that the delightful Bethany sent me a bag of candied nuts at Christmas. And the postman, fearing I may have a nut allergy, did the festive, kind-hearted thing and ate them for me.

Not to be out-manoeuvred though, Bethany sent me another big bag of (yummy!) candied nuts, this time done up in a small cardboard safe. Sure, they print instructions on the box telling the sender how to construct and seal it, but no guidance is given to the recipient as to how they should get into the box, losing as few fingers as possible. But at least it meant that the postman couldn’t get in either. And the nuts, they are mine!

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6 Responses to “Nuts, monkey and otherwise”

Kristen
15th January 2010 @ 9:47 pm

I’m so glad you finally got to taste Bethany’s nuts.
Ricki
15th January 2010 @ 10:06 pm

Dang it, Kristen! You beat me to it! Yay for Bethany properly packing her nuts, and yay for Sarah finally tasting them.
bethany actually
16th January 2010 @ 2:29 am

Hey, they got there this time! Excellent. Sorrr you had trouble opening the box. Wasn’t there one of those little tabs to pull that rips the box right open? I thought those boxes had those, but maybe I am thinking of the next size bigger.

I made another batch of those nuts today. They’re equally delicious.
bethany actually
16th January 2010 @ 2:30 am

Uh, that should read “Sorry you had trouble” not “Sorrr…” Feel free to correct that and delete this comment, if you like. Or not. Just leave them both up and make me look like a dork. Which I totally am, so that’s fine.

I’m going now.
doow
16th January 2010 @ 11:29 am

I’m sorrr, but that last comment is too funny to delete.

But in future I’ll just correct typos people might make. Unless they amuse me of course.
Maggie May
17th January 2010 @ 11:26 pm

good job! everytime i try to grow something like this it won’t grow! house plants i can do