Bountiful with Seeds!

At my March appointment at my chiropractor's office I asked if she would like some of my flower seeds, as she'd seen some photos in a letter I gave her. She agreed to take hollyhock seeds.

I stopped at the front desk to talk about flower seeds with two young women there. They seemed quite excited to see my seeds too.

So I had prepared an old square Tupperware Keeper with a good selection of my flower seeds. Some in supplement bottles and some in little brown coin envelopes.

Since you can't tell from seeds what kind of flowers they'll produce I had prepared a 2-page document with photos of my flowers from the last few years.

Since my printer wasn't working (needing new toner), I emailed that file to the office. Turingay emailed back that she was very excited to see the seeds the next day when I came.

I arrived 15 min. early for my appointment but the waiting room was full, so, while I expected to be called in momentarily Turingay and I had a lively conversation about gardening.She doesn't have one of her own, but her mother is not able to look after hers, so Turingay will get to plant there this summer.

Dr. Kayla didn't have time to see all that I had in my Keeper, but she had asked for hollyhock seeds and I handed them to her and since Turingay was poking her head in the door, Dr. Kayla told her not to charge me for this visit. (Wow!)

Later, at the front desk I showed them the seeds, and though the one gal (Chelsey) doesn't have a garden and has no place to sow them, Turingay had a great time deciding on the flowers and the colours she would like to try.

I've forgotten now which were all on that list, but I know she took both the rose-pink & black satin hollyhocks, two or three shades of Zinnias and I think daises and marigolds were in the gift bag I handed her.

Hey, did you know it pays to be generous!?

If you should want some, let me know. I've got more than 8 bins and boxes full. I know I'll never use them all myself but I just can't throw them out!

More garden talk in the future...!

<*> TIPS & SOLUTIONS: <*>

Simple Kitchen Ways to Save Money

Money-saving tips found in a magazine:

Eating less meat and more vegetables and fruits cuts your grocery bill.

Eating rice three times a week instead of potatoes could save you $198/year.

Do a gasket check on your fridge to see if it is losing cool air; put a paper cash bill in the door, half-in-half-out. If it pulls out easily, you should replace your gasket, and maybe the rubber border in the door and frame.

The fridge door is the warmest part of the fridge, so don't put your dairy products there. They will go sour more quickly.

The lowest shelves in the fridge are best for meat to keep cool.

If you designate one shelf in the fridge for leftovers. That will tell you when your cooking is getting way ahead of eating. Send some to the freezer, or make meals of the left-overs first for a few days to get caught up.

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