Have I got green fingers or am I from Mars......

 I have decided to become a mini gardener. When I look at my unused deck, I am starting to visualise turning it into a green-house. 

 Okay, at the moment it is open on three sides but, with the clear over-roof, quite a lot of sunshine gets through.  And, somehow I do seem to have green fingers, or is this a trick of the light?

 Anyway, to cut to the chase, the few plants I do have seem to survive for quite a while with just a bit of water and kind thoughts. So, ever on the lookout for something to expand my horizons, I am going to start with the herbs we use a lot in our household, they seem very hardy. 

 Also, we eat a lot of salad greens, and once again, if you can protect them from the snails and other pesky critters, they make quite a good addition to the family menu. 

 Of course, if my husband, Vern, who was old school Italian,was still alive, he would quickly convert the marauding snails into a snail farm.  When we lived in our old house, he used to gather the snails from the garden and start the process of preparing them for the table.  Actually, they looked quite tasty when he was finished cooking them, as he was a very good cook. But I couldn't even bring myself to taste one.  So, the snails here are quite safe.


 Enough of day dreaming.  I am now going start drawing up a plan for the mini garden, and once underway, I will post some pictures.