*whipcrack*

[altivo]

Off to the slave pits with me, there's weaving that must be finished if I can get enough light to work on it.

Other than that, the weather here has been delightful. Things are dry, and really could use a bit of rain, but the two weeks of no rain has dried the mosquitoes right up. I'm watering the garden diligently to prevent tomatoes from splitting and such like when it finally does rain.More zucchini today, and we had a salad of baby lettuces with some arugula and mustard greens that the bugs have failed to demolish so far.

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[cabcat.livejournal.com]

*pokes at a baby lettuce* Isn't this the vegetarian version of veal?

[altivo.livejournal.com]

LOL. Not quite. We don't imprison lettuces in dark little boxes to keep them from growing too fast or getting any exercise. As the lettuce grows, though, the individual plants start to crowd one another out. Every so often I have to remove some in order to make room for the others, so the ones that get pulled out might as well be salad. At least they got to go out with a nice bath and fresh dressing...

Now if you want to start an anti-cruelty campaign for veggies, you should have a look at the so-called "baby" carrots instead. Very popular over here, these are not true immature carrots, but rather large ones that are put through a machine that cuts them into pieces and grinds them down to give them the shape of small carrots. What a dumb idea.