A few days ago I got back from the Deleuze Studies conference in Amsterdam where I gave a paper, and guess what? My Cavello Nero has bounced back. You might remember a post a while back where I talked about how my Cavello Nero had been ravaged by caterpillars. Well I was determined not to give up on them so I cut them back–basically to stumps–and they started to grow back. They were just starting to gain momentum before I left, but the growth seemed to be slow. Now they are ready to pick. Its amazing how fast plants grow when you’re not looking.

Speaking of the cabbage family.

On the way back from Amsterdam I stopped into Perth. While I was away Baba and Poppet went to visit both our families who live there. My Mother-in-law has a gorgeous little Croatian Garden. Here it is the middle of winter and she already has tomatoes growing. Now, I know its not a European winter but it still gets down to 0% at night, so it quite a feat. She also has Croatian Cabbage growing, which you leave in the ground and pick leaves as you need them. This means it last ages and grows very tall. Hers reached my chest. And the best part is that she gave me some seeds. I’m going to sow them today.

By the way, the World Cup was on while I was in Amsterdam. I took photos of the fans before the game (still happy at this point). I’ve uploaded some on flickr. If you would like to have a look click on the flickr link on the right side of the blog.