chapter 11 - now there's nothing but flowers
[hums, pleasantly] You know, I asked the Castle for a copy of the Farmer's Almanac. They still have it here, did you all know? It says January is the perfect time to start planning your garden. No time like the present, after all.
[flipping pages, idly, still humming] Oh, would you look at this. Apparently, one's garden should be twice as wide as its tallest plant. ... I'm going to need quite a plot for that corn. Though, maybe I'll try flowers, too, this year. Those do require a bit more time, and if the Castle's any indication, I'm not going anywhere...
Now, where to put it. There's plenty of room. I could even use one of those emptied-out rooms to keep flats and start some seedlings ahead of time. So nice of whats-his-face to clear it out for me.
Oh, and, speaking of. I don't see what you're all so upset about. [pleasantly] It's just a little January thaw....
[flipping pages, idly, still humming] Oh, would you look at this. Apparently, one's garden should be twice as wide as its tallest plant. ... I'm going to need quite a plot for that corn. Though, maybe I'll try flowers, too, this year. Those do require a bit more time, and if the Castle's any indication, I'm not going anywhere...
Now, where to put it. There's plenty of room. I could even use one of those emptied-out rooms to keep flats and start some seedlings ahead of time. So nice of whats-his-face to clear it out for me.
Oh, and, speaking of. I don't see what you're all so upset about. [pleasantly] It's just a little January thaw....