Ooh la la!

I probably shouldn't have been as excited about today as I was, but guess what I got to do?  I walked over to "the glen" to see the Ciscoe Morris.  (Yes, Annie, I WALKED).  I know, I know, Ciscoe is no Brad Pitt, but the guy knows a LOT about plants.  And, he's kind of funny.  He told the story of how he originally came to use the phrase "ooh la la".  It involves self-cleaning public toilets in France.  Who knew? 

Aside from french toilets, he also spoke on container gardening...which was perfect for me because I am just about ready to plant my own pots.  I learned that for instant gratification you should cram as many plants in the pot as you can possibly fit.  And that if you have a really large pot you can use empty water bottles or styrofoam as filler in the bottom to keep your pot from getting too heavy. 

The majority of the audience appeared to be full time residents of the "vintage senior living" home...Chris said when he saw me sitting up front I was surrounded by a sea of "gray hairs", but I had called in my reservation and they had seats up front and center (second row!) reserved for "Rachel Rexel."  If I had known ahead of time how awesome my seats were going to be I totally could have scalped them on Craigslist or something! 

Afterwards, Grace and I got to meet Ciscoe.  Ooh la la!