One night last fall we had some friends over for dinner. A guest watched me draw out a knife, reach for my cutting board, and get busy on some garlic.

“Isn’t it amazing how quickly celebrity chefs like Jamie Oliver (the naked chef guy) and Rachael Ray can chop things up? Incredible!” he said.

Yes, it is entertaining to watch a skilled chef. We watch them wondering how is it that these demi-gods prepare vegetables so gracefully, elegantly, and easily, whereas us mere mortals might cut off our own fingers.

Or the thirty-something bartender I met in the Philadelphia airport who whips up tasty concoctions as he juggles half-empty bottles of rum, blue curacao, and rum, while sliding them to his patrons?

Or just how mindblowing it can be to listen to your favorite singer or musician. Sometimes I get goosebumps.

Giotto di Bondone. Italian painter and architect

photo credit: McPig

And think about how enthralled you can be, slouched in your couch, watching your favorite actor do her thing.

So where am I going with this?

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Over the years, I’ve enjoyed growing mint, basil, and lavender. Mostly outdoors. And more recently indoors too.

The smell is wonderful. And that’s why over the holidays I picked up a few small windowsill pots.

We had so much going on that I never got the chance to seed the pots. That is, until I walked past a flower shop about ten days ago.

There sat rows of basil planters, their powerful fragrance detectable three stores down. In that very instant, I remembered my own little pots. I knew the time had come for me to dig them out of the basement and get my basil growing.

New life on my windowsill

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I hope you had a good weekend.

Everyone here was sick and it’s taking me a little longer to launch Podliminals …and therefore the Podliminals of the Month Club is being made available in the next few days.

…Can you believe it’s already December?

Ciao!

Taylor

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