sprouting

It was with great delight that I opened my little bag of treasures this morning. No, not silver, not gold, stocks or bonds, precious gemstones, or cash. My treasure is the little seeds sprouting on coffee filters.

Three days ago I put some herb and pepper seeds on damp coffee filters. I opened them this morning to see precious little sprouts emerging from the sweet basil and the parsley seeds. I once used paper towels for this process but the coffee filters are much more durable and easier to work with.

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