Thanks to Chicago Botanic Garden veggie garden manager Lisa Hilgenberg for sending us a photo of her Brussels Sprouts topiary, which she says was inspired by chefs at The White House. (Recently Lisa was a special guest for a tour of the First Lady’s organic garden and the White House kitchen(s)(s)(s). How cool is that?)…
It’s a lovely thing, this topiary, and it makes me happy to look at a thing of beauty because I was just watching TV news. Another gun massacre. Which means another call to Mark Kirk, who I called this morning to say that Mitch McConnell cancelling health money for the 9/11 first responders is shameful. And I spent all day finding new health insurance (which I didn’t finish yet because I can’t figure it out) because my $900/month Gold Blue Cross policy is now useless at all Northwestern hospitals and “out of network” at Rush (check your policy if you go to Rush). Grumpy? YES, I AM, aren’t you? Makes me want to throw a Brussels Sprout at a Republican.##
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I’m in the same boat with BCBS (they “took away” my doctor, to boot). Try Coventry Health. Oh, and you’re going to be paying a whole lot more.
Food fight aside, the veggie topiary were made for the Obama’s annual Kid’s State Dinner at the White House. Clever I thought…and I’ve gone on to nuts, tangerines and tomatoes…
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Beautiful BS topiary! Ingenious use of this vegie! BTW – did you guys ever finish those scrumptious brussel sprouts from Thanksgiving?
As to the health insurance premiums – we’ve struggled with expensive private insurance premiums for years & years! Obama care has just made it much worse- a bigger, more expensive mess than ever!
KD