Lettuce

  Some weeks ago, as noted, Blog, I found a bunch of old seed packets from 1999 to 2001, and put them in the ground, one plot for flowers and another for vegetables.  Not a single sprout.  Among the old envelopes were 2 small packets, about an inch square, probably complimentary offerings.  They were labeled BURPEE LIFELOCK.   I decided to challenge them and put them in a separate pot, outdoors of course.  Something sprouted in each, probably a growth for each seed, but I didn't know what it was at first.  Turns out it's lettuce!  I ate some this morning---kind of bitter, but it would need dressing.