Here's how it all transpired:
Garden theft
After watching my garden thrive, watering it diligently and pruning it like pruning were a religion, I was eager to fetch some more lettuce this week. The lettuce has been growing wildly. Every time I see it, I ask myself: Did I really make that grow?
I can't take all the credit. I think Mother Nature had something to do with it.
So when M and I stopped by our plot to water and pick a few crispy green leaves, we were shocked to see that our lettuce had been hacked at the stem and stolen! Gasp!
"Someone actually stole our lettuce!" I said. Part dumbfounded, part amused.
Our previously vibrant green was nothing but a mere stem with a few curly greens.
We made a sign for the dirty scoundrels.
Garden delight
Lucky for us, aside from the Lettuce Thief who put a slight damper on our day, Gary (our garden) was yielding lots of other, un-stolen goodies! We pulled up a carrot, washed it off, and crunched down (delicious!)
and we harvested 10 or so juicy strawberries which made for a great breakfast treat with some yogurt and granola the next morning. 
And, after all this harvesting, my thumb was literally green!
How about that?
