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   ...April showers bring May flowers...As I looked down at the bricks of the walkway of my kitchen doo, I spotted an independent chervil plant growing in triumph over its surrounding conditions.  Must transplant that little trooper!  It had goten warm enough that I took some of my hoisebound herb plants to stay outdoors finally.  I was sure that it was finally spring as I found myself wanting to paint something.  After seeing a special aqua-colored cache pot on the cover of a gardening magazine, I decided to paint one of my terra cotta pots with the yummy aqua paint I "just happened" to have on hand.  Does that surprise any of us?

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