February 26th

What Martha did:

Gardener Ryan McCallister's birthday

I jumped on Martha's blog to find out some more about this Ryan fellow...

No, I did NOT mean "bean canister!" but I clicked on the link anyway. It just lead me to a video about making the perfect egg sandwich.

Hmmm, not helpful. But now she's got me all curious about bean canisters, so I Google them...

BEAN CANNIBAL?! What the heck is that?!!

So I clicked...

According to legend, Sawney Bean was a clan leader in Scotland in the 16th century who was reportedly executed for the mass murder and cannibalisation of over 1,000 people. His father was a ditch digger and hedge trimmer -

Wait, crap. Hedge trimmer. I just remembered I'm supposed to be Googling one of Martha's gardeners. Ryan McCallister. Not bean canister, or bean cannibals...

Here he is with Francesca, one of Martha's dogs: