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Would a supermarket basil plant survive in Jennifer Wong s care? And for how long?
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Absent-mindedly scrolling Twitter one day, I saw before and after photos of a basil plant.
The burst of greenery broke up the steady stream of text on my screen. It was like spotting clover growing in the cracks of pavement delightful and unexpected.
The first photo was of a small plastic-covered supermarket basil plant bought for 99p ($1.75) in the UK.
The second photo was of the same plant a year later. It was now in a pot and had grown into a small bushy tree.
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Jennifer Wong Has a Go is a new column about the ups and downs of trying new things.
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When I look back at 2020, the long stretch of work-from-home days and social distancing blur into one week that kept repeating itself.
But there were moments that punctuated the sameness.
I moved apartments during COVID, and packing and unpacking was oddly enjoyable because it was so different to every other day.
Maybe this is what led to people take up new hobbies, like baking. It s like we subconsciously knew it was something we kneaded to do, even though not all attempts worked out⦠like the comedian who made a cake of Jacinda Ardern s face.