Thanks again all: Boa is doing much better. She is eating like a horse, but still doesn't want to be left alone. I can't believe the difference in her since I stopped the antibiotics. She demands food now, and her catmilk. Her and Bear got into their first fisticuffs in a long time when I was taking too long to get the food in the dish. She got a huge dish of whipped cream yesterday (her favorite) and didn't leave a smidgen in the bowl for Apache to finish. She is back on the tapazole now for the hyperthyroidism and doesn't even know it's in her food. I am breathing a sigh of relief. I know nothing can live forever, but I can hope. Think she will be with us for a while longer. Praise God for answering my prayers. Jenny

Have yet to develop 5 The two that I must have are 1. Oro Blanco pomelo easy to grow 2. Meyer lemon only cause it grows in a pot well Next three would be nice 3. Kaffer lime trying to grow from seed for leaves 4. Valencia orange for some fresh juice 5. Tie between bitter orange, mexican lime and eureka lemon. Bitter orange is the best cooking orange and nice fresh juice Mexican lime is best for cocktails, margaritas, salsas and guacamole Eureka lemon is the flavor of salad dressings, lemon pie, and that old fashion lemon flavor.

New to me this year: Eva Purple Ball Opalka Black Cherry Gardener's Delight (Sugar Lump) Sun Sugar Can't live without: Sungold (or Sun Sugar, depending on how it does) Stupice (early, tasty and reliable in our unreliable climate, so it's there if all else fails) Speaking of failure, I'm starting seeds indoors for the first time this year, so my list could very well change. MA

Here are three small inexpensive item that are not only handy for trouble shooting, they can be a life saver. Get a single probe type "Voltage Detector". They look like a large ballpoint pen and when you touch the tip against any surface that is electrically energized there is an audible beeping sound and most have a flashing red tip. I have one made by Greenlee that is a bright yellow color with a red tip and can generally be found in the electrical section of Lowes or HD for about $12. It uses two or three tiny hearing aid type batteries which come prepacked in the unit ( I am not sure which because I have had it 4 yrs and have not yet needed to change batteries). They are excellent for testing a wire to see if it has power but what I have found is even more important is then when working on an unknown piece of equipment you can touch the outer housing to quickly determine if a short circuit has energized the housing. I have avoided a number of nasty electrical shocks since i acquired this tool. Another very handy item is a pocket sized Volt,Ohm, Milliamp meter commonly called a V.O.M. I got one and glued a couple strips of rubber magnet material on the back, which I salvaged from and old refrigerator door gasket. With the magnets on the back when i am working on an appliance, central furnace or AC condensing unit the meter will hang on the metal cabinet by the magnet and i have both hands free to hold the two test probes. Simple V.O.M. are available for about $15 while more elaborate ones run up to hundreds of dollars. There is also an inexpensive electrical outlet tester that looks like a 3prong plug adapter with 3 LED's on the end. You plug it into an unknown outlet and you can quickly tell if the outlet is wire correctly and if incorrect it will tall you what the problem is by the configuration of which L.E.D's light up. These run about $8 to $10