Thermopane glass that has the low-e coating is not ideal for plants. Most does have it. I go for single-glaze glass. A cold frame can be super-simple or as complicated as you want. The simplest is make a box out of whatever you have, 1x or 2x boards wide as possible. Make the outside demension of the box the same as one or more sash. Make up a growing bed and place the box on it sloping somewhat toward south, 10 degrees or so, just push the south end down and prop up the north end and heap up soil and pile mulch on the north side for insulation. If you don't have hinges just set the sash on the box. On sunny days around mid-morning take the sash off, put them back on mid-afternoon. Cloudy days leave them on or put a block under the sash to ventilate it a little. Works just fine. Take you about 30 minutes.

Cats can get colds, but not the human kind. They can get an upper respiratory virus just like us. We can't catch their colds, and they don't catch ours. Like any cold, it will go away in about a week, and you don't need to do anything for it. But you need to watch out for eye infections (white goopy stuff in the corners of the eye or squinting) or if they stop eating or playing or seem weak and tired. If they stop eating, develop a fever or an eye infection, they will need vet attention. Or if the sneezing gets really bad and isn't clearing up, they will need to be seen by a vet. Just keep an eye on them, otherwise you can't really do anything but let it run it's course, which should be a week to 10 days. It could also be an allergy, but if they're both sneezing it's probably a mild upper respiratory infection.

Congrats on the eggs, let's hope they'll be alright. I'm going to be in Gainesville in the morning tomorrow until noon. If you want I can stop by and carry in your heavy pots for you and whatever else you'd need. I'd want to be there early so I can get my errands done. Just let me know. Rhonda

My mother gave me some Temptations treats to try.... 3 out of 4 cats love them, and my oldest is the worst beggar. lol! Temptations aren't exactly healthy treats though and caused crystals to form with the youngest/smallest, so they don't always get them and I give less than their recommended daily serving. I recently bought some of the Greenies for skin/fur, thinking they'd be better for them, and all 4 cats love them even better than Temptations! lol! Way too expensive though, especially at their recommended serving size, so I only give them a fraction. Seriously, a good steak would be so much cheaper! I'd buy steak, but only one would eat it. :p