I had grown Wild Blue Lupine at my previous home, since it is the only host plant for the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly. I transplanted some when I moved, but the spot was too shady and I lost those plants. I was able to get seeds from a friend who I had donated plants to, so I'm hoping they'll germinate and I can find a sunnier place for them. I also have several new-to-me species of milkweed that I'm trying to grow to re-establish the migration path for the Monarch Butterflies. Unfortunately, I'm near the northern limit of their migration, so I need everyone in all the lower and more western states to do what they can to enable the Monarchs to reach my little part of the world. If anyone wants seeds, let me know. I still have tons of the Common Milkweed seeds that are best for more wild areas and naturalizing. Martha

This will be our 3rd year at our house as well... I always look forward to the leap! But at the end of summer I moved a bunch of plants. I had haphazardly planted lots of stuff and decided to move things more by color. Our house is beige so I decided the yellows, oranges and reds should be in the beds around the house and the pinks, purples, blues, etc. are now in the long backyard bed. That's going to be my more fun area where anything I want to try can grow. I'm looking forward to all of it!

Altho not fond of winter here, I plan on doing all those little projects that never appear to be completed. We are planning on close to some heavy snow storms, accumulating close to 6 plus feet, through out the winter. I am hoping to find a fix for this crippling Rheumatoid, and to be able to tackle my snow shoes once again and have some shoeing time on a bright sunny day. The basement, especially "his" side needs a really good sorting out. My antique kitchen tool collection needs a good cleaning and sorting....might part with some of them, might just move them all around. Clothing in closets, rubbermaids and drawers, needs to be sorted, repaired, given away, whatever. My crafting project box needs a really good sorting out...what WILL be done, what will never be done, that sort of stuff. And, if I accomplish and or all of that, then I'll watch a new program or read something interesting!

My dad’s place has had very strict protocols. I am allowed to drive him to appointments (which are rare, but he has had a couple). He rides in the back seat and we are both masked. He doesn’t need extra assistance getting out of the car. He lives 2 miles away so we are in the car for less than 10 minutes. Neko, it’s terrible, isn’t it? We moved my dad in March 2 hours from his home to be closer to us, and then we didn’t see him again until July. Only recently have they allowed the residents to leave for anything other than essential dr visits. Even so, he’s only been to our house once (outside). We are allowed to visit him, but it has to be scheduled in advance, two visitors max, no more than an hour, etc. Fortunately he has settled in and has some buddies there and they’ve started more and more activities — though all are 6’ apart, masked, etc., which has to be challenging with the elderly!