Hello Meli! I have some nice size specimens of Hatiora and would love to trade for Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus). Reply here, please, because my email is giving me fits just now. Happy Spring! Lily

As the mother of a 7 yo with a severe peanut allergy I thought you could use the latest info from Food Allergy Network. On a personal side, I did not bf, I did eat peanut products during pregnancy, no one on both sides of family have peanut allergy, although ragweed, mold allergies are on both sides. The study of causes of allergies is just beginning - no one has all the answers. John Yunginger, M.D. - FAN Newsletter Oct/Nov 2001 Medical studies have focused on three areas, including the mother's diet prior to and after the infant's birth; infant breast feeding; and the delayed introduction of allergenic foods into the infants diet. Elimination of allergenic foods such as cows milk and egg from the mother's diet during the last three months of pregnancy does not seem to reduce the infant's chances of developing food allergies after birth. Pediatricians and allergists usually support breast feeding of infants, particularly those born into families whose members have food allergies, eczema, asthma or hay fever. However, small amounts of potentially allergenic foods consumed by a lactating mother may appear in her breast milk and could, theoretically, sensitize her infant. Large scale studies in which mothers avoided eating egg, cows milk, fish, soy and peanut during lactation showed that development of food allergy in their infants could be reduced appreciably, but not prevented entirely. The elimination diets are difficult to follow and have the potential to compromise the mothers nutrition. If such diets are used, the assistance of a registered dietitian should be requested. Early infant exposure to sensitizing foods such as cows milk, egg and soy may be associated with development of eczema. Many allergists suggest delaying introduction of these foods into the diet until the infant is at least six months old. More highly allergenic foods such as peanut, tree nut and fish should be withheld even longer. No one (including an allergist) can predict with certainty whether your child will or will not develop food allergies. Here is a link that might be useful: Food Allergy Network

Gosh, I sure hope not!! My dog had a stubborn UTI this summer and was on antibiotics for over a month - I hid each pill in PB and he looked sooooo forward to that daily treat! When my vet suggested I buy their expensive pill pockets I said I was using PB instead, and she didn't say anything negative about it. And Tucker seems just fine.

I told my neighbor that if he can wait to put up a fence until after I closed on my home I wouldn’t mind going half with him. Not put up the fence before I closed and not include me on the fence plans, type of wood, poles etc. After I moved in he didn’t approach me for money directly, we used to talk on the phone here and there and I offered to help pay some of it and asked him for a figure or an invoice. He never did that until this week when my new fence was put up. HIS back fence has been up since late 2017. His wife also complained to my fence guy that my top trim was on top of their top trim. I WENT AHEAD AND PAID MY NEIGHBOR $800 because it was never about the money for me. After I paid the money we had a long conversation and I told him if he had an issue he should’ve given me figure a long time ago. He thinks he’s being generous because he only asked for $800 and not more since the back side cost him $3300. Mind you he didn’t get the regular poles that most people get. His are black aluminum or material which I think costs more. It’s 150 feet of fence and $800 is a small price but IMO I’m being generous because I’m not lawfully obligated to pay anything when he decided to do the fence on his own. Could he tear it down one day? Sure. My only issue with this is why he waited so long to request money When I asked for a figure almost three years ago. He thinks I should’ve taken the initiative and brought It up to him again. If I ask someone to go half with me and they say they can’t right now and I go ahead and put up a fence I’m not going to ask for them to pitch in. It’s important to note that I recently bought a ”new” used car. Nothing fancy but it’s new to us. I’m not sure if that bothers them that I have money for a new car and a fence but never helped pay for the back fence that we share. Sorry for the long read.