I planted lavender and sage around the strawberry patch and for a day, all was good. I was keeping an eye on one particular ripening strawberry, since my memory is too bad to recall where all the ripening fruits are/were in the patch, and it disappeared. I noticed a tiny bunny sprinting up and down a gravel drive behind my fence, where the strawberries are, and thought - oh how cute. But then, I spotted the bunny IN the patch and watched it run through a gap in my fence. I have since closed the fence gap, I haven't SEEN a squirrel for days, but now my cherries are being consumed by rodent-like teeth.... IS IT HOPELESS?? The critters currently tip toe around my live trap. I had a big lab-mix who would chase all the buggers away, but in doing so, would destroy all the plants anyway. Now that she's passed, the varmints must be chatting with one another, spreading the word. I'm always teaching the kiddos to be one with nature but I am losing my patience... After all the frustrations of fruit growing this week, I STILL find Alex's photo SO adorable...

I have put a bird net on top of the pot, but still it doesn't work because the birds came and pulled them through the net. I have to go buy some stakes and elevate the net to at least one foot taller so the birds won't reach the seedlings with their disgusting beak! I also thought they were slugs, but now I am more than sure they are nasty filthy birds!

I did all of the above. While a couple of old sites came up in a search, most of them were still missing. The trouble is that AOL uses IE but also has its own system, which is different. I am able to pull up the IE favorites but not the AOL favorites (which is most of my bookmarked sites). Then I read through all of the tutorials in the AOL Help section that pertain to Favorites. It says that they now use a system that does not save your favorites on your computer. Here is the exact language: Determine if 'Only Store my Favorite Places on my Computer' Is Checked. If it is not checked, it means your Favorite Places are saved online. AOL appreciates your patience during times when popular features may temporarily be unavailable. The AOL® System is sometimes very busy and may experience temporary issues that can lead to delays or slow response. Note: With AOL® 8.0 and higher versions, your Favorite Places are now stored on AOL® servers rather than on your computer. This allows you to access your Favorite Places from any location or computer that you use. For example, if you sign on as a guest on another computer, you will automatically have access to your Favorite Places. Or, if you buy a new computer, you won't have to worry about how to transfer your Favorite Places. I still can't find my Favorites :( I will have to contact AOL again and see if they're stored somewhere in their cybervault.

I think part of the problem is that so many people all over the world on on computers and many of those same people are searching for any information they can get. That is one reason I will not post pictures of my Great grandbabies. Yes I would love to, but choose not to. Also if you do search on anything, your name, someone's name, etc it is amazing what you can find out and just pay a few dollars and you can get everything.