aesir, Just remember that the pot you plant into shouldn't be way bigger than what the plant roots need. Plants need to be re-potted when their roots need more room and even though a plant doesn't need a larger pot because its roots are slow-growing, it still should be repotted into a fresh medium. Also, it is ok to trim roots when you don't want to put something into a larger pot. We're all learning. Brass Brass

I had a garage sale one time, and my DD gave a pair of high heels she no longer wanted. A young gal came by looking for shoes for her prom. She tried on my DD's shoes and felt something in the toe. I pulled out a roll of money--$200.00! She hid her cash in her shoes and forgot...(obviously). That gal bought the shoes, I returned my DD's money and told her to check, next time. It's nice to hear stories about people who still have a conscious. Good for her.

If you are just looking for the passage, and you know that it is an actual quote by the the true to life Rabbi Hillel, you might google the name of the book and add Hillel and see what you get. The " 'Who diminishs himself, diminishes me and who diminishes another, diminishes me. ....' certainly is familiar to me, I suspect I can find it in one of my more modern Siddur (prayer books). He is also the one who said 'If I am not for myself, who will be for me?, If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?"

I also loved A Town Like Alice. It’s the only novel by Shute that I have read and have been meaning to try some others so with your recommendation, Bunny, I will look for Trustee in the Toolroom. I have been taking my time reading Betty by Tiffany McDaniel. It’s a coming of age story of a girl growing up in the Appalachian foothills in Ohio but it’s full of dark, depressing events so I have been reading in small bits. I went on a college visit this weekend with my son who is graduating. It was a long road trip which ironically took me right through the area in which Betty is set. It was very stressful drive, especially when crossing the mountains, as it was pouring rain the whole time. I downloaded Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlin to listen as I drove. It was perfect for the drive with an interesting story, albeit somewhat predictable. It held my interest and kept my mind totally preoccupied, making the weather/driving much less stressful. While I did enjoy it, it would make a good beach read but it’s not a book that I would go out of my way to recommend to friends. I’d give it 3.5 to 4 stars for its genre, which I suppose is a mystery of sorts. Edited to add, I just checked on Libby for Trustee in the Toolroom. My library has the audio version but not the kindle copy. I actually have a 4 hour road trip again tomorrow (going to get my first vaccine dose 2 hrs from home!). I’ll give the audio version a try but may look for a readable copy also (some books I prefer in print or kindle).