I live in Austin. The large ones are Big Beef. They are really juicy and flavorful, ate the ripest one on burgers last night! I planted several varieties last year, and the Big Beef seemed to stand up to the heat and humidity here the best.

See you there! Well now that depends, given the huge snow storm we are having I may not be able get out for groceries. Actually it might be fun to just wing it with what I have on hand!

Happy anniversary! I got totally carried away looking at pictures of all the rooms. I think I like yours the best. Hope you have time to spend on that beautiful porch. Have fun!!

I was a little over a year old so no memories here. I have to disagree with you Ellie, at least here in our school. My exchange student was struggling with our history last trimester. Last year, our German exchange student was in tears because her history teacher told the class that the Nazis were inhuman because of what they did during WWII. I didn't find out until later when her teacher called me to see if she was ok. I was puzzled because he didn't explain why she wouldn't be. When I asked her about it after she got home, that's when she told me she was ashamed of what the Germans did and thought everyone would think she was just like the Nazis. I'm reading a book by Stephen King about JFKs assassination. It's fiction, of course, but it's very interesting and I'm now wanting to Google Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife's name to see if some of the things King has written are actually true. I also want to know what happened to his wife...did she stay in the U.S.? What about their kids? I also didn't know that he attempted to kill some politician before he shot the president...or is that King's story?