Jammer's son helping us till our garden. That's my son's horse in the background. The martin house is one that Jammer and I designed and built many years ago and it's falling apart. It will be replaced this month just in time for the martin scouts that will be here in February.

Susan, I have two large external drive that are full. Besides, I needed a laptop for home. My old desktop is 8 years old. I've been using my work laptop up til now. Found a really good deal on a Toshiba laptop for $360, free shipping so I jumped at it.

Red Eft......I'm anticipating their arrival soon.

Casey,,That German Coast Guard Vessel leaving Newfoundland may be on a turn around. Numerous counties including the U.S. conduct continual iceburg patrols across the North Atlantic. Now, while you caught a German Coast Guard Vessel in Newfoundland, how about the U.S. Coast Guard serving aboard a German Vessel at the USCG Academy, in New London, Connecticutt? Although the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter "Eagle" is officially the tall ship currently in commission and used as a training vessel by the USCG, she is in fact a German training ship that was captured by the Coast Guard during WWI. I have been aboard the Eagle and one thing that really caught my eye is many of the compartments or items on board still have the original name plates written in German.