Yesterday morning I turned my compost pile and planted some perennials, lilies, and other bulbs. Not sure how many I planted yesterday but in the last week I've planted 22 plants and 75 bulbs. I've also moved some perennials. Still have a few bulbs and 2 big flats of annuals left to put in as well as some seeds to throw around. It started raining so that was enough excuse to stop for the day. I try to limit my time in the garden to 3 hours or less. I used to be out there all day but not doing that anymore. I find gardening is easier since I lost weight. I lost 50 pounds over 4 years and now can't even *lift* 50 pounds but packed it around on my body for years. I also take vitamins and eat very carefully as plan to live for a very long time and much prefer health to disease. Since I really dislike “formal exercising” I garden as one of my main ways to keep active and reasonably fit. So far it's working altho on days when I overdo and all my muscles are screaming at me I think I might be satisfied with a half dozen pots on my deck! I'd have to find something else to do then, probably take my dog for long walks, find an exercise program I like, or volunteer more. What I've learned thru experience is that as I age I cannot work for the long hours I used to, at least not without hurting a lot. I used to garden morning and evening as well as working long hours at my job, tending house, and kids. Now 2-3 hours at a time each day is enough. I also hire help when necessary for the heavy work. Occasionally I even hire someone to vacuum my house! Lazy old me! LOL

For those on an iPad, you can also take a screen capture, or picture of what is currently displaying in your screen, by pressing the Home and Power buttons briefly at the same time. You will hear a sound like a camera taking a picture, and your screen image will appear in your Photos.

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.thathomesite.com this is where I got the pages, but it's loading very slowly , I'll try later; they said the server stopped responding so the problem might be on their side. I accessed with no problems last year; no pages for 2006 and 07 though. Here is a link that might be useful: wayback machine

I have been attacked twice by a stray Lab while walking my three large dogs. (After the last incident when I felt someones teeth on my leg I dispatched an officer from the HS). Carrying a spray is not some thing I have thought of. In my case, when the attack happened my dogs were in full protection mode going after the other dog. I don't think I would be able to spray anything. I have been bitten on the face by a friends dog. This is NOT something I want to go through again. The situation turned out O.K., but I do have a minor scar just above my upper lip. AND the medication you must take to prevent infection is simply AWFUL. SG