No pics since the results were devoured, but it was fairly simple to put together now that I know how to fold. Before I made one large free-form "pie" but this is so much easier as there's no 1/2 pie left to stay in the fridge!! Take mixed deli olives and course chop into 1/4" pieces. Grate orange peel and add to olives so that the ratio orange to olive is about 1:8. Drizzle with olive oil and a sqeeze of fresh lemon juice if you happen to have it around. Mash a bay leaf into nearly powder and add sparingly to taste. Throw in a few lemon thyme leaves if you have it. Mix and let sit for about 30 minutes to blend. Fill the pockets made with Woody's instructions (I used three layers of phyllo stuck together with just a bit of olive oil and used olive oil to seal the corners), bake until golden at 375degF (it took about 12 minutes). Serve. Enjoy!! Martie I don't know how frozen olives would taste after thawing, but I'd imagine one could freeze these for later use.

That's really something that you've planted SO many trees, Pam! I know you'll enjoy watching them all grow. I think by far the best book for a butterfly beginner would be The Life Cycles of Butterflies by Judy Burris and Wayne Richards. They're brother and sister, and Judy posts on the Butterfly Forum occasionally. The book explains the basics of butterflies, gives examples of their host plants and some of their favorite nectar plants in the authors' area (Kentucky) and has some of the best pictures of eggs and caterpillars out there. Her book includes just about all the butterflies you'll find in the coastal Virginia area. I'm sure its available at Amazon.com, and you might find it at a local book store. I've been weeding and pruning my garden today - hopefully, I'll get it finished soon! Sherry

Those knocker/clacker things - I was really good at these, mine were purple and never broke or put out an eye. Do you remember....skip a ball? - Ours was called "Lemon Twist, it was so fun and great exercise too. - Green and Blue Chip stamps - My grandparents got these as winnings on their bowling league then they would go to a special store to cash them in. So cool Don Kirchner's Rock Concert - How about The Soouuulll Train? Your First Kiss? - Trevor Captain Kangaroo along with Mr. Green Jeans and the Banana Man - Don't forget the Dancing Bear Romper Room and the Magic Mirror - I always thought this was a Bay Area show only (I see Cindy, I see Billy...They never said Danielle) When Bubble Yum made it's debut and you were lucky to find it - Grape was my favorite!! This list is too long for me to keep that up so I'll just add my own; Grape Tang Stretch Armstrong Drive-ins this was already mentioned - Double features with a cartoon Ice rinks in the mall sin-sin - grampa always had some to hide his cigar smoke smell from my grandma Zots candy The milk man brought egg-nog during the holidays and sometimes chocolate milk. my mom swabbing me in rubbing alcohol and giving me ice baths because I had night fevers when I was really small - GASP The Jack Lelane show (sp?) he had a big white dog named Happy and so did we. so many more...

Islay -- those sound delicious. I love avocado. Pricey here, unfortunately. Sleevendog, so do you think it is the same variety? I have "Siam Queen" seeds, but I also think that is the name of the Thai Basil plants I've bought at nurseries and at W-m store. One of my neighbors just planted a pretty raised bed kit (I helped her). It is up on a cement terrace, away from marauding rabbits and woodchucks. She filled it with alternating layers of potting mix and bagged manure. It's been watered regularly, and the plants are packed in there (3' Sq box). Jeepers! I bet that anything will take off in that stuff. My soil is LEAN. I compost, but haven't added it to my garden beds for a while. My "garden" was (I didn't know when I dug it) an extra leech field or something. But the house was built in the woods on a slope and the excavator (I could ring his neck, but he's no longer with us), pushed the nice woodland top soil onto an adjacent parcel (that he bought <g>) and so the house lot/yard were pretty much gravel fill. There were piles of pond excavated "loam" here and there when we moved. A smart fellow with a small dozer spread the loam around for us, but it was not screened and there was only enough to give about 4" of topsoil. So I added feed bags full of horse manure, peat, forest soil and house/garden compost and leaves and clippings over the years. It must have helped because I at least have some worms in the soil and the structure is better than gravel <wan smirk>. But we are in the woods, so our place gets a lot of shade throughout the day. Nice for staying cool, but most plants want more light. I've planted cilantro roots from the store and as well as the ends of green onions. I've even planted punky Asian Shallots. A red onion too. The cilantro didn't work very well, too woody. Your idea to keep planting is it good. I'm short on space. I think I'm going to try to find a way to ELEVATE raised bed kits off the ground away from woodchucks and rabbits. To TEXAS new comer to thread: I have never tried jicama or fish tacos, but they sound delicious. (I've I've got the wrong thread, ignore. I have to work between mobile phone, PC and too much to do.)