We were fortunate here. My grafted peach/plum/apriocot tree as several tiny peaches and apricots and my apples are at marble size right now. We did get a few cold nights, but none that were below 32 degrees. I probably could have planted the first of May, but always wait until now for planting and transplanting. Many years ago, when I was a kid, margerine was just introduced to the market. It had a white color and small blob of concentrated yellow color that you would mush into it to color it yellow. The Feds were unsure about margerine and the coloring process used way back, so it was packed seperate from the margerine. Even back then, it was probably safer to use butter, health wise. The Butter Buds (dried butter flavor) and the I Can't Believe Its Not Butter, are the closest you can get to butter taste. I use both in baked potatoes and corn on the cob. The Butter Buds thicken the melted margerine a little so its more like a sauce. Using gallon jars for pickles is fine, but tyhey cannot be BWB or PC in that size. Instead, a salt brine and fermented cuke would be a better choice. The jars need constant refrigeration though and will not be safe if left out beyond a month or so. I make half sours in 1/2 gallon Ball jars. They fit nicly in my fridge.

Heoo Everyone, Hello Kimmiesplummies!!! Welcome to this great Plumeria Forum!!!! You will find a bunch of great people here who love these trees just as much as all of the other addicts here!!! LOL...We love them here and always love to see new members join in!!! Again, Welcome aboard!!!! Always ask questions, most people are lurkers, so the questions that you ask are the same ones others really want to ask as well... So nice to meet you!!! Take care and welcome to the forum!!! Laura in VB

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You all are such an inspiration to me! Have been reading all the posts with great interest. For about 3 weeks now I have been going through winter clothes, getting them out and washing them. Trying to eliminate the ones that we will never wear....am real bad to look at something and debate if I will lose weight to ever wear it...no,no,no. Also no reason to have 5 of something. Husband parted with about 30 caps of his precious collection. I was proud of him!. My Mom, Daughter, Granddaughter & I decided to have a garage sale at my daughter's greenhouse here in our little town. We all shut our eyes and cleaned out stuff for it. Turned out great, but we could not get everything to the sale. Just finally had to quit. Decided to have another one this coming weekend and have been cleaning like crazy to get rid of the excess....running out of time again and have not touched the attic in our shop yet where lots of buried treasures lay. Have shredded 4 large garbage bags of papers. Poor old shredder just moaned. Gave me lots of drawer space in filing cabinets. It is just embarrassing having all this "stuff", Never could find anything before and ran on to lots of lost items. (Why would any one in their right mind keep every bank statement that ever had. We have been married 51 years, so that is a bunch of shredding to do.) Think my 86 year old Mom hit the nail on the head when she said, "we bring all the treasures into the house an item or two at a time and then never get rid of anything. All of the sudden we are suffocating from "stuff." Keep the good ideas coming. They really help me. Dora Lou