Howdy! Thanks for bumping this, Poncirus! Looks like some slugs or earwigs are partying on those last plants, too ;-) Here are some of the tiny fruit that set on my Moro. I give the branches a gentle shake now and again to knock free the loose fruit. Hundreds of fruit set, but I'm aiming for about 6 - 10 to remain. And here are my Pomelo seedlings. One of them was nibbled by earwigs, so I decided I'd chop that one down to see how much branching would develop. The taller of the two Pomelos is still pristine, so I left it tall and proud. Josh

Thank you all so much for the kind words. You gave me a much-needed boost today. I do enjoy having tea, and often treat myself and use the "good" cups and such. Sometimes I think food and drink really does taste better in pretty dishes. I might as well use them, they will probably wind up in an estate or garage sale some day! Kathleen, yes I remember the spit test for linens. I've never done it -- I can just think about spitting on my finger and sense my mother's disapproval. I can not imagine running that spitty finger over something. No doubt she would still find a way to punish me. lol

I love all the things the posters have mentioned.... plus I like the silhouette of the witch on the door....or is that the real thing hanging around waiting to be invited in.....?....oooo0000oooo000000oooocackle cackle

Yes they are, and I'll bet Shaun's right; they probably do love you Stacy! I always felt our spirits were very benevolent to us, for exactly the same reasons. I found out much later that we had a female occupant, which finally made sense of some things that occurred. I would often hear dishes rattling in the kitchen after I thought my husband had left. The next owner heard them too, and her visitors had an actual ''ghost'' lady visit them. It was two sick little boys, and the mysterious lady looked in on them to see how they were doing. They wondered later where she went! Our pup would go to the corner of the dining room and stare at (seemingly) nothing, and GROWL. Her hair actually stood on end. It was interesting when we sold our house, we left the area and moved 2000 miles away. We kept a lawn service and the electricity on, and there were no less than FIVE offers on our house that never came to completion. Not until the last one, which finally happened after we threw our hands in the air from frustration and canceled all the utilities. It was then I'm convinced they knew we weren't coming back. It was the owner after us who asked if we'd had anything happen, or any experiences in our house. Suddenly Much Became Clear...