Affairs like you were involved in usually end up this way. I hope you can find someone who lives closer and is available.

Thank you for your concern and assurances, folks. I'm having some trouble hitting the eye with the drops, rather than the cheek ... plus knowing when I've dropped one drop into the eye and not dropping more. I got some stakes in to support the tomatoes today and had thought that if I could get all of the stakes in before the op. I could string the lines to hold the branches up later. But I doubt that, as the branches are quite large and heavy. Two rows are nearly 48 inches apart and not only can one not walk between the rows at present ... one can't even see down through there. We've had nearly record rainfall for summer, already ... and there's quite a lot of summer yet to come. They say that the nurseries are having a great summer - have been planting throughout the season, as things are growing unusually quickly. It rained rather heavily over the weekend ... and when I drove down a track near the garden this evening ... I got stuck! ole joyful

I will pray for lilliepad's niece THIS VERY MINUTE that all will be well with her health and her peace about it. nola anne

If they didn't tell you to come back to have a stitch removed either there isn't one, or it's self-dissolving. YEA! One little nose, all normal from now on! Good to have that behind you.