Congrats on the plantings I hope they pop beautifully for you. As far as the gloves go... make sure your clean them off well (using water is fine) let them dry the get some neatsfoot oil. That is the best thing for leather. It softens, hydrates, keeipng them soft and supple but also prevents dust & dirt from getting in the cracks ect in the future. Will definately extend the life of your gloves. Repaet as frequently as needed throughout the year to preserve them... saddle soap is just that a soap and will dry them out. melatonian is a good leather "polish" that has hydrateing features.. and I have never used coconut oil so I have no idea there. I have always used neatsfoot oil on my gloves both gardening and baseball gloves ect....

I heard this on the car radio just the other day, sung by the one and only Frank Sinatra. Then, just this morning, I heard Bing Crosby. Talk about a nostalgia trip: I took one!

I could say the same, Mary. This entire place was a wreck, house, yard, the whole enchilada. Neighbors told us the original owner was a lady whose yard was a beautiful garden of flowers and plants. The nuts we bought from had let most of it go to pot, but there were some really pretty plants in beds next to the house. When the lender told them they needed to level the yard and pull dirt away from the frame walls, they destroyed everything. Like Laura's buyers, the plants were one of the attractions. Over the years, I've planted, re-planted, and changed a lot. Right now, it really needs a new look. C'mon fall!

Lisa, are you close to either Wiesbaden or Munich? We did meet up with a lovely couple we had met on our trip to Wales last year......they live close to Wiesbaden and recommended the B&B that we stayed at there and then we met for coffee and kuchen. We only had a day and a half there so we had to make the most of it. Was a nostalgia trip for us because we lived there for 3 years. Had great kuchen and I love the German coffee. Buy it here at one of the bases we go to.