All are good, but the Luther Quote is the one which mentions my help when things are rough.

There you are Gandle! Had been wondering where you and Leone were. Your trip sounds wonderful. It's great that your Granddad's blacksmith shop is now on the national register of historic places - gives it some protection from being torn down for "new and better" buildings being built there. The older buildings are just built so sturdy. It's always a shame when they aren't appreciated for the craftsmanship and the good wood that went into them. Guess your computer can't have a C&C every evening now that it has a new liver.....LOL. Fill us in on more of your trip. Mary

There is NOTHING good about using recycled crumb rubber as landscape mulch. It might take rubber tires out of the landfill....but right back on the soil as a pollutant source! Tires leach all kinds of heavy metals in the soil as they decompose. Yep, you heard me. This stuff bio-degrades via soil borne bacteria and fungi. However, rather than offer nutrients back to the soil and plants, these particles offer such things as cadmium, zinc, chromium and a host of other toxic elements and chemicals. These toxins end up in the water table, in streams, lakes, ponds, etc. Many of them are absorbed (and stored) by the plants themselves, so never, ever use this stuff in the veggie garden. Crumb rubber can be deadly to toads and frogs and other critters. Don't know the effects on earthworms. Not that earthworms are going to exist under 5 inches of rubber mulch and weed barrier, anyway, lol. Some people find the smell objectionable, and the fact that it is flammable (and VERY difficult to put out once on fire) can be a deterrent in some locations. By the way 5 inches of ANYthing is too much around the roots of trees, shrubs, or other growing plants. Root/soil systems require oxygen, gas exchange, water infiltration and other natural events in order to function and thrive.

I tried it Karen. I like it a lot. It's almost hypnotizing watching all those little shapes go by. The first time I played I was clicking the mouse button, but the second time I realized I didn't have to click; I just needed to glide over the yellow shapes. Also, the one they are calling purple looks pink on my screen. I hope others have tried it as well. It's fun and you're right about the music. It is beautiful. I would have commented on it earlier, but the past couple of days I've just been lurking. I'm on a clean up mission in the room that is going to be my craft room. I can't stay away completely, but I'm trying not to reply to any posts. Linda