Could someone tell me how to resize photos in PhotoBucket? The large pics are great for detail, but they don't need to be as large as these. Some of mine waiting on warmer weather. Aiming for early April plant-out: A squash plant, a pepper plant, oregano, and five little dinky tomato babies, including the brandywine I was rooting for. SunGold F1s, SunGold Select II, and a couple of Earl's Faux. Opalka, Cowlick's Brandywine, & Earl's Faux.

I was too small to know what was really happening but remember asking my parents why they had tears on their cheeks. Dad used to take us to the train Depot to greet the troop trains. He was too young for WWI & too old for WWII and told us it was the only way he knew to do his part. I snuggled on my Dad's lap each night as Gabriel Heater give the news- it was so scary to me. But not one of us 3 kids dared speak until it was over- if we did, we'd get a look & hushed! Daddy didn't have to utter a word. Children behaved tht way back then. I very clearly recall people running out of homes and businesses laughing, dancing and shouting "The war is OVER, the war os OVER!" My 81 y/o BIL recently told his GS & me of being ordered to clear a jammed gun barrel on a battleship that had been hit. He stopped, got a far away look that lasted for some time, and finished with sobs & tears running down his cheeks as he told of removing only parts left of two sailors bodies. My DS was shocked- in their 60 of marriage, he'd never told her. When my cousin returned from Germany, sometimes he'd just get up during a meal & quickly leave the table. After I was grown my Dad told he'd fought all the way through the country, then to concentration camps to free Jewish prisoners. He must have seen unspeakable horrors- but never spoke of any of it, at least to my knowledge. Makes me sick to hear sports figures & such called heroes...the REAL Heroes are or have been on the battlefields, fighting fires, criminals or saving lives. May God ever Bless them all! Suzi

Phil, "powder"? I have an idea. ;-) Dain pours up vodka for the seedlings, Jericson probably once did but now he is in the big league and uses more potent stuff... ;-)

Fish platter. I’ve been keeping a variety of masks in it by the back door to grab when we go out. Thought it started to look messy just the dish now.