I thank all of you for all your good thoughts and prayers. My Dad was a great and gentle man and I will really miss him. He had cancer for several years but contracted meningitis - which he could not fight. I've checked with my siblings and they've said they like the idea of bringing some of his garden to my home for a memorial garden for both my Mom (who died 6 yrs ago) and my Dad. There are still some trying times ahead but it's helpful to me to know that my Mom and Dad are together again and both are painfree. Again, I thank all of you for your prayers and your kind thoughts. I'm sorry if I brought back any painful memories for you - but know that there is a Huge Party in Heaven going on and none of them have any more pain. Love, Colleen

Smart move to send disc on to Mayo so they can be up on your situation! It's getting where taking antibiotics is dangerous for your health, drs. on TV news are telling you to take yogurt with them so you help replace good stuff. Ballet??? Thought it was ballroom, have you moved on to the hard stuff already??LOL Don't polka, slow dance a waltz for a while!! Hugs & prayers,Jan

Hi Abnorm - I am glad that you liked the article and I hope to keep learning together with all of you about our own climate gardening, like now we have been put to test with the cold.-( Hi Tom - Thank you and that is a great idea for the future and can be very extensive with all the crops that we can get most year round. Fruits and vegetables that grow here from beginning to the table. And don't worry I will give more space to the tomatoes and okra, less space to the yard long beans, lol. In the meantime, I am just happy sharing all the recipes that come out good using what we grow in our gardens. When it is cold like now my favorite are soups! I can go now and look at the garden and think of all the possible different soups that I can make, they are so easy and delicious to assemble, next come the salads. I hope that when you retire you will devote more time to cooking, it is fun! fritters and desserts once in a while are not going to kill us either.:) as long as is in moderation and freshly made. Today I finished putting the tender plants inside the house, I am ready for winter, I think... Silvia

Maryv & others, You can find how to join on Facebook. See you there. There are now 124 members since the website was posted on Facebook. I hope there are more from here who join also. Barb Here is a link that might be useful: Jennifer Chiaverini's Facebook Page This post was edited by gram999 on Thu, Mar 21, 13 at 12:26