They are calling for frost here again in upstate NY tonight a low of 25f degrees. Good thing I have not thinned my trees, I have a feeling the frost will do it for me tonight. Hope it kills the bugs too...knowing my luck it won't. md

I hope that link works... You probably didn't find him in your search a) if you're not on Ebay.ca (is there an Ebay.com?) and b)apparently there's an underscore in his name which I forgot to include...dunno if Ebay's really that picky when searching or not. The most expensive pack of seeds I ever bought from him was Ariocarpus for $6 and that's 'cause I got in a bidding war with someone else...however it wasn't much of a war 'cause I just put my max bid pretty high and the other bidder never outbid me...guess they just didn't want it as bad as I did. And you're evil JoJo...now that you've got me on his list of things to sell...I must shop....yargh....but oh how I love it. Just don't tell the hubby. >_ Here is a link that might be useful: kenni_koala on Ebay.ca

Hey Sus, we covered a lot of stuff today and tonight. We are just hoping for the best. Dennis made a 4 light bulb low watt string that we hung under the pergola this evening. We are leaving the ground up lights on all night.

Jeez, Deanna, I read that header and thought, "Am I in trouble again?" I felt like the kid heading to the principal's office. The recipe is my all-time favorite shortbread (and I am, unfortunately for my figure, a shortbread connaisseur). It's very delicate and crumbly, not a whole lot like you might think shortbread might be, but it is a great great cookie. Well, enough accolades. Don't want to keep you in suspense. This comes from Alice Medrich's book, "Cookies and Brownies." It's out of print, unfortunately. Note the absolutely absurd used price on Amazon. As if. She did a lot of experiments for the ultimate cookie in each category and discovered bleached flour does make a difference with some types. This is one of them. You decide. I know most people don't go the bleached flour route, but I buy it specifically for a few of these recipes. Nut Shortbread Categories : Desserts  Cookies Entertaining and Holiday Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour -- (bleached preferred) 1/2 cup nuts -- (pieces - toasted) 12 tablespoons unsalted butter 6 tablespoons sugar pinch salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoons sugar -- (for sprinkling on top) Pulse flour and nuts together in food processor until finely ground. In saucepan melt butter. Add sugar, salt and vanilla. Stir in flour/nut mixture. 9-inch round or 8-inch square pan or 9 1/2-inch fluted tart pan, greased or lined with foil. (Not necessary with stone pans.) Pat shortbread in pan. Refrigerate at least two hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 300°. Place rack in bottom third of oven. Bake shortbread 65-75 minutes. (A few minutes less for tart pan.) Sprinkle with sugar. Remove from pan and cut into pieces while still warm. Cool thoroughly. Keeps well in a tight tin or can be frozen. Description: "Alice Medrich's Cookies and Brownies page 25." Carol Here is a link that might be useful: Grotesquely Overpriced Used Book