Horrors! I would never have pop ups or any time of advertisement. Yucch...those are for dot coms. Though some .orgs and .edus do have them, I personally feel they don't belong on educational websites. You can always Google "winter sow" or "winter sowing" or even "free seeds" and you'll come up with my site. You don't need the quotes ;-) I'm at the top of the page well above the fold, lol! I think you want the page for Tomato Cage Germination Tunnels--these work really well! And they're super easy to make--you can use them on existing beds and direct sow under them, but make sure you weight down the poly-plastic with lots and lots of bricks so they don't blow away in a severe storm. Here is a link that might be useful: Tomato Cage Germination Tunnel

I absolutely agree with Gene. If your Windows Update utility is automatically enabled, then disable it or at least reconfigure it to "Check for Updates but Let Me Choose Whether to Download and Install Them". DA

My mom has Parkinson's also. She's about the same age as your mother and, like yours, has always been petite and always well dressed. She also lost about 20% of her weight within a year after being diagnosed. In the Summers she and my dad live in their summer home near my one sis who is an RN. The rest of the year they now live with another sis and her DH in Atlanta. Both sisters tell me that they find things for Mom on line at Silverts, Adaptive Outlet.com and Adaptawear.com. I received a great catalog from a national company that also specializes in clothing for disabled folks, but I don't recall the name. I just sent it on to my mom. My sisters tell me that Penneys is also a good source at times. With Mom, Parkinson's has affected her gait, causing her to shuffle, and her voice, which now becomes thin and strained at times. It has also caused her right hand (only) to shake, which makes doing her hair, writing and eating difficult. Putting on her jewelry, tying shoe laces and buttoning buttons is pretty much impossible these days, so steer away from buttons, etc. Because her shuffling creates multiple daily tripping hazards, my sisters buy her only comfortable, flat soled shoes that Velcro on securely. No heels whatsoever and no thick soles or sandals. Shoes choices have been the hardest for Mom to accept, clothing-wise. Until this Parkinson's hit, my mother was a beautiful, energetic little blond dynamo who looked very much like Doris Day. It breaks her heart not to be able to wear pretty clothes and shoes anymore. And, it breaks my heart that it breaks her heart. BTW, throw rugs have proven to be the most dangerous household things for Mom. No more throw rugs in either home now. Her sandals also caused several bad falls and all have since been donated to Goodwill. Another problem that she's encountered recently is that she's having problems moving around and turning over in bed. They've had to take off her Tempurpedic mattress pad, which helps some. Flannel and heavier nightwear make it to hard for her to move, so it's good that their Winters are now spent in a semi- warm climate. My Atlanta sis jokes with Mom that she's going to buy her some silky pj's and watch her slide from one side of the bed to the other and right off onto the floor (LOL). Mom still has her great sense of humor and loves it! Lynn

@Gardengal - that's dimensional lumber for construction. Fine for posts and rails - no decking or pickets however. Also that place caters to contractors. I can't remember which place it was, but when I first got here about 4 years ago I went to a lumberyard that catered to contractors and was unceremoniously asked to leave as they didn't want to bother with folks buying anything less than pallet-loads of lumber. So I have not tried any other "professional" lumberyards. But I guess I may have to risk it again. @Ryan - see above. Also I don't know who/where they are, if they're not on yelp or they don't turn up in a websearch. If I put in "lumberyard" I get all sorts of places where they clearly want to sell a truckload at a time, and don't list pickets or decking but only dimensional lumber (if they list anything at all). I'm disabled and waaaay out of town so driving around looking (only to get thrown out the one time I physically went to one of these places, and I cannot for the life of me remember where it was) is a major undertaking for me. If I put in "fence supply" or "fencing supply" I get all sorts of hits on places that are installers, not suppliers. I'm still looking - but I'd really like to know why HD and Lowe's are not carrying what I need. You may poo-poo big box stores, but those of us who are not contractors and don't buy things in job lots are at a disadvantage much of anywhere else. So is anyone ELSE having trouble finding pressure treated fence pickets and decking? Or is it just us here in Nevada for some dog-forsaken reason? Or is there a secret lumber supply place where we can get it (for reasonable prices) if we do the secret knock, know the password, and can perform the secret handshake? LOL!