TY Karen! Have fun today. Its 60 degrees here and always a reason to smile! Micki

Thank you everyone for the well wishes. Yes, nothing really to complain about as no lasting damage in my garden. The tomatoes will taste wonderful and that is only the begining of tomato season. Lots more to come. The plants will be fine. I went and cut off any broken branches on them and they are already picking up. Jean and everyone. That was a very old historic structure in the park. There is already a newer bigger one that they use as the bandstand for the summer concerts but the old one is part of our history. Sad to see it crashed. I could always see the water from my front porch, better in winter with the leaves down than in the summer. But with the two trees dopwn that went down I am amazed at my new view. Clear down to the water straight thru the park with no obstructions. I just sat out on my porch and watched all the cleanup and goings on.

Hello Everyone, Thanks Jim!!! Im hoping that the Agave continues to do well. It does get full sun there, so hopefully it will grow larger and more full. Since i planted it there, it doesnt seem to have done anything as far as growth. Im hoping that its just getting used to its new location and will start to adjust and grow soon in its new location. It has to like it better there thsn in the pot. It was so root bound... I root pruned it before i planted it, so ill keep my fingers crossed!!!! The DR's are quite fun to watch as they develope the Caudex. They all have such a different personality!!! I especially like the one pic that has the close up of the Caudex with the frog hanging on the backside of the pot!!! Thanks for the link...ill have to go and check it out!!! Alex, I do agree with you on wishing the trees would go into dormancy on their own, but i do have to help some of my larger trees. If i dont, then ill have leaves galore dropping all over the house and i cant store them very well. Plus they bring in little pest, so when i start the trimming process, i can spray and keep the little ones at bay... I wish that we had more warm weather, i have some inflos just starting to appear and im sick knowing that ill loose them. Im glad to here that your Ginger is blooming and you still have somethings in bloom! That makes you happy, im sure!!! Take care Alex!!! Randy, I remember some of the pics that you have posted or sent to me from Puerto Rico!! They were beautiful!! I love That place and would love to go back and visit. One special beach down there is called Luquillo Beach, it was an old Coconut Palm Plantation and the locals still have the beach and the park. Quite a site to see how the huge Palms are so large and mature and grow right down to the waters edge. That is a gorgeous beach!!! I do love all Palms, including the tropicsls. I cant pass one up if its a good buy!!! LOL!!! You have your own paradise in GA!! YOu have done a great job with your yard and it looks beautiful!! Keep up the good work!!! Wetsuiter, IT was so much fun to meet you both!! Thank you for stopping by and saying hi to me and DH!! Loved you visiting the yard and im happy to see that you enjoyed the rest of your trip down at the oceanfront!!! You know you are always welcome to stop by anytime!!! Is was a pleasure!!! Take care, Laura in VB

"But besides passing on the object and lore, I am passing on the responsibility and sentimentality. They can choose how to manage those themselves." No, you are not passing on the sentimentality-that belongs only to the person who made the object his/her talisman, not to anyone else. And I'd say it's not passing on responsibility, it is passing on an order to be responsible to keep somebody else's memories, which is unreasonable and unrealistic. The fact is, just because (for example) someone went to Croatia doesn't mean they want an elderly relatives souvenirs from the relative's trip to Croatia-for pete's sake that's ridiculous-they have their own souvenirs and memories and almost certainly don't need or want anyone else's! I get that some things are worth keeping but the hard truth is that in an entire household of *stuff*, especially stuff with nothing but sentimental value only to the one who carefully hoarded/collected the stuff, almost all of it will have no meaning to anyone else nor should it. Everyone makes their own memories and everyone has their own talismans. I firmly believe it is unfair and wrong to try to force people to take on those objects of others'. And I will never put a burden on my family to take on mine, when I am gone the meaning is also gone other than what THEY decide they want to keep to remember me or the times we had together. And I also know this is one of those perpetual differences of viewpoints so the sentimental nut-gatherers aren't going to have their minds swayed. However they are pretty likely to have feelings hurt because most folks, especially today, simply won't tolerate having grandma's 'treasures' foisted on them to keep in perpetuity, nor should they.