Hi John. we are reading and trying to understand old literature(s)with 21 century science back ground. I was reading article of two Japanese inweb site you provided. I saved it in "favortes " /Aol. now I don't know where those information went to . I cannot find it . I cannot find it in "favorites" also I cannot see web site in this post either. will you give me that web site again ? yama

RSVPing for Ginny Barone 5/19. Originally RSVD 4/08. E-Mail: vl4725shisler@yahoo.com. Looking this year for 1 more plant of the Tall Purple w/ Violet Topped Bearded Iris (last year's is in bloom and beautiful right now). Bringing: Paper Plates Paper Napkins Cream Cheese & Choc. Cake Bars

Christmas of 2005 I volunteered to do The Dinner for 10 extended adult family members; I planned a relatively simple meal & it should have been a breeze. Christmas morning, DH's nephew decides that his vegan girlfriend can join us after all - terrific, I'm serving tenderloin & the stores are closed so where do I get vegan food for someone I've never met. SIL saved the day by bringing trophy sized shrimp for appetizers & we saved some for her entree. First crisis averted. Then everyone (except me & SIL who are scurrying like rats to get food ready) are in the greatroom/kitchen drinking, eating shrimp & opening presents & DH cuts his finger on a new pocket knife. Blood is flying & about the same time, a bowl of vinagrette gets knocked out of the frig sending an oily mess everywhere. Finally, dinner is ready & everyone is seated. I plated & served the 1st course of oyster stew with the last 2 bowls given to an elderly lady & myself. I guess most of the pepper had settled to the bottom of the pot & we got the dregs; she choked on the pepper & had a huge coughing spell. Next, the entree was put on the table & it wasn't until later that I realized that I placed a huge platter of very rare tenderloin directly in front of the vegan! In the meantime, I went to pour red wine only to find that DH & his BIL had drunk all except 1 bottle of the good stuff, leaving the rest of us with an amount equal to communion. We decided to take a break before dessert & DH went to the basement to feed the dogs while everyone was settling in the living area. We waited, & waited, & he didn't come back. Finally, I went downstairs & found out that he had passed out on the couch & was dead to the world. That was the last time I've done Christmas Dinner for a crowd. I have no plans for future Yule festivities for this bunch, either. I just remembered: on his way out, BIL missed the step down to the public sidewalk & broke a bottle of port.

I showed them where the bathroom was and told them to help themselves to beverages, then I went into the office, which is right off the kitchen, and was on the computer--probably even on GW. I was nervous, after all they did drop and break my first slab a few days prior, but I didn't want to hover or get in the way. I did take a peek after about an hour and a half or so, and was really pleased. They had changed the location of the seam so that I had tiny little seams by the cooktop, instead of a large one by my sink. I was so happy. It also looked so much more amazing than it did in the showroom, and it was MINE!