Hi, there. I have an unused Gardener's Journal from Gooseberry Patch that's been sitting on my shelf for a few years. If you'd like it, you can have it for $7 including postage via Media Mail. Please feel free to contact me personally about shipping the book. Thanks! Pamela Fruit of Her Hands Organics www.fruitofherhandsorganics.com Here is a link that might be useful: Fruit of Her Hands Organics

Thank you everyone for all your support! I love all of your ideas! I was a little worried that you'd think I was paranoid for just not trashing them. I am trying to find a local shredding company - no luck yet - they all seem to only deal with businesses. I've also been looking at shredders (the idea of putting a movie in and doing it makes it seem less painful) but the less expensive shredders (under $200 - and that's way more than I want to pay) all have a 10 minute on/40 minute off cycle (or similar.) I'd be there for years! I live in the coastal hills of California, right next to a state park, so burning them in my (unused for 3 years) fire pit is out of the question during this drought. People do have bonfires on the beach, and I am considering that. I'd like to keep it as personal as possible, and having a bonfire I'd need DH along as a minimum. Hauling all those boxes across the beach doesn't sound like much fun - but dancing around the bonfire does :-) It gets kind of crazy on the beach at the solstice. Another thought is to start tearing them up and putting them in the worm compost - those little guys go through paper fairly quickly. Thanks again - I'll keep you updated!

Thank you for posting that. Interesting reading and great list. We have been feeding our pup Eagle Pack Holistic for about 8 months now and we're big fans. Nice to see it made the list. :)

LOL Andee, about my drawing. If you hold your hand that way you'll see I left out the rest of the hand/fingers that would have shown had I done it right. Too lazy. I figured that was enough so you'd get the idea. The thumb wasn't so bad, if I say so myself though. It's actually been a very long time since I've drawn a detailed hand by hand, so this could actually be better. I am very happy that you understood it and that it will help you.