In case anyone missed the PBS special The Botany of Desire which premiered Wednesday, October 28, 2009, you can still watch the entire program online. It's incredible. Book turned documentary. BOTANY OF DESIRE is a documentary which tells the utterly original story of everyday plants and the way they have domesticated humankind. An interpretation of the relationship between plants and people. This two-hour documentary explores plant evolution and takes viewers from the potato fields of Peru and Idaho, the apple forests of Kazakhstan, and the tulip markets of Amsterdam. View online in it's entirety: here This is another related program by the same presenter on LINK TV (a cable access channel) which is timely: Deep Agriculture Traditional methods of agriculture in most developed nations have long ignored environmental concerns. Factors such as soil erosion, water shortage and the impact of chemicals on bio-systems have been overlooked in favour of massive crop yields and cheaper food. But what impact does this have on our health and our environment? View online in it's entirety: here __________________________ Sit down with a cup of tea or coffee and witness the evolution of an Organic Kitchen Garden.

I pay the rent/mortgage by.... thankfully, we are past that point! I've been able to stay home and not work since my first son was born. DH Joe is hoping to retire in a year or so but is in the insurance field. I love the smell of breakfast (cinnamon rolls, bacon, sausage, toast, coffee....mmmmm) cooking. I canÂt stand the taste of lamb. My favorite thing to cook is layer birthday cakes for my sons. Usually chocolate for #1, lemon or caramel for #2, lemon meringue pie (NOT cake) for #3 and red velvet for #4. My favorite thing to eat is .... Does anyone really have a favorite?? too many choices depends on the season and my frame of mind...... In my free time I like to ride my horse, garden, read, watch a movie, go out to eat. My favorite people to spend time with are several "old" friends and of course my own family. I would love to travel to Italy, Scotland and Africa. IÂd love for my next vehicle to be.... I got my dream fun car last year... a blue Mini Cooper Clubman. My favorite way to relax is playing board games or cards with family. If there were more hours in the day I would have my house and property spotless, repaired and weedfree. If I won the lotto, I would hire a housekeeper and help with the gardens, buy a second home with a barn and access to trails in a national forest, put my kids who want to go through graduate school, donate to my church's mission funds and travel like a madwoman! Other dreams, passions, rants, raves that are important to me. No time for rants... life's too short! Passions are my love for my four sons....I hope that one day I'll become a Grandma! If I had one dream or "genie wish", it would be to turn back the hands of time and spend 1 hour for each of my children to about the time when they were the age of 18 months. I'd like to spend an hour with each son.... rocking, smelling, stroking their curls, listening to their babble, holding hands and just fixing in my mind what they were like when they were young babes. Then I'd come back to the present time and give the 6'6" fellows a hug now..... sometimes it is so hard to connect the big men with the little fellows that they once were! Grace ***___________***___________***___________***____________***

This list was posted maybe a month ago here. It has many, many, many inaccuracies and some of these businesses no longer exist.I've seen it posted on Facebook, too. In fact, it seems whenever an article says to pass it around or something like that, it's not very accurate. This is not meant to fault YOU, joann....I know you are trying to help others get a discount. It's just that the information is untrue. (Wouldn't it be nice if Alaska Airlines gave a 50% discount?)

On Wednesday I received my first ever senior discount. The cashier was ringing me up and then said that I'm not 55 or over, am I? I was kind of caught off guard but responded that yes, I am 55 but it was the first time I had ever been asked. It struck me as funny and I was laughing telling people that I just received my first ever senior discount. No one laughed with me, or congratulated me. I must have looked like as idiot. But at least I don't look 55! LOL