*chuckle*

Also, great idea, gnu! I grew flowers for market on a small scale for several years, have a lopper just like that one, and wondering now why I never thought about using them to trim the ends of bouquets! I would have been in bed well before 3:00am and much less bleary-eyed on Market day if it had occurred to me.

Are you having time and energy to make any music, VT? It often amazes me to realize you are still going into work. I can't say I know what your experience is like, only that I have a couple of friends and have had a number of clients over the years with some of these hard-to-diagnose-much-less-treat, auto-immune disorders, and from them have an inkling of how debilitating and frustrating it can be to live with the myriad symptoms, including the pain. Hard to come to terms with the reality that not much is really known yet, and the effectiveness of treatments, much less side effects, are still a bit of a crap shoot.

Linn....nothing really can be said. Continue to hold you in my thoughts.

Pete, how is Billy faring?

Anyone have word from maeve?

Feeling the whole crew gathered 'round. Some one lead us in a round to row to?