I bought a used blender ($4) at the garage sale yesterday, and have ordered a set of three replacement gaskets. The one in it now will stand a true test this morning--batches of garlic tea and garlic pepper tea. Strong stuff, enough to eat holes through old rubber. :)

After two days of rain the garden shot way up. Now I need to keep it up there and healthy, and I'm still battling ants with aphids in the peppers. Arrggghh!

SRS