Hate to interrupt, Santas, but, uh, to answer MY SS's questions:

If you are a fan of Keeping Up Appearances, as am I, then you will understand when I say I am not unlike Hyacinth's neighbor, Elizabeth, when she is in Hyacinth's presence. I'd need a beaker, dearie, not the royal (whatever) with the hand-painted periwinkles.

As for peppers, this year I had great success with cayennes, jalapenos, and some smaller peppers of the chili type that were labeled only "from Thailand." And those, the locals here would note, were righteous-hot. For some reason, habeneros do not do well in my garden. Just as well, although they do make a good paint stripper.

Bloody Mary !!!! Evil Twin !!!! Indeed. MuwaaaaaHaaaaHA!

(It's a bloody mary morning, baby left me without warning ... [thanks, Willie])