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Faux - you are still the Garden Queen. Have your granddaughter call you a "person with many years of life experience."
That is what our grandson was told when he did our interview. Guess his teacher was a little more tactful!

P.S. You can have some of our damp and cool weather! At least it has been easy on the water bill, which usually goes up quite a bit around this time of year.

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Dale and I keep discussing how far we would have to travel to get to where it is cool. I have visited Washington state once but he has never seen the Pacific Northwest. It is beautiful though I believe I would miss the sunshine (but not the heat).

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Is that you and Dale (The Santa Clause) in the profile picture?

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Yes. We went to a Halloween party. He was "Bad Santa" and I was "Cookie." Santa loves cookies. ; ) I curled his beard and he carried a gigantic bottle of Jack Daniels, only it had tea in it.

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My garden was sorta beat this year. One thing, I didn't have enough time to work it this year, but it was a strange summer here this year. I saw fewer bees, not even any bumblebees and no snakes at all in my yard. Last year there was a snake every couple of steps. The first toad I saw was a few days ago. Awful late in the season. Not many turtles on the river, either. I don't use any pesticides or even any real fertilizer, relying mainly on compost and working the soil. I've talked to a few gardening friends this year and they said everyone had a lame garden. Anyone else having trouble? Observed anything unusual this year? Or is it just me and my sad garden. I did see a chipmunk running all around in one of my cherry tomato plants and raising hell. I think he's eating them 30 seconds before they get ripe enough to pick. I didn't know a chipmunk ate tomatoes, but I'm starting to suspect that they do. They're wiley little creatures. Any thoughts?

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I don't know how to solve your gardening problems Bill, but I wanted to say "hi" and better luck next year.
It could be the change in weather or climate this year.
Ever tried a small garden in pots that you can move away from Mr. Chipmunk? At least you would get some fresh veggies that way.
Take care.