This was the love note left for me by my wonderful husband. He also washed the car that day, so that was the true love note.

We are living on a dirt road now and it has been an interesting winter. There were lots of days where the 'avoid the fishtail' knowledge I learned in Driver's Ed came back to me. Not that I was driving, because the fear of spinning around in my rockin' Olds Cutlass is just a little too scary for me, especially if I'm the one behind the wheel.

The garden we were planning all winter has not been started. This is probably not a good thing, since it's spring and all. The latest issue of Mother Earth News has instructions for creating the perfect garden and I think I want to try it their way. I don't want a huge garden, I'm not planning to sell anything, I would just like some fresh lettuce and carrots an ...