Dear Carolyn: And for that, you should be remembered by everyone who has ever tried to give back to their parents what they have passed on to them. I am middle aged, and your gardens sound like a fine and wonderful place to visit at any time. I am not talking about your plants. May whatever you lack in coin be made up by something with much more of a shine. Rand in The Great White North At 8:51 PM -0400 5/5/05, Theladygardens@aol.com wrote: > every year say we >won't do it again. But then we forget how much work it is and get humbled by >the notes and cards we receive, particularly from those who get their mothers >out of rest homes to bring them here and we are told this is the only place >they want to come to. >Carolyn in Los Gatos