Hi Jess,

    I just reread the funk page. I kept wondering why you kept it up so long. But now I realize it is very important, and I bet you get a lot of hits. It is a very valuable page. I love the part about the rose. I meant to tell you that I realized it was not happy over in the berm because it was getting less and less sun. It had started out this spring so good, but it was losing leaves and was down to no leaves, just a green stock. So I took a big chance and transplanted it over in the sunniest place I could find, next to the lane in my prairie area. I put bone meal under it and gave it a blessing.

   The next day, honestly, I saw growth, I saw part of a first leaf. I couldn't believe how quickly leaves came. Now it is up to 19 leaves and a bud and a new shoot. Change is good! I love babying that little guy. I think it is going to take care and protection its whole life!! Abundant rain this summer has helped.

    Then I played Matisyahu's song. Now I'm in love with his music and will soon look up an album I can put on my ipod!! That always takes me so long, and I have to clean the house and organize for the grandkids to come today. I love summer and days of open windows and no requirements. Life is good.

Love, Mom