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   Hi Nancy,   
      
   >> ... Ron's aunt died right   
   >> before Christmas so we were tied up dealing with that.   
      
   > In hindsight, not all that much a surprise....   
      
   Yes, we were expecting it but she had a history of defeating odds..   
      
   >> She had prepaid her final resting, etc. so that was taken care of but   
   >> you know it involved a million phone calls, and more, etc. etc.   
      
   > It does indeed, even with all sorts of prior planning... even just   
   > setting it all in motion.... we just went through that a couple of years   
   > ago when my mom died...   
      
   It can knock the wind out of you, that's for sure.   
      
   >> You know I was just way too busy if I couldn't even take the time   
   >> to go up the stairway and look for them ... :)   
      
   > Eventually things will settle down, and you will go to satisfy your   
   > curiosity... ;)   
      
   Yep... Of course now I have 'other' things to deal with since Aunt Gert died..   
   Among other things, she had a box of some 20 porcelin dolls that Ron unpacked   
   (they were in her closet).  One of his cousins had told him that Aunt Gert had   
   a very very valuable doll that her mother had given her but I haven't seen it.   
   I have a feeling some other relative grabbed that one at some point before we   
   took Aunt Gert in... regardless, there are now beautiful porcelin dolls (some   
   with stands) on a bookcase I "freed" up in my living room.  Not so extremely   
   valuable (like thousands' a piece) but they seem to be worth something - and   
   what is great is, they remind me of her because she used to display them all   
   in a beautiful glass enclosed wooden display case.  We have many boxes of her   
   clothes/coats that we'll get over to the local thrift shop, etc... Hopefully   
   that will help someone somewhere.   
      
   >> She was a great lady and is already missed by all of us.   
      
   > Hugs and condolences to you and the family....   
      
   Thank you Nancy, appreciated.   
      
   >>> had real fun making jeans for the kids, and for me.  I put embroidered   
   >>> things on their jeans and mine    
   >> Oh, that would be fun... Hopefully they enjoyed having the embroidery as   
   >> much as you enjoyed doing it...    
      
   >> Oh yes, they loved it.. :)   
      
   > Good.  :)   
      
   I remember I gave some of the kids' clothes I made to some friends who had   
   sons and daughters about the same size as my two, needless to say those moms   
   were very happy.  The one I remember most was a clown costume my son had   
   requested for Halloween... it was beautiful    
      
   >> That's true.. and for a bridesmaid's dress, unless you are dealing   
   >> with a large shop, I'm not sure if any of them would have had one to   
   >> fit her.   
      
   > I suppose it might have been possible to get a special order... but that   
   > likely would have been a lot more expensive... a very good thing in that   
   > case that you had the skills to make her one yourself... :)   
      
   and maybe have taken more time?  anyway, I knew I could take care of it    
      
   >>> I did grow regular eggplant in my garden outside one year but this is   
   >>> the first time I saw eggplant from Aerogarden, so I was really happy   
   >>> about that :)   
   >> You'll have to let us know how they grow and end up tasting...   
      
   >> I planted them today so now I can be impatient but THANKFULLY I will   
   >> only have to wait 12 weeks from now to see how they taste.. that is   
   >> "amazing" to me    
      
   > 12 weeks.... middle of March, then...?  Even that is rather amazing... :)   
   Yes :)   
      
   The plants are already going crazy :)  When you plant them in the aerogarden,   
   you cover each seed pod with a plastic cap to maximize moisture... You remove   
   the caps when the first "true leaves" show and start pressing against the cap.   
   I had to remove just about all of the bok choy caps yesterday, so they are off   
   to a great start :)   
      
   Take care,   
   Janis   
      
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