God Bless America

I'm watching Ugly Betty, whose star is named America, seems pretty apropo for the week, a great show about following your dreams, and to be yourself no matter what. This has been a momentous week, and we are so fortunate to be able to vote our conscience in relative peace.

No matter who you voted for, and I hope you all voted, I just want to say publicly- GOOD FOR YOU! We can go to the polls without fear, or vote by mail, trusting that our votes will be counted. We can disagree, or be completely united, it doesn't matter, we can each have our say at the polls. When all is said and done, I think we can all agree that we each want what's best for our country, and even though democracy can be sticky and brutal, just by casting our vote, we have a say in the outcome of any election. GOD BLESS AMERICA!

OK, on to other things- my broccoli, cabbage, peas and onions are doing very well. It dropped to 24 degrees here last night! Luckily I had covered the tomatoes, but the basil got zapped. I should have picked it all yesterday, but it wasn't supposed to freeze. So much for weather reports. Bucky has been crowing like a fool, I'm worried about the neighbors! We still haven't had eggs, hopefully the girls will start laying soon. I'm craving fresh eggs. We have all but 3 puppies spoken for, with a couple more possible takers. They are so cute! They've been running, playing, even Cara is playful with them now. She gets to be more than just a milk jug, I think she's enjoying the romp. Today they were using a board like a teeter-totter. One would climb onto the top board (propped onto a 2X4), then another would jump on the end, and they'd both fly off, it was so funny! I watched them do it several times, it was just like little kids at a playground.