Tony, Glad to hear your feeling OK. If you need The Stars & Stripes shipped to you, please contact me off list & I'll be happy to send you one (and I'll include some hot pepper seeds for you to try). Realize it's late to start seeds on the other side of the equator, but I have some Sibirischen Hauspaprika seeds that don't mind. Paul > From: "Tony Flynn" <tony@nzol.net.nz> > Date: Tuesday, 2 October 2001 8:16 a.m. > Hi All, > Well this coming weekend was to be the highlight of my year, meeting a bunch > of people who have existed mainly through their letters on my computer > screen over the past 3 years or so. > Things worked out differently and I had to return to NZ on the 1st > September. Showing once again that we do not know what is in store for > tomorrow. > I have been looking for an American flag to fly on my verandah., but there > are non available in my small town. > I am always impressed by the patriotism of the American people in flying > the flag outside their homes.In the past not just the past 2 weeks. I am > sure they will prevail through the difficult days ahead. > > My health is reasonable now except being prescribed so many tablets I > rattle if I jump up and down :-) > spring weather here now so I am a bit late to start raising Chile > plants from seed. The Rocotos against the back fence still have good fruit > and a few others have survived plus heaps in the freezer and lots of sauce > from St Jim. so I will not be short of hot stuff. > At least I got to spend a morning with Jim and the delightful Abbey. No > prizes for guessing who paid for lunch before I could get my credit card > out:-) > > So I hope that you all have a great weekend and weather is as good as it is > here this week. Also just after the full moon so keep the more wayward of > our group under control. > > My love to you all > > Tony Flynn