Steady rain and somewhat chilly today, no gardening out of doors. Miz Anne got a chest cold and I'm cooking her some comfort food, potato/shallot soup with a little chicken bouillion in it. I had to buy the potatoes and bouillion but the rest is stuff we grew including the Mexican tarragon that is flavoring the soup. Well, technically I didn't grow the black pepper but I did grind it with my Turkish coffee grinder. Miss Sleepy Dawg Shirley is lying on my right foot lightly snoring and I'm waiting for Harry Boswell of Mississippi gardening and astronomy fame to stop by this afternoon. He's on his way to San Antone, Texas to watch his eldest son graduate from USAF school. Maybe we'll go eat some gumbo somewhere. George