Good morning from Stockton, which is by no means as warm as Needles, but still will be a comfortable 78 today.  <br />
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Jackie, you think gas prices are bad, you should see the utility bills.  We call PG&amp;E Pacific Graft and Extortion.  It is not cheap to live here.  our gas prices are at &#036;3.20 now and they say that they are heading up - just in time for summer.  How convenient&#33;<br />
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We have very little on the schedule today.  We got plants as well as a curtain rod to hang in front of the utility closet. Chris doesn&#39;t like looking at the washer and dryer.  I&#39;m going to order some fabric from our favorite fabric store in Hilo and sew up some curtains for it.  <br />
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Tonia - you asked about tomatoes. We usually grow cherry tomatoes, partially due to limited space and also because Chris eats them every day for lunch.  I&#39;ve gotten Sweet 100&#39;s this year, but the ones I&#39;m really looking for is something called Sun Sugar.  They are orange and taste like candy, they are that sweet.  OSH usually carries them but they sell out very fast, so you have to hit them just right.<br />
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Yesterday, we picked up some pepper plants, basil, tomatoes. spinach and, for the cat, catnip.  We&#39;ve already gotten the peas and beans in the ground, along with all the other herbs.  Picked up some Sweet Peas seeds and was amused to see that they are listed as a weed - one person&#39;s weed, another person&#39;s flower, I guess.<br />
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Interesting about the hay bale, you&#39;ll have to report back as to your success with it.<br />
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Mary Lou - give David my congrats&#33;  It&#39;s a great feeling to nail something that you&#39;re really excited about.<br />
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Mebert - thanks for the review of TPQ.  Soudns interesting - wonder when we&#39;ll get it out here.  WE have a season preveiw party to go to in a couple of weeks up in Sacramento Music Circus (we belong to their Broadway Series).  We&#39;ve been scratching our heads for months now trying to figure out what will be coming next year.  I&#39;m just hoping it&#39;s not too many &#39;musical revues&#39;.  This past season we had &quot;Movin&#39; Out&quot; and &quot;Don&#39;t Be Cruel&quot;, along with &quot;Mama Mia&quot;  as a swing.  Three is too many.  <br />
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The big buzz around here is that Andrew Lloyd Weber is doing a sequel to &quot;Phantom of the Opera&quot; - the mind boggles...hopefully it&#39;ll be better than some of his more recent stuff.<br />
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Joey, congrats on finding something&#33;  With any luck, everything will come together for you.<br />
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Here&#39;s wishing everyone a safe and grand day&#33;<br />
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Charlie