sorry-- i have been uncharacteristically quiet, but i've been busy sewing and walking the ladies. they are under house arrest until we can get pieces back in the fence. it is literally falling apart in pieces. kitten is helping it along with her insane desire to bark at the neighbors' pool storage under his deck. i think some animal is living under there, but he won't check. big burly men can be afraid of things that soft delicate women just laugh off, and vice versa.