Caroline, that's the area my mom grew up! smile

I have no backyard... I live in an apartment. But my (fairly large) balcony illustrates two theories I have: you can never have too many plants (hanging, sitting along all the walls, in windowboxes...); and you can never have too many windchimes! As far as larger "backyards" go, I live about 10 miles from the Pacific. I'll take that over just about any other view, anyday. laugh

Do you know the most surprising thing about divorce? It doesn't actually kill you, like a bullet to the heart or a head-on car wreck. It should. When someone you've promised to cherish till death do you part says, "I never loved you," it should kill you instantly.

- Under the Tuscan Sun