Hi Ya'll, I resubscribed about a month ago and didn't see any activity so thought I'd just it it a stab a see if anybody was still there. glad to see the old bunch is still there and hopefully some newbies too. So much has gone on in the last year or so that I don't know where to begin. I had major surgery last June and was out of work for 6 weeks. All is OK and I'm much better. I left the nursery in November, not working in the horticulture field any longer but as all of you know it is my first love so I'll never fully quit. Holly society is still very active (btw I now have 66 different cultivars of holly planted here on the lake property) I'm not even going to tell what I'm doing now because it's so far fetched. I am on the road alot with odd hours. I like it, the pay isn't bad and I have full benefits something I did not have with the nursery. My Mom fell and broke her hip about a year ago she is in an assisted care facility in Hillsborough, I don't ever expect her to come home. It's hot here too 90 plus everyday this weekend but due to cool off in the next couple of days. The corps of engineers did not fill the lake as early as they normally due so going into the Memorial Day weekend it was down from summer pool over four feet. then Thursday night before Memorial Day we had violent storms ( I was in Charleston, West Virginia) that the lake came up over four feet above summer pool. I had to swim to get to my boat. My cousin visited the Czech republic this summer and found the house that our great-grandfathers lived in. Remarkably there is still a Suk living there who happens to be what we think is our fourth cousin. He gave her a copy of the deed which dates back to 1663, with names for further research. I had is translated since it was in old Czech (Bohemian). What a break through for our research. I haven't had much time to do any research lately. OK for now. Jerilyn, Jack, Robin, Norma, Pat, Dot, Ellen, Judy good to hear from you (hope I didn't forget any body) I had to put Diesel on my blocked list because it his emails were causing problems.-----no offense Diesel Keep memories alive, Still have a couple of PORK ROLLS in the freezer. Love ya all-------------------------Carl