Sorry it has been so long since I have written...my home computer usually can't get here now and I am at the library. Dad is in the hospital again with almost pneumonia (congested and fevered) . Thanks for any prayers on his behalf, his immune syatem is poor. As far as the farm goes...I have two patches of fava beans growing beautifully and almost ready to give me tops (just a couple more days til harvest) Getting another bed ready to plant more. They survived all winter last year in the unheated greenhouse which got down to 17 degrees (that time they looked pretty rough, but came back again). God is good . I am well and did not sucumb to whatever we were exposed to and hopefully dad will recover quickly and be back on his feet again.