"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better place than we found it, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one breathed easier because you lived.  This is to have succeeded."

~Walt Whitman

Someday I want to have a big yard with lots of vegetable, herb and flower gardens spilling bright colors everywhere you see, berry bushes, apple trees, a bird bath and bird feeders, and a lilly pond with Koi fish and cattails, and I will spend hours here.