I talked and talked to young people at the ichthus festival and found that nearly all the kids (read 12 - 25) were congenial and delightful. At least five (of 8000) had used their bodies as art canvases and had managed to cover 50+% of their bods with tattoos. Mostly religiously oriented. Hmmm. My concern with tattooing is that there is staph all over our bods ALL the time, and Hep C too. If we stab ourselves intentionally 40,000 times per sq inch, one of those 2 horrors will enter in and infect me. Sure thing! So I will remain stabfree and my lads and Phoebe have pretty much done the same. A teeny tattoo is to be found on phoebe's ankle, tasteful and fishy.

The strawberry that is above should have come from MY garden but it is from the store and I love strawberries. Mine are from a leftover patch in the garden and the results are minimal, though tasty, Sluggy year. Caterpillars on the brocolli too and in the heads of the bursielles sprouts. I will start taking a stampcollecotre tongs out side in the early AM and a jar of soapy water and remove the little blighters into the wsater. RevENGE.