bj1111 and JAileen - thanks for the tips! As novice gardeners, we are taking the very low-stakes approach of seeing which herbs we can keep alive this year. We hadn't planned to garden, but we inherited a dilapidated box from the people who used to live here, which had been left to rot for probably two years. The soil was still nice, so we just had the wooden part rebuilt. We may try veggies in a year or two if things go well.
Isis - have fun! Dresses are easiest for summer. I have a zillion of them....
Firecracker - we went back to colder weather today--25 degrees colder than yesterday. So back came the pants (not jeans, though!)
Angie and Suz - I love those Madewell track pants and wish they'd made them in different colors (aside from their ubiquitous rust, blah.) I never found another pair that fit quite the same, but I'd take them in navy and olive.
