Nancy came for Christmas... and I had to show her my garden.  The garden consists of four tomato plants and six cabbage plants.  The tomatoes are surviving and the largest cabbage plant is forming a head.  At this point in my gardening career I am wondering if I will get tomatoes or cabbages from my garden this year, and if no produce this year, what will I do next year to correct the problems.  Nancy isn't offering suggestions.

We are only a few days from Christmas, and today I found a blue candle... one which we put on the dining room table.  It seemed the right thing to do.