So.. my new plan.... acupuncture once a week... pain relieving tea (pretty much all day)... white flower oil on the nasty areas... motrin and a hot pack at night... and things are slowly getting better... or at least I am trying to believe they are.

And in the meantime... things are sprouting like crazy in the front yard. We have lots of different kinds of peppers coming... some really nice looking tomatoes... and a whole lotta herbs!

Plus! Today.... we got a beautiful sunflower blooming away :)

*photos by Elaine A. Russell