This is about two old people and their  "old cat"  that don't know whether to grow plants or jump out of airplanes.  Sooo!  we'll let you judge for yourselves.  Enjoy!!!!! We are Pat, John and Kabodle. Kabodle is our little black cat which we've had for  20 years, 7-1/2 months. Last week I noticed a large tumor on her left hind foot. The vet said because of her age he would not do anything and it seems that it has no feeling in it so it doesn't bother her. 12/20/07 the tumor has reached about 2 inches in diameter but she is still not showing any affects. Her weight is holding at 6-1/2 pounds which is normal for her. Stay tuned for future updates. (We had to put Kabodle to sleep at 20 years 8-1/2 months. The tumor has grown to about 2-1/2 inches and her little body was just 5-1/2 pounds), It had broken open so it was best to put her to sleep. Pat and I are both 68 years old and in (September 2005) went skydiving for the very first time.  Hopefully, it will not be our last if I can get time free from the nursery and find a skydiving facility near to us. We had traveled from West Virginia to Caldwell, Idaho to make our maiden jumps. I am retired military after 21 active years 1958 through 1979. I put on a chute in 1959 but the jump was cancelled because of high wind. I wanted to try again in 1968 but I had three children and couldn't afford it at that time. Finally, we got our opportunity again so I took advantage of it. Pat said "what if I want to go too?"  I said  "if you want to go, I'll pay for it." The rest is just history and we really enjoyed ourselves. Ya gotta try it some time. After I retired, I worked several different jobs with one period of 2 years and 8 months without a job. Finally, yes finally I got a job at a measly $4.00 per hour and then after the first week I was cut back to 20 hours per week. Can you believe that? The reason, I was too fast on the job.  Everywhere I applied, I was told I was overly qualified. Again, can you believe that?  Well after faithfully serving my country for 21 years and no one wanting to hire me, I decided to create my own job. After slaving for several years and not getting anywhere  growing and selling trees, shrubs and perennials locally, and by this time getting to the ripe old age for retirement again, I switched to the very lovely little plants (sempervivums or better known as  "hens and chicks" and of course the supplementing sedums). I just love these little succulents and it simplified my workload considerably which I needed because of my age. I also grow for my own pleasure several uphorbias and cacti. Check out our rating on the garden watchdog.                   'Kabodle'  the "Old Cat" below.   As you can see, black cats don't bring bad luck, she's just part of the landscape.  Scroll down to see all pictures.