Thanks, HamRad for your kind words, especially encouraging for an old couple in their 49th year of marriage.
And also including Judy, I'm afraid the plants got a bit of a nip last night. Our temperature got down into the mid 20s.
Our preparation for our trip to the Valley must be not unlike that of Carol and Al in a hurry to get out of frozen Michigan. I've waited until this morning to "water up", and we will be leaving right after church this afternoon.