I mentioned my dogs and cat earlier, but my special pet is my horse. My father bought her for me when I was in my 50s, when I took up riding again when my first husband died. He said he couldn't afford a horse like her when I was young. She is very sweet and gentle with my grandchildren. Her name is Lena and when my father died my mother and I were looking for fuschias to plant on his grave and we found one called Lena. Perhaps that is not what one is meant to write about on a
gardening forum.