I have the weed from Hell growing in my garden here.  Not only do I have to dig deeply to extract it, it also has runners so it spreads like crazy. This is going to take a long time to clean up.  Oh the trials and tribulations of a gardener!  Speaking of which, I have found a great garden center near the school.  The drive to school is beautiful.  We go over the hills and past two small villages with walled villas and vineyards and hazelnut orchards.  They are very lush and rolling hills.  Just like in the movies!  But if I drive down the hill into the city we go through a grubby, unattractive edge of city kind of place.  Perfectly safe but not exactly scenic.  Tonight pizza with friends then off to the sea tomorrow.  I feel the need for salt water though the Mediterranean doesn't smell as good as our ocean.  Alas.  xxoo me