Laurie, you ARE a true blue member and valued member and contributor.
It sounds like you could contribute articles if you like writing. That's one way to get acorns, too.
>> life took me out of gardening for a bit.
I think we learn a lot after we step back and come at something afresh after a few years. We are different, the weather is different, we have new ideas or advice and we try new things. Not just "experience", but perspective.
I look forward to learning from your rants, failures and successes !
>> stop pestering you all quite so much.
Please DON'T do that! Everyone learns from a good question, and the answers and the thought processes sit there for years to inform and inspire future members! Even the people with answers benefit from thinking about the question and their own experience, and coming to conclusions. Then they also benefit from the other answers that show alternatives or even "here's where I think you're wrong".
Win, win, win!