Dear Garden Variety Readers,

I am not dead, ill or being rude.

If you find that your comments are not posted in a timely fashion this weekend, do not be discouraged.

My laptop has been removed from my steely grip to be repaired, and I might be a week without it.

And I thought cell phone withdrawal would be tough! 

For a blogger, who might be inspired to write a post early in the morning, late at night or in between, a laptop computer is essential.

But, in gardening terms, laptops are not particularlyl hardy in any zone, and mine needs the attention of an expert.

So does my garden, but that's another story.