Hi Mla, great site! Stumbled on it through the Koi webring. The chili recipe is the best thing I have found on the internet in a month of Sundays. Made a double batch for the in-laws last weekend and they are now asking for the recipe, which I have told them to get from you. Keep up the good work. — Dave

Love the poetry, especially "Morning by the Pond." My wife and I both enjoyed it very much. Reminds us of our own koi pond, though ours is smaller and we are missing the waterfall feature, which I am now thinking about adding. Would you be willing to share your setup? — Phil

test test test. Checking that the guestbook works. If you can see this entry, it is working. I will leave this here for posterity.