“The RoseBouquet”

I’m downloading CDs from the internet at the rate of about one per day. Sunday before last I was able to successfully install my Suse 9.3 on my brother’s computer, but in looking at my own computer, I realized that I ought to upgrade mine to the next edition, Suse 10.1. I’m filling the partitions I had set up, and need to reorganize spaces. So I’ve ordered the DVD, but in the meantime, my niece and I were talking on the phone and she’d like this too, but has only a CD drive.

Oh-what-the-hey, I decided I’d try downloading the CD set for her. When I’ve tried before they didn’t seem to download right, and not all of them burned nicely to blank CDs. But so far, this is going great.

The first three CDs are burned nicely, and I downloaded the fourth one over night. Right now the fifth one is coming down in the background while I do this. One more after that, and I’ll have the complete set. Then I’ll make a copy set to send to Jalise.

Linux systems are fr-ee, in case you didn’t know, but if you can’t download, you can order them for under $5 or $10. Some sites say 1.99 or even .99, and a few offer them for free, but you have to pay the shipping. Basically, they can only charge you for the discs and the shipping. There are maybe 356 varieties! But I’m getting quite attached to my Suse. I recommend that!

As for the garden - the air tastes of fall today. Some plants are looking dried and droopy. It’s time to get out there and harvest things for the winter - seeds, herbs, and vegetables. I believe Dad wants to dig up the potatoes this next week.

Yes, yes… I’ll try to get another photo story together!