my current obsessions can be summarized in terms of recent Google searches:

... why is my basil dying?
... what's wrong with my roses?
... why are the leaves of my tomato plant dry/yellow/wilted?

and, the ominous:

... who is eating my tomatoes?

...now that i've revived the basil, the mint has taken a turn for the worse. we had a thriving little industry, in fact, until yesterday, when god-knows-what happened and it all dried up. i didn't think it was possible to kill mint, but i've done it somehow...