Gas here is about 1.65 at its cheapest. Saw some CA prices in the paper today and gasped. 2.37 and 2.29 (different locations). And that's for the lowest.
No garden for us anymore. Too stiff. Getting/keeping beds in decent shape is about all I can manage. I'd like some pro help but dh keeps insisting he'll do it (and doesn't and I don't want him to). Frogger, if you're with lurking with us, maybe that's a way dh can pick up a bit extra - helping seniors with yard and household stuff. when we absolutely need a handyman we pay one about $40 an hour. Of course, I think that's ridiculously high but haven't found any for much less than that around here. Well, I did a few years ago but he had to give it up and go work a regular job I guess partly because he wasn't charging enough.
I hope, too, Eydie, that you're not getting the crud. I think it's time to banish crud and its kin from the kingdom and get all our royals feeling fit and fascinating.