>  RH> Sounds like everyone's who didn't go out and buy a set.  (who 
buys
>  RH> mug sets???)
> 
> Sometimes they come as part of sets of Corelle Ware but that 
doesn't
> count. (G) What counts are the one gluwein came in at a Christmas 
market

I find those here once in a while.  

> in Berlin, one an upstairs neighbor in Franfurt, my orthodontist in
> Sierra Vista, the one purchased at Our Chalet in Switzerland, 
various
> freebies from assorted other places, etc, etc.

I have one my sister had made with my cat's picture on it. The one 
I'm using at the moment was hand made; I liked the colors.  Others 
are souvenirs of Disney, gifts, etc. 
 
>  RH> > That would be a good use for it. Just talked to her; she was
>  RH> lamenting that her only watermelon froze but otherwise had a
>  pretty good garden this year.
> 
>  RH> Poor watermelon.  I think I can grow some here, but only the 
mini
>  RH> ones.  The growing season isn't long enough.
> 
> I don't think my dad ever tried it. Our first summer in AZ, our 
younger
> daughter planted some seeds from a piece of watermelon she had on 
July
> 4. IIRC, she harvested one melon, some time in October.
> 
In Arizona, they ought to grow with irrigation.  My growing season 
has been over for a while now; we've already had frost once.