Migod, Vet. I've never seen such language from you before: 'the pukes'!?
Second time today I've read that expression. Earlier, reading stories in Olive Kitteridge, Olive's son asks his mom to come visit his home, things are tough, his wife is pregnant and has 'the pukes'.
You might enjoy connecting with a community garden in your area, if there are such things there? Gardening rocks.