I brief good morning to my virtual friends. The animals stories are great. We saw a lone turkey hen neatly picking her way along the edge of the south lawn this morning. She carefully headed off between the emerging ferns without inciting any response from Wrecks. Every morning I see evidence of the "night shift"... usually a turd/two left in a conspicuous place to let everyone know that someone claims this piece of ground while the "owners" slumber. I like that. Jack Frost stopped by briefly on Monday morning. Tender growth on the Kirengeshoma was nipped as were the buds on the tree peony. I've long been underwhelmed by the latter, so this year I will likely look on it with greater dissatisifaction that usual. ;) I have yet to finish cleaning any of the garden areas entirely but nonetheless I am filled with a sense of calm and ease about it all. Where does that come from, I wonder? Same feeling I have about work, actually. Not that the general tension and periodic unpleasantness doesn't bother me, but somehow I seem to be more able to shrug it off quickly with a wry smile. Perhaps it's because I know I do a good job, I know I am present for the hours I'm able to work, and that when able I will go the extra yard to help out. I am an employee, not a green recruite recently inducted. C'est ca. Thoughts of hives, chicken rescue, and your industry in your gardens warms my heart periodically. Know that. I think of you often over the course of the day. Wishing all well and now about to pay some bills, toss some laundry into the washing machine and think about dealing with returnables (a "ride" for the huge one!) and a trip to the bank.

The white rose is a representation of purity, selflessness, sincerity, and true love. It’s not limited to just these emotions and feelings in fact it is used by a lot of people to celebrate happiness and joy, though to this fact white roses are usually referred to as bridal roses sharing the youthfulness and eternal loyalty for one another. Sometimes these are the welcoming element for new beginnings and sometimes they are used to say the hardest goodbye to the one we loved a lot through remembrance. The beauty it entails is what makes these beautiful flowers stand and versatile among the rainbow of flowers. White roses carry the elegancy and significance with themselves that any other flower failed to achieve. They are more than the sweet sight for eyes, the subtle beauty of white roses is what makes them complex and enchanting at the same time. Earlier red roses recognized to be the symbol of true love but now with time white roses held that significance and widely used to express multiple emotions and feelings. Since the white rose is still one of the most traditional wedding flowers; considering the fact that white roses convey a feeling of hope and symbolize new beginnings. To get an amazing bundle of flowers, AHH flower is the best florist shop to get the Bunches of roses for each and every season with respect to every religion and occasion; their flowers are freshly farmed and are of high quality representing the true essence of roses Perth in Australia and in its surrounding suburbs.

We have my DH's father's 'guide', "The How and When" by Marco (whoever he was). First publication 1938 in Chicago. It's over two hundred pages, with information on wines, spirits, canapes, sauces, desserts -- anything you could make using alcohol. There are seventy pages of just cocktails. If that 'Hand Grenade' had been around back then, it would surely be in this book. The titles are hilarious. Most have at least four ingredients. Run out for some Creme de Cocoa, Prunelle Liqueur, Creme de Violette and plain old sweet cream so you can layer them in a liqueur glass for an 'Angel's Kiss'. (Blech!)

Hi, Pat, Here is what I own and use: The Crossley Guides are really desk guides because they are so big and heavy. I like Sibley as a field guide, even though I rarely take it outside. Over the years as a bird watcher and photographer, with technology changing from film to digital, my pattern of inquiry has changed. Now, I shoot (with my camera) everything in sight and ask questions later. That way I don't have to carry a book. I like the Sibley. I bought the Crossley guides because I wanted a guide specifically for raptors and got a $ break on Amazon for buying both guides together. Crossley Sibley The layout and info given in the Sibley appealed to me more than the other guides when I was searching for a new one. My first guide is an Audubon, copyright 1977. Jane (My best canine buddy was half Samoyed, half Malamute named Holly. God, I loved that dog!)