Paula, Thank you for the offer but I don't collect gobs and gobs of seeds. I just collect a few seed heads of things I think others might like to grow and a few for myself for the next year if they are annuals. I shouldn't say this here on the garden web but I toss most seeds in the trash as I am cleaning up my gardens ( take a deep breathe, stop gasping...lol). I think this year I will collect more than usual because I feel like a cheap skate when I see some of the other seed packets in swaps...lol I have added the petunias to your gift package and again, thank you for the offer. I will pass this time though. Lisa

not sure how much more descriptive I can be. the smyptoms are stated quite clearly above. the add/remove window opens up, the slider at the right is very small indicating a very long list, but beyond the first 4 or 5 programs in the list it's blank. you can move the slider, or click on the down arrow and the slider moves like there are programs in the list, but NOTHING is visible. very odd. I will follow the links provided above and see what I can see. next tuesday, I will be infront of the computer again, and I will post some screen shots. thanks, John

The microsoft update site had 78 update, 7 software updates, and 6 hardware updates. Oddly, the final count was 101 updates. So they are all there. I'll check my programs list, see if I had not checked to show updates. Thanks!

Talk you out of it? NOT a chance Beth, quite the contrary - your roses are always so exquisitely intriguing that your post sent me straight to the website to check them out. You have excellent rose judgment, so if they caught your eye they're worth checking out. I already did some substitutions with Nicole for my order of a dozen or so, and I have no business adding anything to my running rose total that's over 300 if Wes comes through with the Ludwig roses after all, but I think Liberty Bell is going to have to squeeze into this order in the end after all. Mine aren't due till early April, so I still have time for daydreaming. Sympathies on your mother's passing, but you get the peace that comes from knowing you spent the time appreciating being with her when she was here. You're right that as much as we love roses (and NO, we are not nuts, just rose gourmets with discriminating tastes, i.e. one of each please), people are still more important. Rebecca, as usual you are getting fabulous photos of a rose that's barely "meh" for me - both my TGG and Crown Princess Margareta are mostly forgettable barely once blooming Austins for me, but yours are both stunning. Clearly Nebraska needs to be colder or something, to make them shine like yours. Similarly, oldrosarian your Aloha Hawaii is something my plant has only dreamed of. I can't say I've seen more than 5 or 6 blooms ever in its 3 years, but it's approaching its fourth year and I'm gonna show my plant your photo and tell it to shape up to meet the competition. Go for it Beth - the only requirement is to show us your pictures. Cynthia