Pam I just bought these a few weeks ago :-) Some of them had buds on it or forming them. So this is the 1st one on this one and now it has to grow and hopefully get some more. It was a great buy. Named day lilies but without a name because she needed to thin them out fast. So I only paid 1 Dollar for each. And she gave a lot more with it. I did however buy some named ones for 2 bucks each. Lucy

Oh I am over the shock when I went outside this morning. Put it behind me and just going forward. Cleaned dead things up. Just cut some grass and it looks already better. The Lego shop was amazing. Unbelievable what they build out of Lego's. Kylie that would be SO GREAT! The hugs are waiting for ya :-) Shirley so glad that the cast is already coming off...Oh..came off. How do you feel? You put up with the cast for so long...the week will get by also :-) Siam no I did not. But did find a few bargains. Should be here tomorrow. DD send it off today and FedEx said it will get here tomorrow. Cassie what does ogopogo mean? Since you laughed...it must be a joke lol Eloise you are right. It was a lot easier this time with being able to come to join everyone daily. to ALL....THANKS...glad to be home. I am just not a big traveler lol Lucy

This is an exceptional year here as far as temps go. Most days are above 105, and have been for over a month with no rain for over 60 days.. It's hard to tell what is dead, and what is dormant, in spite of the watering. A lot of the ferns go dormant, as do the astilbes, and will put on new growth when the fall rains come (if they do at all) but anything that puts on new growth now, if that growth dies, the plant will be a goner. I've already lost some plants for sure that way. Not sure about the hostas, I think some of the younger ones are truly fried, and not just dormant. Most of the older ones will be ok. Dicentras should be fine, they all go dormant in dry years. It isn't the drought that concerns me so much, it's the extreme heat. Most plants can live through drought. But not if they are cooked.

Ahem... Yes, Calamity, open the window. No, no, don't mosaic it. Open it!! :O) I must admit that I've changed things around a few times in the preview at times. Sometimes I've even decided not to post. Makes you think twice in controversial areas. Good thing because I've been known to say stuff I shouldn't have. It's the Scottish-French mixture in the blood. OUCH!!