Thanks for all the suggestions! I think I will have a look for "Sugary" as it looks closest to what I remember. The others are the right shape, but perhaps too big. These were a really tiny variety, smaller than what I've ever seen in the markets or supermarkets in Australia. It is probably likely that they are an F1, or perhaps just an undernourished variety that ended up smaller than usual! Andrew

Ahhhh Thank you Cass for explaining excactly what I see in the second picture. I only use organic fertilizers so I don´t think I have overdone it? The "organs" at the leaf margins are emitting this substance when the shade comes to that part of the garden. I have never noticed it before, but it has also been the sunniest month in 88 years. And I do water a lot since we are getting no rain and have already reached the drought stage ... got less than half an inch of rain during the last month, which evaporate very quickly and is no use for the plant roots since it is not getting to them. So I will keep deepwatering about 50 Litres of water per square Metre/ 12 gallons of water per 9 square feet about once a week. The roses really thrive getting this much water and sun. They are strutting with new growth and are so healthy, but I am on the lookout for signs of powdery mildew, that is worse here than blackspot, since it harder to control. Perhaps douching the plants early in the morning will help as some are suggesting to rinse away the fungals spores. Your explanation also explains why many mineral deficiencies shows at the leaf margins. I still have a lot to learn about plant physiology! - Always learning new things.

Wow, that is unusual, and very uncharacteristic of a bumblebee. I have seen bumblebees give a little half a second chase after a butterfly before, but never actually make contact. Nature is survival of the fittest when things get scarce or crowded. Let us know if you see something like this happen again. Could it have been a robber fly? Here is a link that might be useful: Robber Fly with striped abdomen

Doesn't plating happen at the stove, so it doesn't matter where the dishes are stored? Maybe I'm not understanding 'plating' the same way? Or maybe not everyone does it that way? I just saw it as a place to load plates or serving bowls and put them down close to/for an easy transfer to the table, while also easily and quickly out of the cook's way. Even though I feed 10 and would do more individual plates if/when I did it that way, I probably don't fill a larger quantity of serving dishes. Maybe what the fortunate fact is here, is that it's a large enough kitchen so those particular spaces aren't really necessary as either counter or storage. So it can be whatever the family will think looks or 'feels' best...Or I like that it adds character/style and is unique without subtracting anything, functionally, from the kitchen. With Bmore's last plan, I could see the nook facing the pantry as a very useful cookbook shelf, and the other could store attractive serveware or decorative items. But particularly on the dining room end I think the wrap would be more attractive than just the end of the stove counters (plus a narrow unit of some sort), and still think it could be valuable as buffet/appetizer serving space. Uppers and lowers are just barely less helpful as storage than something that is full storage...at least when we're talking about two sections that are each 24" wide, or with the deep stove counter, less. The wrap is still possible with the deep stove counter without losing any width from the dining room side. Win-win!--? :-) Considering that potentially very handy cookbook shelf, if it were my space, I might favor an asymmetrical plan with the wrap on the dining room end and the shelf on the pantry end. Sorry this got so long-winded. Just throwing all my thoughts down here in case any of them are valuable...