I don't think you overpaid. As long as the chair frames are solid, you have far better chairs than you could buy for $120 each. They look like the slightly Frenchified stuff from the 1920s or 1930s.

This reminds me of 'Guinee'.

Hi Mary . . . Your rose is lovely. Can you tell us -- Does this rose bloom only for one long period in the spring? Or does it repeat later? Is it fragrant? Can you describe that fragrance? Can you tell us a little bit about how it grows? (i.e.: "small neat bush," "big gawky climber", "Huge ol' Shrub", "manageable climber" -- etc . . . ? I'm guessing it's blooming now. Can you give us a photo of a bud, as well as an open bloom? Can you show us a whole "leaf" with 5-7 leaflets? And, please tell us about the canes? Smooth? Little prickles? Downright vicious? <G>

Hi, Mary. I used to live and garden in MN, too. (Minneapolis) First, I'd like to say that your R spinosissima is lovely! I currently grow Stanwell Perpetual,. MN is where I learned to appreciate him and all his tough and beautiful siblings and cousins. I love how Scot's Roses sail through harsh winters and then produce showers of bloom come springtime. A more welcome sight I can't imagine. I love their lacey foliage and their sweet, delicate blossoms that are a little wild. And I love their history. I'm thinking that your R spinosissima might be a named variety or it might not. There are many, slightly different double blush to double pinks dotted across the lands where R spinosissima varieties are grown and cultivated. Settlers traveled with seeds or seedlings which would produce roses varying from the original plants as well as cutting grown clones. It might be helpful to Google "Peter Boyd roses." You'll find literature written by a R spinosissima expert. Boyd said this about doubles: ." The first coloured variants of R. spinosissima were found in the wild and described in the 17th century but no double forms were available from nurseries until the early 19th century. Joseph Sabine (1822) described their early history." I tried to insert the Boyd quote as a link so you can read the rest of the article. I would be absolutely thrilled to see more of your found and gifted roses, and I look forward to reading what you learn about your very special heirlooms! Carol Addition: Oh! I see Comtesse also linked to Boyd in her comment above. Two great minds! :-)