Mmmmm.....so much beauty!! It's good to see roses again, especially Paul Neyron! Mine are getting geared up for the show late next month. I have had PN for as long as I can remember and it is a rose to die for. The blooms are HUGE and smell wonderful and the color is outstanding. This winter I lost several roses and daylilies. I don't know what was so different about this winter that caused it. My PN was wiped out to the ground. It was once a huge bush but now has to start from scratch so it won't be it's usual showy self. But at least it made it. I have never lost an old rose, just the modern ones. Your daylilies are so pretty! (except for the one ugly duckling...LOL). Celeste

That just happened to me! I accidentally snapped the scape off of Golden Chimes. It had one flower open and 2 unopened buds. I stuck it in the groun 'cause I wanted to take a pic of the DD on it. I forgot about it and the next morning another bloom had come out. Weird indeed!

That is very cool and it's simple. Have you seen the solar cookers using only a cardboard box and aluminum foil? Looks like a fuel solution for many impoverished places.

Your chair will be wonderful to see when you finish. DD and I stayed at Hotel Monaco in Portland, OR some time back and enjoyed seeing balloon style chairs there in a part of their extended foyer. I had not remembered exactly what theirs looked like, (just had fun sitting in them), but this photo below was one from their website...and it's a much smaller style and has more open arms, but still with the covered top. I love the fabric you're planning to use and think that will be so great looking. BTW, thanks for the info about Joann's since I've been eyeing a home dec fabric there, so this wkend will be a great time to get it! Can hardly wait to see your finished chair.