Dripping dark and grey here. Temp up to 50 degrees and windy and WET and did I say DARK. Inside the house is bursting with Amaryllis,2 Exotica,Madrid, 2 Ruby Meyer, 2 small Scarlet Baby?, Exotic Star, Trentino, 3 Pink Surprise, and a Chico just opening. Lots more coming on in the workroom including 3 Dancing Queen, 3 Rilona and 3 ELvas, and something labeled Royal Velvet that is scarlet orange so who knows! WIshing you all a houseful of beauty and many new bulbs to grow in the coming months!

hi all. hope everyone is well. marsha, as much as i would love to join an iris swap, i am going to pass this go around. aside from weather, just way too much going on with vacation, and yet needing to find a job (again!) and all my extra time i will spend counting my blessings with the new baby! i love iris too and am a little disappointed that i'll miss this one. susan, thanks for your congratulations. she's just beautiful. her name is gianina (gia nina). it's interpretation is "kissed by God". i wasn't so sure about that name when they first came out with it, but she certainly has been kissed by God. she's just amazingly beautiful and smells so good. yesterday i just sat with her and held her against me for hours. it was heaven. her she is again, one week old. be well all, happy blooms. maryanne

My thanks, too, to loves2cook and to all the other Kitchen Forum citizens who so freely share all they have learned and continue to learn about the art and science of creating wonderful kitchens. I have gleaned so much from all of your experiences, and this year I will be able to put this knowledge to work. With luck our contract with our builder will be signed by the end of this week, and we will then be able to start putting all the rest of our ducks in their respective rows--or, rather, their full-extension Blumotion soft-closing drawers!

What a cutie! Saying a prayer that the report will be negative. Hugs! And my Bandit sends greetings to your Bandit!