~Mike~ If it blooms, I surely will post a pic ! Thanks ! ~cactusmcharris ~ Yeah, normally I don't water right away, but the roots were unbroken during the re-potting, and I wasn't sure if with some of the leaves pointing down, if was in need, so i threw caution to the wind this once ! And it definately was bone dry when i brought it home. thanks ! :-)

The coralberry grows fast. I think that one is starting its second summer, I ripped out an Indian Hawthorn that didn't like the shade and put it in and it took right off. Puts out those little runners the 'devil's shoestrings' so if you don't want it to spread you have to nip those off. I have a certain area I want it contained in so if goes out of bounds I cut them off and it doesn't care at all. Right now it's probably 3x4 and around 3' tall. Carrie, I'm not exaggerating when I say the mutabilis gets no care. If you have space, I'd highly recommend it. I'd say that from what others have reported it doesn't like being pruned. I've never pruned it except to remove dead areas. It's gotten kind of ragged a few times in really cold winters and last summer but always just bounces back. You can see it from the street and my neighbors buy them just because they like seeing it so much. I'm going to plant Ms. Cant about 8 feet away from it and hopefully one day they will just be one big plant. Can't wait for another couple of weeks to go by and more things to get going! Teri

Suzy ~ My apologies for not "getting it". I take things very literally...I suppose it comes from my line of work ;o) I do think it would be a very good short story, though. Reader's Digest, perhaps? She lived a double life, dangerously close to the edge. Will her sordid little secret come to light? She left work early that day, making sure noone saw which direction she was heading in. As she traveled to her destination, she wondered aloud if she was doing the right thing. Her heart told her one thing, but her sensibilities told her another. What a prediciament she had gotten herself into, but what could she do? She finally arrived, and with her nerves and senses tingling in anticipation she got out of the car. She looked around, hoping she wouldn't run into someone she knew. After all, what would they surmise she was doing there? She walked with a steady stride to the front doors, hesitated, took a deep breath, and entered. She continued walking until she reached her destination. A smile of satisfaction came across her face. "Hello, my darling. I've been longing for you, to see you, to hold you in my arms.". With that, she picked up the treasured 3-quart Tramontina braiser and made her way to the front of WalMart, thrilled with her newly found acquisition.

ttodd...can I see a pic ? We used it as our only dining table when we were in married student housing at UNC. We had one baby then. When we had 2 babies we moved to Carrboro to a duplex. Baby #2 would be in his rolling walker and as he passed the table he would go under/through the table cloth and it would cover him up...it never slowed him down and anything that was on top...yep dishes...would go with him and the cloth ! The boys delighted in playing under the table and letting the gates loose....they are 34 and 36 now...sigh. lukki: that crocheted table topper and another that is smaller were made as a gift for my Mom by a friend of hers back in the 40's. I love them. They look brand new. I am glad you like it. No one much uses them anymore. c