See if there is a water garden society or goldfish society in your area. You might find someone there to help take some off your hands. They might not be listed in the phone book, though. Do a Google search. Also, you might put an ad on Craig's list. I've heard that people have had good luck there. I've also heard that golf courses will sometimes take free fish, but I think that's probably iffy.

I am in Wyandotte. I also have a home on Secord Lake (Gladwin) that I drive to every weekend. I am willing to bring fish to anyone close to the expressway (75) I just need to catch those little buggers, man they are quick! Also, my fish are and have been disease free. I have never had a problem....knock on wood. Thank you for the kind compliments on my pond! Actually I enjoyed every step of the way building it. From research, digging the hole to hauling 6 ton of rock, you feel such pride from the hard work. It was my second attempt in building a semi-large pond and wow, what a difference age feels like on the body! This one at 53 years old was much, much harder than the one at 39! It's almost complete now and my morning coffee on the bench surely can't be beat by much more! You can contact me at themoosecat@yahoo.com if anyone would like some babies. Thanks again! Regards, Renee

Hi Diane! 7 - 8 large rhizomes with large fans, plus I'll add some small ones... They are a little pricey to ship because they are good size, but I like to send big ones because they establish themselves quickly and bloom faster... Please let me know... and THANX! Meadow Lark

Try to find some old house forums and/or local people who do plaster repair. Beware that people whose skill set is drywall are going to tell you that it all needs to come out. Very rarely does all plaster have to come out unless its been neglected or water damaged over a period of time. It may be you use a range of different techniques depending on what kind of damage. You may find that some walls have only minor cracks that can be simpy filled ,while some walls may have major bowing and large loose areas. arger damaged areas can either be re-done using old methods OR.... just attach drywall patches and fill in gaps with plaster (using bonding agent to get old plaster to adhere to new plaster). Whatever you do, please dont do the thing of putting drywall OVER the old plaster and butting it up against the baseboard and window and door trim. Thats just plain ugly Ceilings might be the one surface you decide to have drywalled - looks like we are seeing ceilings in your pics? Gravity has greater effect on ceilings, so damage can be a lot worse than walls. And, since theres no trim to contend with up there, its a lot easier. If you want to start a thread and post some pics over on the old house forum, I think youd find a lot of us could advise in more detail.