The first seedling is really great, i love the form, and that its a bitone, there arent many of those i even look at twice, but that one has some real character, very nice and the slight ruffling on the edges of the petals really finish off the look, id be curious to see it in a few years after its gotten established (unless its an older seedling) And the last one WOW. I mean the "sculpting" i dont know if that's the correct term, but usually its really overdone on the bloom, almost so much to where its all you can concentrate on, but yours has a very unique finish to it, it looks delicate, and not so much like its sculpted in stone, just a light touch of it, and the color blend on the petals is very nice. the cream on the sepals blends very well with the pink blend in the petals......... UM I REALLY LIKE THIS FLOWER!!!!!! WOW thanks for the pic!!! G

Pug this particular one is not 8 yet!!! I've only had it for maybe 4 years if that. My hoya ciliata is 8 years old though and is finally producing it's first set of buds!!! These eriostemmas are so fussy about being moved or tampered with. Each time I got a new one i'd find a spot that I planned to leave it in as I know they don't like to be moved around. I had thought at one time about just getting rid of all the eriostemmas in my collection,they must of known something was up and decided to bloom!!! These flowers are rather large and quite hard to the touch,almost feels like plastic. I haven't smelled them yet to see if there's a fragrance or not.

MagicKitty - I saw 6 Feet Under - I am also glad that it's back. It was the first time DD#2 ever saw it and it was fun to fill her in on all the quirky characters. DeeMarie - I thought of you this morning as I was on goold old Rt 17 and passin' all those diners LOL. Sounds like you are having a fun-filled time. Marci - I am glad you have your dream job. I like mine most of the time, but it has it's moments. I often think of what else I would rather be doing, but right now this one suits my needs - close to home, part-time, meet a lot of nice people, most of the time we all get along. I have always wanted to have a B&B - the notion seems quite romantic to me, but I think that there may be too much work actually involved for me to fall in love with it LOL. Maddie - I am sorry you didn't get the job, but as we always know, there must've been a good reason - why doesn't that statement ever make much sense at the time? Besh - I am glad you are getting a lot out of the book - I love it and need to reread it. I have gone through so many copies, I buy one and then give it to someone that needs to read it. I had a fun time in NYC. We met up with 10 other people at a great restaurant, our 2 DD's met up with us there and then we went to the Art Show, we were there until nearly 10 and the group was heading to a club in the Village, which we took a pass on. We had a long day already and I just couldn't muster the energy. I need to go to the kennel and pick up my pooch. Will check in tomorrow.

I always like seeing the classic roses like "peace" pictured so nicely...