Vela: See my post above re: Munsons. Munson was a famous hybridizer who really failed to get major recognition until after his death around the year 2000. His daylilies and hybridizing efforts are the basis of many of the new cutting edge daylilies that have all the wonderful watermarks and eyes. He also had a flair for the simple elegant look in some daylilies such as Lilac Snow shown above. With that being said, a large group of people like myself and several others on here started collecting his daylilies before they are lost forever. Some of us are using them in our own hybridizing efforts as the incredible gene pool he created has been barely been touched. I have been looking at some catalogs from Daylily Discounters that another poster so generously sent me so I can scan them.. Some are lost forever such as Roadmaster I am afraid. I am about to start scanning them now that I can breathe again (Daylilies are winding down and my son is all graduated from High School) so I can get them back to her. I will post a link to my PictureTrail Account when completed once I figure out what to scan and post there. The earlier Daylily Discounters catalogs mixed them in with others so I will need to be selective as I do not have much more room on that account!! LOL

The builder needs to learn how to properly deal with the structural design issues before making decisions about how to install flashing. For instance, he should have looked up the shear value of the lag screws he was using in the NDS. By taking the easy way out regarding flashing and ignoring the structural requirements he created a dangerously weak ledger design. And adding more lag screws is not the appropriate solution at this point. You should introduce him to the Maine Deck Bracket or a structural engineer before someone gets hurt. The link below might be a good place for him to start his education. Keep in mind that the snow live load in your area might be greater than the 40 psf assumed in the article. In MA the snow live load is 60 psf and we're on the ocean. I worked in Aspen in '66 &'67. It snowed so much a large old commercial building collapsed in the center of downtown. In the Rockies decks the size of yours should always be designed by an engineer, not builders or building inspectors. If an engineer is not available I recommend using posts on all sides in addition to through-bolting with spacers to the house. Here is a link that might be useful: deck ledger options

Thanks a2 - You probably saw most of these in the original reveal but there were a few new ones. Any progress with Photoshop? I know you are going to have a lot of fun with it. Ginny20 - Thanks!! We've been surprised at how well it turned out. The nicer it gets though, the nicer we want it to be. I'm thinking about redoing a few things here and there.... Angie_DIY - wish you would and wish you were closer so I could come see your kitchen in person. Hi Renee, so glad you like the tile and kitchen. I always smile when I see your name and remember the help you gave me on my hose reel thread. (I really like the ones I ended up getting by the way). How goes your lovely garden? kristi-stl - I'm so sorry I didn't reply earlier. The Island is Cherry with the cordovan stain. What I'd do differently with the door is to have a flat outer edge (ours is raised). Also, the cordovan is pretty red. In hindsight, I was looking for a more traditional, honey cherry color. kateskouros - Thanks for the kind words! While it may not look like it, your gorgeous kitchen was one in my inspiration file. Obviously I am not very good at copying elements:) We are very much enjoying the layout and new space. seosmp - It's 8.75 inches from the wall to the start of the window trim; just about 12 to the actual window glass. The bumpout shelf was an afterthought. I'd wanted one but forgot to specify to our architect. When our builders started framing the window, I remembered. It was a fairly easy adjustment. I question sometimes whether I should have continued the bumpout at countertop height but in our case, the window is visible from the front of the house and I don't think I would have liked seeing objects on the countertop from outside (if that makes sense). I planned originally to have plants on the shelf but it looks a little messy from the outside so usually I leave it clean. I am planning on a Torquay shelf in this space at some point.

Thank you so much, everyone, what a bunch of ego-boosters you all are! Honestly, joining a quilt along was the only way for me to go, it was inspiring and getting further instructions on a weekly basis was perfect, enough time to get the assignment done and then more time leftover to get excited about the next bit to do. If left on my own, I tend to lose interest. And when everyone posts photos of their work, it's inspiring and informative, to see what fabrics they're using and what I liked and didn't like about them. The trouble is, though- I tend to want to copy 3 or 4 of them and I just don't need a bunch of quilts! And the main reason I didn't give up on the lemonade quilt is that I had cut up 40 fat quarters and I didn't want to waste $100 worth of good fabric! I'm making all kinds of things out of the strips- Pity Potholders, Scrappy Neck Wrappies, cat collars, a cat blanket, etc. lol I'm trying to recoup some of my losses, 'cause I'm so mad at myself! Biwako- Nosey Parker looks less than white when she's on the quilt, but if she lays in just the right spot, you can't even see her. lol And she is one of the reasons I'll never be able to use black sashing in anything I make, darn it! White cat hairs on quilts- not pretty!