Arlene, It was your pic that inspired me!!!!!! Yours is so much more vintage looking!!! We bought our bike to decorate for a 4th of July parade. The seat was painfull to sit on!!! There was no way I was going to ride that thing in a parade. The seats are original so I didn't want to rob it of it's humble vintage look. When I saw yours and others on the web I knew that I had to cancel the parade idea and make a planter. We have decided not to decorate this Christmas (First time ever). What are your ideas to decorate the bike/planter for Christmas? Next year I hope to go all out as usual. Susie

Please, if you own a Kitchen Aid Architect ll slide in all gas convection range (in white) - or - if you have seen one with your own eyes - installed and working - in anyone else's kitchen - or - have a dear and trusted relative/friend/neighbor whose word you can believe who claims to really own one of these ranges, could you please let me know asap. I ordered mine on 9/11 of this year from Sears - and have STILL not received it - KA gives no credible info on the range - Sears is helpless in the face of Whirlpool - and now I'm out a lot of dough (w/templates now made around the floor model of this stove from Sears). Others (Lowes/Best Buy) claim they cannot get the range until mid-December. What's w/Whirlpool/Kitchen-aid?!! Does ANYONE really own one of these .. or is it an imaginary range? In advance: Thank you thank you thank you - from yours truly, whose good humor and sanity is becoming seriously compromised over this severe lack of accountability from some seriously major players in the world of appliances (and I'm not even going into details over how long it took -- from another, smaller store, to get the KA built in French door fridge ... months!!! and Microwave .. months!!! - thought it was the store -- now I know it's Kitchen-Aid) .

Always remember to make it predator proof, chicken wire on the floor is important, also if you can around the perimeter just underneath the soil as this will stop the sneaky foxes and mice from digging in around the edges. The other point I'd like to make is that quite often (unless you really want to do it yourself) the cost to build one from scratch is more expensive that purchasing a coop through a company that ships them. Not just in materials but also in time and tools that you may need to go purchase. If you've got all the tools and some excess building materials around the yard, then sure it might be worthwhile - there's some good info here: https://www.coopsandcages.com.au/chickens/chicken-coops/ These guys give you a fairly accurate guide on comparing the DIY or ready to assemble chicken coops.

Justin, I believe Nomen's point regarding the Euphorbia is in reference to the common nursery practice of grafting cacti/succulents to obtain faster, easier growth of the scion. (Or in the more extreme case of the bright red, yellow, or pink Gymnocalycium, simply making it possible for them to survive.) As you are no doubt aware, at some point the scion will break free of the rootstock. (For that matter, most members of John Q Public will likely not even be aware that the plant is a graft to begin with.) Most of the general public would be unaware of this, and will likely be dismayed when this occurs and have no clue as what to do (if anything) to salvage the situation. This, in turn, can lead to disappointment and turn them off from trying again. Unfortunately, there is a very real limit to how much info can feasibly be included on a tag. Tags for such plants really should mention the fact that it is a graft. The more observant novice, noticing such, might take it upon themselves to do some research so they know what is in store for their plant's future, or later , when they start seeking help, they'll have a search term to help. Nomen might suggest that the plants sold should not be grafted at all. And I understand that viewpoint. However, looking at this from a nursery's standpoint, I can also see the efficacy of grafting. Some plants like the aforementioned chlorophyll free Gymnocalycium are popular novelty plants that can survive no other way. Other plants commonly used as scions grow much more vigorously when grafted making it possible to grow up saleable (or salable depending on one's spelling preference ;-) ) plants faster and at significantly lower cost to the consumer.