altorama, welcome back! You are growing some awesome roses and on top of that a couple of them seem to be pretty rare. Jessica and Nymph Egeria are especially appealing to me. I am off to HMF to find out more about these two beauties! Thanks for posting! Christina

hi cathy, i signed up in 2002 and was regular on here for quite a long time,but looks like everyone's gone. :( got on bluebird nut cafe and saw a lot of the old names,but either they're mad at me or not posting there either. miss the ole gang

Hello to all quilting friends, old and new! All is fine with me. I have been trying to get PhDs caught up and am working on purses and other crafts for sales that my sister and I will be doing in the coming months. I look forward to seeing what everyone is up to and new ideas for quilting and crafting. I also look forward to participating in swaps, block lottos and other fun things!

Thank you! marti, I fell 4 yrs ago and have had 6 surgeries including Cervical spine (and maybe one or two more in my future), and lots of other 'ailments' that come from being 'sick'. I am on the up side now, have limited abilities, cannot do what I used to do, was in my late 50's full of energy, working, had my own kitchen remodel business and doing projects, my blog and learning photography. Then fell (upside down on my head) then somehow 4 yrs went by, I sort of 'wake up' and I am not able to work outside the home and I am in my 60's and retired! Like a bad dream filled with 6 surgeries to fix parts to work again, and lots of therapy. BUT I am going to make the BEST of it! I am alive and can do things for my self and can function better now. So, it is not all bad, just trying to find my niche in the world again! I am originally from Nova Scotia, Massachusetts then to Florida, Virginia and then now back to Florida. I am an East coast gal. Love the palm trees here and the climate is mild.