I am fine, only have pain when I lay down and get up from laying flat on the bed. I am still on anti inflammatory and muscle relaxer. I have been cooking and cleaning as usual. I have been doing quite a bit of walking also. Tomorrow we are going to Canyonlands NP. You know me I keep busy all the time. Our trip is right on schedule. We have had wonderful weather. Only 2 days that had any rain. Tonight it is windy and the cool air feels wonderful. The temp here today hit 84 but has really cooled off after the sun went down.

Having collected the seeds of the Monarchs, I hope to trade some with you. They need 3 months of stratifying, be it on the ground or in your freezer. Then, place the seed in it's forever home. You can't transplant 6' long roots. Help the Monarchs get to Mexico if you can. Looking for other native plants here in Central Texas.

Dear Sheila, I have been doing this for 3 years. I have always loved plants and enjoy being surrounded by them in my home. I wanted to create somewhat naturalistic plantings of orchids on mounts (mopane wood and cork are my favorites) that get sufficient humidity and air circulation, and light from windows (supplemented by floor lamps). So I have a variety of heavy wide bowls (actually, laboratory desiccators), urns, globe bowls (10-16’ diam.), cylinders, and square and rectangular vases. I put pebbles (or clear plastic box lids or mineral display stands) in the bottom and water that doesn’t reach the top of the pebbles or other props. As possible I’ll put multiple plants with similar needs in one container, sometimes with tiny plants hanging on larger ones. The plants mostly fill each container, so humidity is maintained (verified with a hygrometer). In 2 of my windows the containers sit in a large gray rotationally molded plastic tray that covers the entire bench or wooden shelving unit (the largest of these is 49 ¼ x 23 ½ x 1 ½”). So I can mist and squirt without concern, and in the winter, can dump water in the tray for extra moisture in the area. I think what I do is just decorative and really no different from what others do with egg crate and Rubbermaid bins. Some orchids I’ve not put on mounts yet and still have in pots propped in an urn, globe or cylinder. My catts are pot-in-pot, with the outer pot being decorative ceramic (and no water in the bottom).

I would like to see the space . Also I am not a big fan of all that glass in a media room , what are you planning for those windows ? I really am not getting a feel for the space so maybe some pics of the whole room instead of snippets. If you were going for a really old theater look that valance with heavy drapes would work I need a bit more info as to your ideas for this space.