Glad you are feeling better. Starting yesterday I noticed my throat felt sore and today I started to have that little tickle and a cough. Hope it isn't something that is going to last weeks. I feel pretty lucky though cause I haven't had a bad cold or virus for a couple years now.

Hey what did I miss and when . I had no idea you had been away Brad , I just figured like me you were busy and not enough hours in the day to do all that needs to be done this time of year. Too bad about Spoken in Parables. I see that it has Dragon's Eye in its heritage I wonder if that is the culprit and makes it tender and few buds . I used to have Dragon's Eye and I was not particularly impressed ....turfed it some time ago .

I like it ! It takes someone with a great imagination to look at a shovel and see an Aztec mask. I would love to see this forum become active again.

Frankielynn, I didn't move far, just to Springfield, MO. I actually moved twice last year. The neighbors at my first place were awful and purposely destroyed my plants. I am honestly surprised and grateful that any of them came back this year!! My newer place has better neighbors, more trustworthy. Just less room. Djacobz, I love First Frost, so I wouldn't mind it being one. I just hate when they might be labeled wrong is all! LOL!! Yours is beautiful! My older one came back but I don't think it's going to make it. It's looking declined and sickly. Stupid, old, neighbors!! It was as stunning as yours, though. Steve, I had a Blue Ivory for a couple of years, part of the patio garden rebuild cluster I bought. My neighbors killed it and it didn't come back this year. I was so upset, so I have been looking for it. But, my other one had much larger margins, like yours. That was why I question this new one. But, you may be right, only time will tell.