Thanks, Jenny. I'll try to post a photo later. I think this may be due to overwatering. Last night I checked the bottom of the container and there was some water in the little saucer underneath the container. I water once or twice a day, usually a half gallon or a gallon at a time and the plant is in a 6 gallon container. I didn't think that was too much water given the heat and humidity we've had recently. Anyway, I've picked off the ailing leaves with any sign of yellow or blight and I'm hoping that the plant will come through okay if it dries out. By the way, I see no signs of disease or discoloration on the stems or any part of the plant, just the leaves, so I'm hoping the Daconil will help. I know it won't cure the EB, but will hopefully stop its spread. Thanks!

Thanks to all of you who responded. So far, nothing has helped...One more thing it might be is the file that was placed on my computer when I installed my HP scanner, by the name of hpcmpmgr.exe. This is a systems diagnostics program that collects information on drivers, etc; and offers updates when needed. I noticed it pops up in the bottom tray about every 15 minutes. I don't care to have my system diagnosed, and would like to be rid of this hidden file. No way to uninstall it. If I uninstall my scanner, will it also take the exe file or is on here to stay? Has anyone found a way to get rid of this file? I am somewhat computer challanged, so please make it simple.Thanks again!! Ida

but prof. nice guy didn't ask about staying or leaving... exactly. He said he wanted to meet a woman who was more fun *& that his therapist encouraged him to do so*. which sounds like a lie. In fact, his initial post reads a little like a singles ad ("my sisters-in-law describe me as 'funny & sweet'", "I want to meet a woman who likes to laugh", etc) His request for 'advice' reads a lot like he's fishing for permission/approval/blessing,("it would be nice to keep my marriage but be emtionally close to someone, too") Snort! & his statement that his wife is willing to have sex without emotional involvement but he wants the involvement sounds really really strange, since it's backwards to what usually happens (woman wants emotional closeness, man willing to have sex without it). like he made it up & he's seeing what response it'll get. One of the worst experiences of my life was many years ago, when I was young & inexperienced & a married man caused me a lot of aggravation, but, as a result, my "married man on the prowl" detector still works pretty well:. I had been dating this guy for several weeks when I learned that he was married. only, as he said, since it didn't have anything to do with what went on between us, he didn't think he needed to mention it. He saw nothing wrong with lying to me, lying to his wife, complicating my life, his wife's life, his children's lives, heck, he wasn't worried about complicating *anybody's* life, as long as he could have dinner/clean house/charming children...& dates. It was degrading to be manipulated & lied to like that, it was mortifying to discover that I was the "other woman", & it was humiliating to extricate myself from the situation & answer the questions my friends asked about the "new guy" I had been so happy about. but the guy sort-of mentally shrugged & decided that I was just as crazy/needy/irrational as his wife, *since I was having a good time*... until I found out about this little bit of (irrelevant & superfluous) information. This is a married man on the prowl, looking for approval/justification, & he posted this to see what kind of objections he'd get, so he can refine his approach to the next "woman who likes to laugh" that he runs into in the real world. betcha.

It's pretty large. Could hold at least half a gallon, maybe more. The shape is odd in that is very ovoid, not round at all. As I say that, I realize my photos, don't represent it well, but it's about 2-3 times longer than it is wide and is nearly a foot high, which is why it does not look to me like something spun on a wheel. The color grabbed me too because from a distance it looked like stone, like dirty granite. (Had to handle it and peek inside to realize it was ceramic.) That's why I like the look, but not necessarily $69 worth. Is there a particular angle of photo you'd like me to get to tell you more? I stop by this shop on the way home from work frequently, so I can get more pix.