Very funny, Carolyn! Aren't we just a happy "family"??? lol... anyways, don't mean to hijack your post, Carolyn, but Species-Specific forum is a pretty neat thing!!! Actually, I've visited "that site" many times for Orchid Culture, just never check-out their forum... I like their format as well... Thanks, Kev and Shady for introduce us to it, I *do* like this place a lot, but dual citizenship might not be a bad idea, right? cat80

Since I've only been to one get together, there's probably not many pictures of me. I' don't care if they're posted. I think they've been posted already. Shamefully, I never got around to posting the pictures Jerry took of the get together. I've been feeling bad about that, but the other pics that were posted were similar to his, but better. (I hope he's not reading this! lol) He was just learning to use his new camera. Sally

Ya know, eileenlaunonen (Eileen) has been drifting towards the vicinity of Georges Bank fishing grounds for several days now. The fishing's great & I know the Feast of the Seven Fishes is coming soon...but it's gonna be a loonnnggg swim back to Long Island hauling her catch! :) Linda, I'm a thinkin' Eileen is busy & hasn't noticed how far out she's drifted & is in need of the life ring you tossed me. FYI for where to toss the ring...Georges Bank is east of Cape Cod. :) /tricia

Louise, I dont usually post on this particular forum, but, your post is a very good read. Thank you for speaking out. I am a gray lover too. I dont much love the beige that is being recommended everywhere right now. I am also an aqua lover and have had for the last 60 yrs, some aqua in every room of my house. Trends are not important to me. Many many years ago, I went to school for interior decorating and limited design. It has been so many years, that what I learned is obsolete. Therefore there are a lot of things, that bother me. Lack of color in a room, bothers me, telling every one to remove things from tops of cabinets bothers me, telling everyone to remove things from countertops bother me. No, I dont mean, that junk and other things that are not useful in a kitchen should be left on countertops. I believe that kitchens should be clean, and look like someone actually uses them. My couch was bought new (and was cheap) back in 1994. Color doesnt go with anything I own anymore, but, it wont wear out, so it has a slip cover in gray. I rarely buy a magazine anymore, because, after my husband passed away, money is very tight. However, the other day I did buy one, and I found a saying in it, that explains, exactly how I feel about home decor. It says "Your home should tell a story--a story about you,. So Collect what you love and put those things out for all to see." Just maybe if many would read that saying and put it to use in their own homes, the homes we see on these forums, would look like homes people live in, rather than places, that you cant even find a table near a chair to put a cup of coffee on, and if you do, the chair is too darn uncomfortable to sit in to enjoy the coffee anyway, and the room, although beautifuly and perfectly done, is too darn boring to want to stay in for longer than 5 or 10 minutes. A house is just a house, that needs to be turned into a home, not something that is ready for a magazine photo