Is it too late to try your method now and just leave it be until next spring? I have plenty of quart mason jars, but if it doesn't matter if the leaves touch, could I use an ice tea jar, also save pickle jars? That has a little more clearance on the top, maybe not such a good idea if the rose shoots off new leaves sideways. I don't know why the clay, it would be similar to soilless medium except much harder for the roots to push around in and out of, but you know our grandmothers used methods they learned locally from their friends and I'm sure they didn't use rooting hormone so maybe the dampened clay kept a compact mass against the rooting area, I don't know but don't have much clay and don't want to go that route. If I try your method, I am going to use a variation. I've had two leaves just start showing on cuttings I started back in late May I think it was. I thought they all were dead and was about to throw them away. I cut a hole in the bottom of a clear 16-oz plastic cup and filled it with good quality potting soil, used some rooting hormone, and buried my cup in the ground but decided not to cover it (they need the humidity) because I wasn't sure about the leaves touching the pepsi bottle. I figured it would be less root disturbance when I move it to its permanent location or pot it up in a larger pot, and people here say plant in the shade not the sun for several of their methods. I put mine on the east side of the house and propped an old window screen against the house so the sun would be filtered even though it gets less than half a day of sun. Even so, all the leaves gradually died on all my 12+ cuttings I tried. I tried the ziplock bag method in my sunroom in a west window a couple years ago, they looked ok for a week or two, then all of a sudden rotted so I won't be doing that again and I didn't want to mess with hardening them off outside anyway. One more important question. Do you just remove the jar one day and leave it off in the spring or do you leave it off a little more each day? I'm always looking for the easiest way, willing to do some of the techniques I've read here, but they involve a lot more fussing. I don't mind a process that takes longer if it is likely to work in the end. Thank you so much for sharing your method. I read and read here and on the net. One lady did use a mason jar but she swished some potting soil around in the moist jar to create a film to filter some of the sun out. You say you can put them right in the sun. I'd be afraid that would be too hot for them. What is your approximate success rate?

Here's a tip - you don't need to fan the rice. It's done to make it glossier for restaurant service, but when it comes down to it, it serves no purpose as far as taste goes. If you don't want to fuss with making rolls, an easy family dinner is Chirashi sushi: just the rice-vinegar-sugar served in bowls, with the various toppings added separately to each diner's tastes. Yes, sushi is very simple to make. It's one of the reasons I lost interest in it after a while - growing up it was picnic food, so I always think of it in relation to hot dogs and burgers, LOL! The only one I'm still very fond of is inarizushi: a fried tofu skin (aburaage) that's been cooked in a sweet-soy sauce based sauce, drained then stuffed with sushi rice. You can buy the aburaage ready-made in cans. A deluxe version is made with mixing chopped shiitake mushrooms, diced carrots, and baby peas into the rice. My husband is a sucker for the tamago, the egg roll/pancake. Easy to make in small amounts, when I'm being very nice to him! Here is a link that might be useful: A website for sushi rolls

Thanks so much for the comments. The blessings are all mine, believe me! Danihoney, that is similar to our son. He was integrated into the classrooms all this time, when he really should have been isolated. He too is a something else to watch and observe.He blows me away at times with his big heart. It is interesting to see which paths he takes from time to time, as it makes no sense to us. We are often trying to put ourselves into his shoes and it is so hard sometimes because we just don't get it. I really think that he would be higher functioning if he would have been diagnosed earlier in life. Although it burdens my heart, there is no need to cry for one single moment about it. We need to face each day being strong and ready for what life throws us. Right now I am not as strong as what I would like to be, but working on it. Thanks for the encouragement. If you can send the link to people you know, that would help them learn about Asperger's and Autism, I would greatly appreciate it. I think that she updates facts (on the left side of the blog) on her break at 8A. Thanks again!!!

I have and the "epidural" injection was in hospital-like setting. Same for DH. Mine were unsuccessful...DH had relief for a couple of months. Pain clinic however...like visiting an office for shots and meds. Seemed to me there were always 20 or more people waiting for their "hit"...weekly or monthly. I was/am not interested in trials of drugs to find one that might work along with all the side-affects. Aleeve has done damage to my kidneys so now I am sort of out of luck for OTC pain meds and grateful that the surgery has taken away the worst of my back pain. Not running any footraces in the near future~ Nanny