Alrighty then - I think I got it!!! Try this.. https://picasaweb.google.com/100276590830892159654/WinterSowing20111stYear?authkey=Gv1sRgCKv73-ezkf2t4AE&feat=directlink Here is a link that might be useful: Winter Sowing 2011

Thanks paxfleur and Frank for your comments. Oh, Frank, I love your Candyfloss, it's so beautiful! I wish mine would turn out to be Candyfloss. Also, you know, I think I've got seriously infected with the "amaryllis fever"... I went back to the market for a 2nd trip and got another bulb, which I tried not to buy in the first trip... This one has two almost-spent blooms but there're still 2 buds, and one more scape coming up too. I love its deep red color and I had to go back to get it, although it cost wayyyy toooo much ($2.50). I guess maybe because of the Lunar New Year coming up, flowers are more expensive. Here's a pix of my second buy. Maybe Red Lion? Can you identify, pls. Thank you. And then, to make everything worse, when I was buying some pots... I saw a cluster of 5 budding amaryllis bulbs in a big pot that was selling for $10.00! I asked to have it for $8.00 and they agreed! I couldn't carry the pot home on my motorbike...so hubby will have to pick it up for me tomorrow! I'll post a pix when I have it at home. Wow, I'm going to have lots of hippis for Tet holiday (Tet = Lunar New Year) which is coming up in two weeks time. I'm so glad I went to the market today! Xuan (feeling so great!)

Aw thanks everyone for the warm welcome back. I missed chatting with you. I used to have kind of a "meh" attitude about Florida and now I can't for the life of me figure out why. It's so easy on the eyes. And really nice folks there - although maybe they're just so nice because they're living in paradise. /Eileen. I hear you about the furry babies. I have been out of town so much lately that my cat is punishing me. ._.' So great that you have 3 sisters down there! I definitely hope I get to retire near my sisters someday. /Poseidon. "I agree, joni is one of those people that you just do not forget meeting." You just could not have put it better. That's what I keep trying to explain to people about her. I can't quite put words to her, but she's one of a kind. /Pug. It is exactly like that. I felt like Homer in that episode of The Simpsons where he is in The Land of Chocolate. All those little planty faces staring up at you, and their moms nearby so you can see exactly what they will look like when they are of an established size. It should make it easier to decide what you want, but really what happened to me was that I suddenly saw the appeal of all the plants I'd previously vetoed when merely viewing them online. Unfortunately Kelly has been busy addressing some health issues. We recently heard she was making some progress and I'm sure she'll be on here again eventually. I miss her too. /Renee. Whoa a vacation with both Bulbophyllums and Hoyas?! That's pretty posh. :) I hope you're able to make it out to Sarasota/Siesta Key. My sister really wanted me to drop her off in Siesta Key while I was visiting Joni but unfortunately for her, she slept in and I wasn't going to wait any longer! :P /Ima. It's a really pretty area, so I think it would make a fun day trip. If your daughter takes you, maybe as a thank you gift, you'll be faced with the same conundrum as I was: what a person's First Hoya should be. I went with polystachya, but Joni's suggestion of merrilli was a really good one, I thought.

The worst part of traveling for me leaving my house unattended and the expense. I do love seeing new places and observing how other people have adapateed to a particular location and terrain. Their practical solutions are fun to behold. During my employment years, we took a vacation each year. As my vacation time increased, we decided to see many of the grand sights in the USA and have never regretted it. from 1976 through 1992, we included rockhounding with our trips. That took us to some back-in places and places wew would not have otherwise visited. for example, we visited the quartz cyrstal area in Arkansas and Glass Buttes in Oregon. After retirement, we became interested in our family's genealogy and have visited places where our ancestors had been to observe their home turfs and to collect data. That activity turned into a living lesson in early US History. After those trips, we decided there was a better way to teach Early American History than the old traditional chore we had slogged through. Tracing ancestors through early America is much more facinating and the lesson stays in your memory. When you make a connection with an event in history, you have a better understanding of it. So, where will we travel to next? I dob't know. We do have a few items left on our bucket list, but these at the moment are dream trips and may never happen. Possible trips" 1. Inner passage cruise to Alaska. I have distant relatives living there, but we have never become aquainted. 2. Tour Ireland, Scotand, and Wales. Some of our ancestors came from there to the North American shore before there was a US. 3. Tour Asutrailia and New Zeeland. 4. Spend a week in Costs Rica. 5. Go back to Yosemite to see it again and to tour other sights nearby that we missed when we were there. 6. Visit the maritine provinces of Canada. 7. Go back to Syracuse, New York. We need to research a bit more family data in that location. What do we enjoy the most? Beautiful, grand scenery.