Hagey, I don't think I've seen you here on the forum before, so a big welcome to winter sowing!! I'm sure you will have much success with it. :O) I have winter sown Hardy Hibiscus successfully, but had to do a search on the Blackberry Lily. There is no doubt you can winter sow it as it is hardy to zone 4 so I would definitely go for it. Truly a beautiful plant. Where did you get the seeds? I would be most interested since it states that the plant is poisonous if ingested, so the deers would certainly stay away from it in my gardens. It has nice colours too! My Monkshood went to seed and is no longer flowering. And to see a primrose blooming at this time of year - what a pleasant sight that must be!

Good Morning All, DeeMarie, have a great vacation. I don't remember where you are going but have fun! BJ, hope all is well with your DF. I am keeping you and family in my thoughts and prayers. And yes, everything is perfect the way it is. Ohhhmmmmmmmmm The lousy weather just persists here. It's not raining this week but it's raw, gray and windy. Just miserable for outdoor activities. It might be nice on Sunday and I will look forward to that. I am having a hard time concentrating on anything but DH's upcoming surgery this Monday. Before his surgery he has a nuclear medical procdeure that will tell them if the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes. That's the part that scares me the most. Still, I am trying not to focus on it but it's hard at times. Everything is perfect the way it is and it could be much worse. A good friends 74 year old mother has just been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She has some hard choices to make and my friend is agonizing over this. There are so many people I know that are hurting and suffering right now. And so many more that I don't know too! Boy this is cheerful, sorry. I wish I could tell you a beautiful foliage horse ride!! The foliage is just about gone. We didn't get much because of two weeks of rain. Still if the sun comes out I am saddling up ang going out. I will have a wonderful ride.....

Went to JoAnn's spent at least an hour in there walking up and down the fabric isles, studying all the possibilities and now I'm home again after a 45 minute drive I think I covered exercise for today ;0)

Hi, Everyone, and thank you for the birthday wishes and the BEAUTIFUL blocks! I've received all except Salijo's. Hopefully it will come today! Sorry it's taken me a while to come back on here. Both our computers had to be replaced, and then all our equipment (including my camera, the modem and the router also needed to be replaced and/or new drivers found for them. What a mess!!! But DH is back on the road, so now I can breathe and get caught up a bit. Oh, and 3 weeks ago we had a new addition... a baby donkey named Zach. And thank you so much, Linda, for the quilt label. And, Beverly, I LOVE the card made with a photo of the block. Very nice! The pictures are from both groups, I did write each person's name on the back, but didn't do a grid to list them as I posted. A lot of eyebrows were raised, I think, over the colors in this block, but you should have seen my husband fondling them when they were opened. They're EXACTLY what I had in mind for a "non-girly" room! Again, thanks so much for the cards, gifts and well wishes, they mean a lot! Kay Here is a link that might be useful: Birthday Block Pictures