What a bunch of great idea's and thanks! Chris, you can appreciate this. Mom is ok Thanks for asking) Did you move further west? YOU have been to Bonsai West? The owner there I have know and he wanted to purchase it off of me. HE LOVES this tree and will take great care of it. Of course they have many old and magnificent ones and this will be another prized on. I will take a few cuttings for keep sakes and keep it going. I love this tree and wish I had the room for it. Always full of surprises with color never seen and blooms. Very good to me. I will miss this mother plant though. I can always visit and check in on her) Thanks everyone for all your great input) Juliana, I live in Massachusetts( Tropic I will, good idea) Stush good to see you. Jojo, that would be so nice. I am glad you are back, trust me))

always interesting what you have to show, I had to look that one up, a somehow decent German nursery has it in stock describing that it is completely frost hardy, so now I only need a project where I can test drive some of those cuties, have a nice new year`s eve evryone, Lin

my clothes were getting tighter and i just refused to 'give in' and buy a bigger size. TBH, i was not heavy but i just refused to fall into 'oh we are older, its just what happens' category. my friend introduced me to THM and it changed everything. basicallly, you do not mix your healthy carbs and fat in the same meal. eg.: eggs with bacon/sausage and 1/2 avocado OR egg whites with veggies on sprouted bread chicken thighs with buttered veggie (broccoli) OR white meat chicken over a bed of lettuce with cucumbers, toms peppers etc and a light dressing (not heavy oils) or on a low-carb wrap/pita it does take some thought, but once you get the hang of it, its easy and automatic. i eat no white anything. no sugar, i do use Truvia. i eat mostly berries as they are least amount of natural sugar. i eat every 3-4 hours, not in between, this is good for your digestion and metabolism. i do have Hashimoto's for about 25-30 years now, and actually my med dose has recently gone down and my thryoid is not as swollen. my Endo is very pleased. i do my best! to not eat after dinner. i walk 5 days a week (3-4 miles), Follow the THM plan and use their recipes which are fabulous. Even DH likes them! BP is perfect, Cholestrol is 180 although my LDL is a slightly above 100, always was since my 30's - genetics?? i am not saying everyone is the same, but this diet lifestyle really works for me. good luck to everyone!

Very true Carol, cars are getting bigger and heavier. People are moving more to Trucks and SUV's and both are getting bigger. New model pickups are looking like billboards in the front and a fad similar to the fins on the cars in the 50's. Heavier too, the bigger size takes more materials, and electric cars weigh in at about 30% more than it's counterpart gas engine vehicle. You also have a good eye on those tires because they are getting bigger making those new huge cars look proportional. I got a big one, it's huge! The engine roars and tuned for performance, but when I wake up and look out the window all I see is a kia Rio.