Thanks! I was so relieved to find what fit my vision and all worked together. Still a million more decisions to make, but it feels like they get a little easier now that I have a few things nailed down.

That is wonderful news!! Times are hard everywhere and it is pretty scary to me. I am praying for our entire nation...it just has to get better soon. Deb

Hi Carolnv...reading the posts lately, I realized you must be in NV...My name is Carol as well and I'm also in NV..... Henderson to be exact. I literally work 2 minutes from the Joanns & Hobby Lobby in Henderson. So dangerous if I decide to venture out at lunch time. The cutting line at Joanns often makes me late going back :) But their sales lately are irresistible. I have so much fabric now that I have to force myself not to buy any more until I start working on what I have. Any way, I just wanted to introduce myself to a quilting neighbor. Hope you get lots of good deals today. Durango118 (Carol)

Bliss arrived from Roses Unlimited 5 weeks ago at 10" tall & wide. (Wanted a pair, but Pat only had one.) Repotted into a 3-gallon, it's grown well in that short time. Just went out to measure & it's now 16" x 16". Semi-glossy leaves healthy no spray through hot days of mid to high 90's, overnights cooling to 70, high humidity & frequent rain. After a week, a terminal bud began to develop & opened 10 days later (noted on my calendar, lol). Creamy pink infused with apricot, that first 2" flower held fresh for 9 days. Pretty amazing, considering how often I nose nuzzled the many baby petals to sample its perfume, catching new nuances of complexity each time. A mixture of ripe non-citrus fruits with a touch of vanilla cream, similar to fruit nougat, in a soft swirl of floral minibursts my memory associates with ylang ylang. More than a sensory delight - a spiritual uplift. This rose is well named. Back to earth - began pinching for structure after that bloom indulgence & the baby rose responded with new branching. Allowed only one of those side shoots a single bloom (so I could bliss out again). Snapped off at the peduncle base as the sepals descended, that bud went into a small blue bottle vase & accompanied me from desk to night table for several days, till it dried in perfect form in the air conditioning. Even dried, it retained the ghost of its perfume. That bloom opened to 3", more petal & fragrance packed than the first. Dutifully nipped several more buds to direct the rose's energy into root & branch growth. Measuring Bliss' current stature a few minutes ago, spied a new bud just beginning to form along a side branch. Compelled to let that one bloom, too. Having only spent 38 days with Bliss as of today, have to say I'm besotten. Sue