Thank you, Victoria and Eahamel for more beauties. I have been fantasizing about apple scent in yellow, and Victoria gave the answer, Alberic Barbier. Hansa is great in deep pink. Eahamel, I always love Carefree Beauty here in Chicagoland - it's more stunning than the boring Knock-outs. I'll check out Old Blush and Blush Noisette. My sister in her 60's, who is never married said to me, "I want to give you this advance ... because when I die, I want to leave something beautiful behind." That speaks well for gardeners: the least we can do is to leave behind something beautiful that grace the planet earth after we die. The house at the corner is in foreclosure, abandoned for years. There's a mighty ugly climbing rose that went wild. It's a real eye-sore for the neighborhood. I will NEVER plant climbing rose in my zone 5a, and neither does the rose park nearby. In contrast, I remember the house with a big garden of hybrid teas in front. It was the highlight of my long walk home during my junior high years in Michigan. Someone mentioned Rose de Rescht thrived while abandoned in Illinois. Another mentioned Louis Odier thrived with beauty when no one watered him. That's the type of beauty I'm after. Something that grace the earth, rather than being an eyesore.

Great. Just great! Would never have thought of a black tablecloth on St. Patrick's Day. But, of course, it ties right in with the napkins. Nice napkins, by the way. Come to think of it, I'm always saying that about your napkins. You must have quite a collection.

Thanks, and right back at you too. I am still disappointed that the three wheel bike post no longer has a picture attached. Oh well, we win some and lose some I guess. Luvs

Food, it was a lb. container. I think it was about 14.00..It was all white meat, not that nasty brown stuff I have seen in cans.. You live close enough to a Costco to make it worthwhile, imho. Not for just crab..My son has 4 little ones under 8 and they shop at Costco a lot! For just the 2 of us it isn't worth it, but we like to make a field trip out of it..LOL..It is almost an hour away. DH likes to buy his wine at the liquor store , in the same building, but you don't have to belong to shop there.. My 5 y o gson didn't mind picking up the horseshoe crab , but the smell got to him..LOL They did love digging for the clams, but they wouldn't eat them!