Everyones herbs look so nice. I like the natural unfussy look of herbs. I have a big ole rosemary growing next to the AC unit and dryer vent. Talk about an inhospitable place for a plant. I got it years ago from Home Depot. It looks like a bush. I use it alot in cooking. I have Mexican tarragon in my herb garden too. I love the little yellow flowers. Then there is rue. What beautiful little silver leaves. Both those are easy to grow. I have had them for years. I have no luck with chives. I have tried them in several places. So I use the tops of onions or bunching onions as I would chives. Still I would like to have some decent chives. If there is a secret to growing it I would like to know. Also no luck with nasturtiums. I think the seeds I used were old. Arugula seems very popular lately. I bought it once thinking I had spinach. What a surprise. Tasted like skunk. :( It is in a salad mix I planted and I pull it up when I see it. Lion's ear looks so neat. Anita gave me a clipping to root but it didn't make it. Is it easy to start from seed? Or where would be a place in Orlando that I could buy it?

Interesting. The cobb work and the name reminds me of Medicine Park Oklahoma by the Wichita mountains. Not to far away. That town was also totally built out of granite cob at about the same time. That is a great little town to spend the night in and hike through the Wichita mountains.The cobb structures are nor B&B's ....maybe no breakfasts. There is a restaurant. I love seed collecting in October.

Robaudio, Thank you. Seriously, thank you. **my guess is that these guys don't really want to walk into someone else's mess. They're all thinking you should have called them to do the job before it got ugly They might also be concerned with liability issues in giving advice but then not executing the work.** I admit to being somewhat at wit's end this past week and not thinking as rationally as I might have otherwise (taking bucket showers for the past 2+ weeks with cold water in the garage will do that to ya). I read, then re-read your post and it not only made perfect sense (which I admit to not having much of that this past week) but after reading it, I found myself forgiving the people who never showed and our frustration has subsided a bit. I can actually understand now why nobody would want to touch this situation with their neighbor's 10 foot pole. Mr. Vincent, I would have never, ever thought of calling a building inspector---Thank you! Since I don't know anyone at all who has ever had to deal with the mold/mildew issues I turned to our Yellow Pages. The Ads stated "Certified" & "Mold and Mildew Removal Specialists" along with a lot of other words that made them sound so professional----I figured that's what I needed. I imagined the Pro coming in, surveying the situation, listing everything that needed to be done before our DIY could begin. I'd ask them how soon could they start, write the check to them, sit back while they did their job and we'd be on our way to our DIY bathroom remodel in no time. My rose-colored glasses must need cleaning. *smile* I guess I was just so thrilled that everything we were DIYing was coming along so well. I got my niche in between the studs, directly opposite our new ADA Toto with the cupboard below the niche for all kinds of storage, got the floor perfectly leveled, got the old ceiling redone with new drywall, repurposed my microwave cart into a new vanity and I painted the wall medicine cab to match and got the pattern perfectly cut and fit for the new banjo sink top. Heck, I even found a major sale at Ross' and bought wonderful new towels, wash cloths, hand towels and a little picture for the wall behind the toilet. Then, this. Oh well. In the grand scheme of things it's not the worst that could be happening. Thank you all for your patience while I ramble on and for your responses. Means a lot.

Look up "scabies" ... it's a parasite that infests hands. And DO NOT shake hands with him.