That's funny "flowers", and the answer is, my "Gold Regal", greatly reduced to fit my head in a way to allow room for any of the others. I even had to reduce the "Blue Angel" considerably. My suggestion, only plant "mini's" in your scalp in order to have the room for the most possible varieties! John, you flatter me, but thank you just the same! I just have more "time" on my hands, lately, to learn how to "play" with these things! It really is not as difficult as some may imagine! What I do have, is a big imagination, and sometimes that is helpful in "coming up" with the ideas! However, Andrea and Jed did the work this time, in giving me the idea--I just had to put it together!!:O) janice BTW, Ken--I'm afraid the Hosta Journal might think this too "silly" for their magazine--but, thanks for thinking they might like to have it! Only certain kind of hosta-folk could bear with it, I'm afraid! LOL

In NC (at least my jurisdiction) it is code to do a manual J. That being said, my HVAC contactor did the manual J (I've seen it) and then ignored it. He actually put 4 tons upstairs where the load called for just over 2. (This was redone down to 3 as Carrier doesn't make a 2.5 Infinity) The manual J is imperfect. The latest version doesn't accout for a radiant barrier in the attic which reportedly can save 15% on a/c bills (and would be the determining factor for sizing in the South). Infiltration for your house will likely be better than average if you are building your own house or watching it closely. I personally foamed all penetrations into the attic and I bet that made a significant difference in infiltration. You wouldn't believe the holes in fan housings etc. Now if they did the Manual J after the blower door test, then I'd trust some numbers (although the blower door test is itself imperfect). Our infiltration was 50% of the energy star standard before I had finished a few things. It really isn't possible (I don't think) as the units are hooked up by then. Although, that maybe only because they test the ducts at the same time as the blower door test. I just know when we were at that point, the units were already installed. Anyway - the manual J is an absolute requirement. Just know that it is imperfect.

Thanks for posting this! I saw it too late to try to go at lunch. I only had time to go to one tj maxx on my way home from work (homegoods is farther away). But I found an end table that had been marked down from $99 to $49, and the extra 15% off made it about $45 after tax. It has a few small chips on the rim but I will just touch those up with some stain or paint (and will probably try to darken the whole piece anyway). Ironically I was eyeing that end table last month, then it was gone; i wonder if somone chipped it when they were trying to get it in their house, and then returned it. Other than that I just bought some small things from the food section -- a fancy cake mix and frosting mix that I"ll send to a friend as part of her bday gift, and garlic flavored olive oil for myself. The store wasn't crowded at all (around 8 pm). But most of the customers looked like folks coming home from work, and it wasn't the usual crowd (a lot more couples & men than I usually see in that store).

Time for assignment J . Let's see who goes first .