Hello Rebecca & everybody else on the junk forum. Rebecca, I have 2 strawberry pots sitting out beside my porch empty and lonely and now, since reading your post I am overcome with the urge to paint them. Brilliant idea!!! So is there any special paint or technique for outdoor projects that I should use?? I love the old, distressed look, any suggestions?? BTW, I love this forum too. Lana

Peppie is a rat terrier, which is actually a mixture of five or six other breeds, and I must say that some of the doggies posted after mine look very similar to him. We have another dog, a Yorkie, and unfortunately Peppie has never really warmed up to her, although he adored our Main Coone cat, a gentle giant who persisted in trying to befriend Peppie, despite many rebuffs, until Peppie fell in love with him. I love hearing all about the foibles of your dogs, and their interactions with their people and other pets. Florence, there's no question you had to marry Bob for Charlie's sake. No sacrifice is too great for our beloved pets! Ingrid

Hey E.O.! Glad to see you visit "this side" some time! And glad to see your perspective and intent in posting and reading what you do! It's difficult communicating this way, isn't it, at times. I think, if we all take care of our own business, and quit trying to 'straighten' others out so much--less will be misunderstood! I suppose coming to a forum where advice is so freely available, we sometimes forget that unless advice is asked for, perhaps it shouldn't be given, and if we feel 'compelled' to give it, make sure it is done in such a way as to not make ourselves look so "elevated" and others so ignorant! Sometimes--that happens and in some cases, I know, that is not intentional, but in some cases I believe it definitely seems to be the intent! Some people are just quite naturally more sensitive and we should be able to recognize that in folks that post here for awhile and then be careful to be sensitive and RESPECTFUL in our of handling them. Kindness is becoming a lost character quality and it's turning us into barbarians, in so many ways in our culture today!! Don't get me started! Anyway, I think we all need to settle our 'feathers' down and keep on keeping on, and it wouldn't hurt for apologies to be offered where needed, either. I've yet to ever reject an apology, myself, (not that I think I need one BTW), when I sense it to be genuine! Oh, and Phil--I also sent you an email very early today!!! What in the world is happening with that? I've never thought I had a problem sending folks emails? Have you received ANY from the GW site?

Well, no I haven't been to the Home forum. I have a shortcut to Garden forums and that's what I use. But I wonder...why is a forum like 'Sewing' listed under Garden forums and not Pets? Aquariums is listed under Garden forums, and while I realize people use plants in their aquariums, many more people post about their fish than their plants...after all fish are pets, no? I guess I'm just clueless anymore...and how is my DH going to be able to drag me away from the 'puter if I have so many more forums to check out? :D