I have read alot of imformation on bonsai, and trees in general for about the passed year and a half, and am about to make my first real purchase for a suitable bonsai, they seem like they are very good tree because they can back bud, they grow quickly, and i love them. However i just wanted to put it in my compost because it IS very rich, and i figured it would grow very quickly and vigorously there, while after it got situated i could air layer a few branches, that are about a half inch in diameter. Later i would continue to grow the tree, for either more bonsai of the same type, or to continue on to what i may plant in one of my own yards some day, i could still root prune it by digging a quarter circle in a desired diameter after every winter. I could get 4 or 5 air layerings that could be used as bonsai later from this single tree, and for 20 dollars that sounds good to me. I am also going out to buy pine bark and fir bark if i can find them, and already have garden lime, and i need gypsum (both pelitized) crushed granite, volcanic rock, i think i may get black instead of red, maybe both, and stilll...... i think thats it for my bonsai, and container medium in general. I know quite a bit about tree care in general, besides specific nutrient needs for individual species, would they all benifit from a well rounded NPK? or do some need higher of some and lower of others? I have yet to find a site on where they might give about the enviromental demands, or rather, their nurtitional demands. Any help with that would be appriciated. THanks, Aaron

Carol, great shot! You captured it well. Valerie, thanks for the info. One never thinks about all the hard work that goes into the making of some things.

Well, for what its worth, Eddie, the sleeping Beagle, is the first and only dog I've ever bought (at young son's encouragement). All the rest were from acquaintences or were pound puppies. I firmly believe muts/pound puppies, etc., are of much better temperment, dog in and dog out, than most pedicured dogs now days.

It is difficult to say precisely where your chandelier was made, although it is definitely European. They were available from many sources. The crystal was made in what was then Czechoslovakia. Many of the factories are still in business today making the same patterns with the same quality as in the past. Yes, please have the wiring checked as it is likely dried out and could be getting dangerous. This is a very nice example, enjoy it!