We began adding used coffee grounds & filters, supplied by our local Coffee Culture, last year. My internet research suggests that it's not acid. I can tell you one thing - when I moved the pile in the fall, the grounds were loaded with earthworms. This tells me that there isn't much wrong with them. Are you still collecting grounds? How has it been working for you?

I don't think you insulted anyone. We daylily addicts love our addiction, and believe me you can fall into the trap really quick! I started out 10 years ago with just a few from Lowe's fall clearance rack. The next year I heard of a wonderful thing, people actually grow daylilies to sell and to show and they have "open house day". My DH and I drove over 90 miles to one of these gardens. Instead of just the old ones that I had found a Lowe's, here was huge reds, yellows that had black eyes and OH ME!!! a yellow that had a huge black eye and edge! I had never seen anything so beautiful in my life. I quickly checked the catalog list that I was given when we arrived and this wonderful daylily sold for $150 and this was 1999. I'd never seen nor heard of a plant that sold for that much money!!! After seeing all the beautiful reds, pinks, cranberry, yellow, near whites, and all the colors in the rainbow, I was HOOKED!! Addicted!!! IN JUST ONE DAY!! I knew then that I would one day have that daylily that was selling for $150. I don't remember the name, but I do now have many with the big black edge and eye. I didn't give nearly that much, maybe $25 but I did have to wait 5 or 6 years to get what I wanted. I'm guilty of having paid $170 for 2 fans of an unknown seedling. I'm gambling that it will be a winner. It could be a new into or it could be tossed on the compost pile. Following that, I've paid between $2 to $100 on over 100 varieties of daylilies. I'm pretty happy with what I have now. The "I gotta have it" stage of my addiction is over, mostly! I still see one or 2 a year that really cause my heart to race, but my money now goes on potting soil, compost, fertilizer and mulch. I hybridize daylilies, grow the seeds and pray for a beauty in maybe 2 or 3 years. I also have purchased 100's of seeds to get a jump on some of the really expensive daylilies. I've paid as much as $5 per seed. I've seen seed sell for over $20 for 1 seed on the Lily Auction. I forget just how much some did go for last year. So, yes, we can be very silly! But, we really do have fun doing it, after all the hard work is done! If you don't want to join us in this addiction, then don't visit this web site: I'm open to all opinions! I think that's what makes us all interesting. So don't be afraid to speak up. Have fun. Be Blessed and join in the fun, Mona Here is a link that might be useful: The Lily Auction

wi-sailorgirl: I will post some pictures of the countertops as soon as I can - and, just to make you jealous, my island countertop in the kitchen is also quartzite. (And it's huge - 13 feet wide by 4 feet deep!) I may call the countertop guy (we have more work to do with them that is not quoted yet - they may want to help me to keep the rest of the work). I have four Kathryn sinks that are the smaller sinks, and their reveals are 1/16th of an inch. The two in the master are the larger Kathyrn sinks and they have the big overhang. Since I am not asking for a new slab, they might be willing to take them back and cut the hole a little bigger. Should have pix tomorrow.

bee and dalma, those photos on Houzz are amazing! I didn't realize orange was such a trend right now. I liked the white sofa with the turquoise and orange pillows and sunburst mirrors - very nice. that vase is really nice, lori316! I didn't take a photo of my bookshelves but I have a piece of pottery that my uncle made for us as a wedding gift which has a turquoise and brown glaze on very similar to that vase. lagrant, I also love the bar cart idea. I've been on the hunt and found a gorgeous one from Restoration Hardware (the "Duncan" bar cart) but it has apparently been discontinued. I think it's a great way to fill that space and make it more functional. I've been searching on Craigslist for a funky cart but no luck so far. Below is a link for options - what do you guys think in terms of style -- a wooden one or glass shelved one? Here is a link that might be useful: bar cart options