Well its like this, I hybridize daylilys, but have a very small yard, but I have this friend of about 30 years that bought a house "right around the corner". He has 3 or 4 acres, well I got him interested in Daylilys, and soon I had a couple of beds over there in the front yard which is as big as my back yard. Well we used up all that space between my plants, and his plants and a bunch of Irises, so we went out back and put in a couple more beds. All was well for quite awhile, but my friend starts work early so I would go over there every morning after I pollinated here and continue my work there. He would often leave me a list of crosses he would like done and I would do them for him. We had a realy nice arrangement until his neighbors moved. The old neighbors used to just shake their heads at us plant nuts and not pay us much attnetion. Well a nice young couple purchased the home, and weren't really used to the way things are. Well I had been going over there for about a week armed with pollen, string tags, pen, pencil, clipboard and pollen but no one noticed me. Well one day about 11:00 I went over, and pollinated some flowers in the front yard, and had just moved to the back yard. Now it was about 85 degrees, I was wearing cut off jeans, and a pocket t shirt, no shoes, I have pollen all over me and I'm sweating to beat the band when I hear, "put your hands up, and lay down on the ground". Well I was more than surprised, but I managed to comply. The next thing I knew I was cuffed, searched, and asked just exactly what and the hell I was doing. Now the city I live in is small, and I know 75% of the police force by name, but not these two. I had left my wallet at home, so I had no ID. It took me almost 15 minutes to explain what I was doing while I was answering their questions along the way, fortuntely a Sargent showed up. I was instantly relieved, he took one look at me and told them to take the cuffs off, laughing the whole time. After the other two settled down he looks at me and says, "OK John I know this is going to be good what is going on", he never stopped laughing..... I met the new neighbors that evening.

Judy is a great hybridizer and Lily Auction seller. You are getting some great ones, Rita. You know I love and recommend Ruby Lipstick. I don't have the Yost and Hanson cultivars you got, but those two just don't introduce anything that doesn't perform well. I have three of Judy's Lily Auctions coming: Fad Gadget (Hanson), Stranger Than Paradise (Morss) and Purple Badger (Gossard). I also bought Judy's No Boys Allowed and Bunny Ears. Debra

That horse is so gorgeous. It looks like it never wants to stop after he's "unleashed". He was broken and trained here in Ocala, so I'm sure there are plenty of happy people around here. In fact, there were 5 or 6 horses in the race that were trained here.

Tl good seeing your kitchen again. I start to drool each time I see it. I love your Viihara back splash. I really wanted it to work for my kitchen. Love seeing your drawer interiors. Don't you love having containers in your drawers! No more avalanches!! Is your dish drawer 39 or 42? I am still dealing with my too heavy 42 inch drawer so have an extra pegboard in the basement. I am hoping to use it again once the drawer is resolved. Can't wait to see if your GC wins! And to see the professional pictures. Thanks for sharing your exciting news.