Thanks everyone. I don't have too many of the ruffley, new daylilies. A couple I do have seem to be having major problems opening up, I hope that is something that will change as they get used to their home, but I got them last fall. Debra, I am liking those peach ones too. At first I was looking for pink & was disappointed, & spent the last couple of years trying to get a few nice pinks. This was just such a perfect bloom. Lala, you are so funny :) I'm already dreading the end of my bloom after reading that Kay is seeing fewer blooms. I love my 50 cent daylilies, although they are common ones. I bought 6 others, including what is supposed to be Pandora's Box & Wild Mustang. The others had no tags at all, pretty sure that at least one is another Custard Candy. They also had Moonlit Masquerade & Double River Wye. Already had MM & Pandora's box, but that's ok, I like both enough for 50 cents :) Neither Pandora's Box or WMustang have scapes. I think WM is a later blooming daylily, but PB should have scapes I would think. Just a wait & see game!

DLM, I think that you will never be sorry to have kept them. To keep them from being seen as "clutter" after you're gone, get them them properly packed and stored and then pick the right person to have custody of them for the next generation. It may be one of your DIL, or if you have nieces or nephews, perhaps one of them. I'd choose someone who appreciates family stories, and who would be a good - and generous with access -custodian of shared family history. In my DH's family when I got engaged there was a small family gathering,(mostly female) and the wedding dresses and some other family wedding memorabilia were sort of the organizing theme for the party. It was a great way to meet my some of my in-laws-to-be and feel included in my new family's story, Since my engagement diamond was re-set from an family piece, everyone wanted to see it in my new ring. It was a lovely tradition and I plan to do it when my nephew finally settles on a bride - even if it seems a bit old fashioned. What else is an elderly aunt for? Many times I hear people express a bit of envy that in my family and in my DH's we have so many "heirlooms" from generations gone by. Some things have by sheer old age have now become valuable, but most still have only modest monetary value. But they all tell the stories of the family - sometimes in modest circustances and sometimes not. Each succeeding generation chose to take care of these items and pass them on,probably always at some cost of in terms of time, trouble, or even perhaps the forgone value of selling them. This speaks volumes about the values cherished and passed down in our families. And that alone is worth the effort preserving these things as totems of the clan. Anyone can start one's own chain of family hierlooms, today. It has to start somewhere. L.

Thanks, everyone! I like this picture, too. They went skiing the day after the wedding, and came home that afternoon. The girls all had school the next day.

A small and cozy wedding, I prefer such places. I looked at your photos, and I think you enjoyed being at the wedding, didn't you? Many friends would argue with me, calling it boring. Yes, I also go to weddings where many guests and money have been spent, but it seems it is not as intimate and cozy as the wedding I saw in your photos. I would love to attend such an event! My life philosophy dictates I buy a new tuxedo whenever I go to a wedding, and I usually order tuxedos on https://www.gentlemansguru.com/product-category/wedding-tuxedos/.