I've been posting here off and on since 1998 and a lot of folks have come and gone. I guess it's the nature of the beast. We're fortunate that Karl posts quite often and another veteran is Rosebud who I'd like to hear from more often. As mentioned above Cindy was always a hoot to hear from, and there's lots of others. I like the idea of treating each other well, but the problems that have happened here over the years remind me of what sometimes goes on inside local Rose Societies. There always seems to be someone who wants to prove they are better, smarter, etc. Keep up the good thoughts and this Forum will continue. Chuck

Jant- I must get 2 Korean Dwarf Lilacs; yours is stunning. Also I visited the pictures of your home in MA. You must be a professional decorator. What an eye! Your home is something I would like to copy if I hit the lottery. I absolutely loved the 1st shot of the Barn in the Fall; my favorite season. Where abouts in MA? Each fall we spend 5 days in the Killington area, staying at Mendon Mountainview Resort as our home base. Every morning after breakfast at Sugar & Spice we drive for many miles just going nowhere in particular. Your gardens are heavenly. I also fell in love w/your quilted sofa. I purchase my first sofa for our first home 3 decades ago and wanted the fabric quilted. Unfortunately the cost was exorbitant. Maybe our next sofa w/be quilted. Thanks for the tour of your serene world. Terrene-I also have peonies and can't believe how fast they blow. I wait all spring and get maybe 2 weeks tops out of them. This is the first year my irises have bloomed and we have had some heavy rains which made the blooms soggy and shriveled up. Very ugly. Is this what happens to iris when they get wet? I just want some good performing plants that don't disappoint at the drop of a hat. I put in 2 Knock Out roses 2 years ago and I am hoping they will live up to their reputation. Same thing w/my astilbes. Beautiful foliage but the plumes dry up in 2 weeks. My hydrangeas could have more blooms too but I think we took their canvases off too soon. Oh well, such is the plight of a gardener. Thanks for commiserating w/me about Miss Kim- suebot in CT

Wow, buehl, that was a lot of work for you to do--thank you so much! Taking off w/ ttosh's comment, does anyone know if GardenWeb is *planning* to change to a different forum/whatever (how's that for techie talk?! LOL)? As frustrating as it is for us posters/readers, sure seems to be just as frustrating to them, as well as a ton of work for them to have to keep doing...and redoing...and redoing... And then what? Does it finally just crash and burn for good? Don't even wanna go there!

I'd totally get the Viking and I don't think it's shallow to want a pretty fridge! Everyone who is remodeling their kitchen wants it to look nice, what's wrong with that? I have no evidence, but I bet those few cf are in the curvy front. I hate curvy front fridges for some reason. I don't really understand how people use so much refrigerator space anyway. We have a 30" fridge and it's full on Sunday after our grocery/Costco run, but empty by the end of the week cause we only buy what we can eat in a week. Save for a few bottles of salad dressing and condiments we have around, but how many of those do you need at a time?