I figured as much Kathy, I was just razzing you about giving all that location info but not where it was located. :-) I actually have a classmate from high school in No.Calif. that now lives in Anacortes but I've never been there myself even though I was born in Seattle. Jodi-

Nicole, which one is it? I love the Austins, but it's too cold for them here, and they either stay very small or disappear entirely. The one exception was Gertrude Jekyll, which was huge and gorgeous in my garden for 20+ years. Right now I have Abraham Darby and Sharifa Asma blooming, but they're the only Austins left.

Casey,,That German Coast Guard Vessel leaving Newfoundland may be on a turn around. Numerous counties including the U.S. conduct continual iceburg patrols across the North Atlantic. Now, while you caught a German Coast Guard Vessel in Newfoundland, how about the U.S. Coast Guard serving aboard a German Vessel at the USCG Academy, in New London, Connecticutt? Although the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter "Eagle" is officially the tall ship currently in commission and used as a training vessel by the USCG, she is in fact a German training ship that was captured by the Coast Guard during WWI. I have been aboard the Eagle and one thing that really caught my eye is many of the compartments or items on board still have the original name plates written in German.

Loved the pictures and some of them actually gave me chills.... When my hubby wants to cool down, he puts on shorts, sits in his favorite chair and watches tapes of his favorite team, (Notre Dame, playing in the snow.....