I would not be too concerned about the tachycardia (rapid heart beat) which is probably all associated with your daughter's condition and being pregnant. Hopefully the amniotic fluid has increased with their treatment. If not and your wee grandchild needs to be induced, then that will be a great thing, not too premature. Tammy I wish your daughter all the very, very best - I am sure it will work out for you all and that you have a wonderful Christmas. I think too when the baby is born, your other daughter will be delighted for her sister and hopefully will look forward to an uncomplicated pregnancy and birth in the near future. She will be well monitored and of course the baby will be, especially because of previous history. Hopefully, your daughter realizing this will give her the strenght and encouragement to try again. My prayers are with you all and I know I will share your anxiousness until the wee love has been born. Hugs, Pauline. PS now look at that beautiful little boy above of Sis's - what a darling and what gorgeous photography.

I haven't read all the responses but after reading Marian/Lovelyiris' post and ending up with tears in my eyes, I had to respond. I want to Ditto practically everything Marian/LovelyIris said. Especially the part about being older than the norm for a newbie who got bitten by the Brug Bug much later in life. Also the part about memory not being as good as it once was. But mostly I want to Ditto her feelings about the people here, on the Brug Forum. The people who post here on a regular or semi-regular basis, who give of their time freely, give of their very sound advice freely and offer cuttings for the mere cost of postage, really warms my heart. Ya see, at my age I've seen some pretty ugly things that humanity does to humanity, pretty much on a daily basis. Then while looking for information on my precious Brug I find this site and wow.....talk about reinstilling my faith in humanity, you've all done it ten-fold! I just want to make sure that all you regulars/semi-regulars know how much you are appreciated. Your love of Brugs, of Mother Nature in general ie: other plants, pets, the outdoors, etc. tells me I'm getting to know a spectacular group here....the pinnacle of great people here. As I told Marian in an email earlier today, I wish I had more than my white-to-yellowish Brug (I still haven't found out it's name) to offer cuttings to all of you, if just to thank you all for the wonderful information re; Brugs that you have shared with me through all your posts/responses. Although I told myself no more Ebay unless it was holiday gift related, I won 3 thick rooted stalks of Versicolor Peach and I'm proud to report they are all doing wonderfully! It's not a unique Brug for all you Brug pros but I had to start somewhere. LOL I am hoping that by this time next year I can come here and offer all of you who have been so kind a cutting or two...that's my hope. And to all you enablers out there...yes, you. You know who you are! For the last 9 days straight, practically my whole back yard has been uprooted! Yes, mud, rocks, trunks, empty clay pots, roots, pruning pieces, bags and bags of opened and unopened planting soils and amendments and you name it is all over my back yard...hardly can take a step without stepping into or onto one of the above mines. Why? I wanted to condense what I had in the way of plants to make room for what else? More Brugs, of course! I won't order any more Brugs until I have the areas perfectly cleared out and my other plants in new homes around the grounds but let it be known, after the holidays I'm going to be a Brug-Buyin' Fool! And it's all your fault...You know who you are! *evil grin* Anyway, speaking of ramblin on (Mike? LOL I do it too!), I just wanted to say a Big Thank You to all of you who have posted your links, pictures, advice and your daily antics and funnies of life. My days are much nicer now because of all of you. Amity What once was an 12 ft. Nandina in the ground is now an 8 ft. Nandina uprooted and put in it's own pot. Why? So that the area where the Nandina was, can be used for.... More brugs! LOL

Pretty towels and love the coffee cookbook. I have never had Tayberry jam. Let us know what it was like. Pretty blue bakeware and the bamboo cutting board looks like the perfect size. I will have to look for one. Nice swap Terri. Clare

"why not order the solna from amazon? if you don't like it, you have a no hassle return. that's what we did w the trinsic." There was a thought-provoking (and sometimes controversial) thread a while back about the ethics of shopping online vs. in brick-and-mortar stores. One point made is that if the store did you a service (provided expert knowledge, for instance), it would be fair to try to make the purchase from them or give them a chance to match or come down in price, if cost is a factor. Another point was that, even if the store hasn't provided specific expert knowledge, sometimes it can be valuable to see things in person before buying them (such as coordinating kitchen finishes). In this case, the store provides a service by having items in stock that you can examine in person, and that should be worth something. I know it's inconvenient to think about ethical "obligations" when shopping, but it's worth it to try to support local stores if we want to maintain varied competition and a chance to see items before buying (without waiting on shipping). And really, I don't know that the answer is cut and dried here anyway, since Bee was able to examine it in person, but not in the exact finish. I just sympathize with the sales people and business owners trying to get by along-side cut-throat online competition and wanted to throw in my two cents.