TAURUS "Bulls are slow, patient, and famed for their stubborness, but that is only the surface you. The real Taurus is incredibly lazy and loves to wallow in sensual indulgence. The lawn needs to be cut? Hey, I'm watching TV! That legal brief needs to be filed? Not now, I just took off my shoes. Tomorrow is another day - and with any luck, you'll sleep through it." "Taurus at a glance: MOTTO: I'll do it tomorrow RULING PLANET: Venus, the goddess of love ELEMENT: Sleep QUALITY: Self-indulgent and lazy FIRST DESIRE: Have fun LAST DESIRE: Sleep SECRET DESIRE: Have so much fun I fall asleep ANIMAL: Bull KEY WORDS: The living-room sofa" LEO "You know why you need a mane? Because it makes your head look smaller than the balloon it really is! And we're not talking about party balloons here - it's a hot-air balloon. Lawyers are liars, politicians are thieves, and Leos are conceited. These are the three laws of the jungle of which you believe you are king! Underneath you're just an overstuffed cat." "Leo at a glance: MOTTO: Aren't I fantastic!!!! RULING PLANET: The Sun ELEMENT: Hot air QUALITY: Unbelievably conceited FIRST DESIRE: To be loved LAST DESIRE: To be admired SECRET DESIRE: To be worshipped! ANIMALS: All things bright and beautiful KEY WORDS: Me, me, me" SAGITTARIUS: "They call you irresponsible. They call you unreliable. Throw in idiotic to boot! The tiniest monkey wrench is thrown into the works, and what's your response? Get me out the door! You run away even when there's nothing to run from. An ocean wave has more direction than you do - and more backbone! But there's always tomorrow... when you can catch another plane!" "Sagittarius at a glance: MOTTO: Get me outta here! RULING PLANET: Any one you're not on now ELEMENT: The air you fly through QUALITY: Skittish FIRST DESIRE: Leave LAST DESIRE: Leave for good SECRET DESIRE: Become the Fugitive! ANIMALS: Planes, trains, and Ferraris KEY WORDS: Where, when, how do I get there?" special bonus for Saggie Cena: Sagittarius + Sagittarius = "Hi!" "Hi!" "Bye!" "Bye!"

I have studied astrolgy seriously for years now and am usually pretty good at guessing people's Sunsign even with only brief details of their personality. It has been a fun and interesting study. I am very true to my Sunsign of Cancer but have many very acurate traits of my detailed aspects and other influencing planets. Something I have found very interesting is the birthdays of the many gardeners on Garden Forum. So very many are Capricorns! This is not unusual as they are an earth sign and born after the winter solstice. All the signs, in my opinion have their postive and negative traits and I find it intriguing to watch how these different traits are expressed in the world of gardening and in everyday life. Lots of fun! Ginny

There is no way I would ever change my sign & thankfully Allison's article says it's not a new sign. If the new "zodiac" were true almost everyone in my family would not fit with their new sign. I'm Pisces (3/2) as is hub's gram (3/12) & hubs mom (2/26) - the only one of us 3 not like a Pisces is my mother in law My hub would go from Aries to Pisces- no way. My Libra son would go to Virgo - he is not a virgo My step son would go from Virgo to Leo- possible but he's more virgo. My Leo daughter would go to Cancer which is about the only one where the change would work

Here are several views of my Silestone "Green River", which is a multi-colored green/black that reads black. [Please ignore the wallpaper border and swags in the lower photos; they're history.] I like the look of it, and I like that I don't have to think about it. This past weekend, I had a house guest, who gasped when I pulled out the 409 and a microfiber cloth to wipe a grease stain (he has a spectacular green granite in his kitchen, on which he'd never dare do the same). I like granite a lot as well, and have a beautiful verde butterfly countertop in my master bath, where I wanted the granite to be the focal point. In my kitchen, I wanted something with a regular pattern that wouldn't stand out as much.