Fruit- MSU (southwest area of the state) had this posted a week ago: -------------- "Peaches moved through bloom quickly last weekend. Bloom is ending with fruit in the shuck in many orchards. There was a good peach bloom in parts of Berrien County and some growers are blossom thinning where bloom is heavy. Areas where the winter lows did not fall much below -13 degrees Fahrenheit have a good crop, -15 F have a light crop of flowers often in the tops of the trees, and areas where the temperatures fell below -17 F have few if any blooms." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- If she's determined to have peaches, then go for it. They'll work in Wisconsin, but view them as an annual and know that any winter, any one nite and they'll be toast. At least for me in my yard, I'm done with peaches. I've dug out 3 peaches so far this spring and plan on removing the last 2 this fall. My view after this winter is apricots are a touch hardier then sweet cherries (at least Lapins), and maybe a touch less hardy then Japanese plums (at least Satsuma)...but all 3 are very close and all 3 did flower, although super light (Satsuma probably had the most flowers per branch). Lapins sweet cherry opened exactly 4 blooms over the weekend AFTER the tree had leafed out. I'd suggest Tomcot apricot. You could also try a hybrid plum if you want something very hardy, plus they are pretty trees and smell wonderful for about a week every spring. You could also try a Japanese plum or even a sweet cherry, brown rot is a beast around here with our wet/cool springs.

gail618 21 hours ago last modified: 21 hours ago The price is low but did you seen the monthly maintenance fee? $4,300 or around that. Yikes. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This helps a little - you're property taxes are included in that monthly amt. I've seen listings where its that amt--or more, plus property taxes

Thank you for posting, it is absolutely fabulous. I think my fave thing it the shape of the tree in the backyard! It is so... slinky?! Do you think the stylist moved the chairs out there? They cannot be outdoor furniture can they? I adore the bathroom you posted, Jilly. I also love the living room and yes, the fringe. I want to here the story about the porch found in a dumpster. Really, what's not to love in this place. Something about it reminds me of John Robshaw, another fave. Many years ago, i think in the early 90s, she was featured in AD and they showed a large Lalique Bacchantes vase in her home. I was in love. A few years later I bought one just like it in Paris on a business trip. It was a prized possession, until it was lost (I think stolen) in a move 15+ years ago. : ( So alas that is my memory forever associated with Gloria Steinem. From time to time I thought of replacing it, but mine was the very large one and it really needs a very formal space. Hmm,maybe Boston.

jsk, the timing was what made me hopeless and devastated at RBG’s passing. kswl, I too wished she would have resigned to allow Obama to nominate her replacement, but I would note 2 things: first, I detested Sandra Day O’Connor for her remark that she wanted to wait to resign till a Re:^[<ican president was in office. In principle, though not in fact, I would have felt the same if RBG did something similar. (How innocent we were as a nation to view these things as a sign of partisanship on the Court!) second, remember the Re!.@#icans refusing to hold confirmation hearings for Garland and other Obama nominees? So, there is no guarantee that he would have been able to choose RBG’s replacement successfully even if she had resigned. Anyway, I grieve the profound loss of the character of this country.