Nice to see so many..thanks for sharing with me. I am still here, joined in 2006..geesh.. :) could you of guessed.. I don't post much anymore but I read daily...sometimes multiple times a day. I have a cottage sized house and a even smaller cottage sized guest house. (Converted garage) We call it "Wabbit Tracks" AKA "The Bunny House." Many many moons ago, my children raised rabbits for 4 H in this building hense the name....it is one room, no water, bath..(got to walk about fifty feet to the house for Bathrooms facilities) But it is decored with repurposed, reused things from our early married life. AND the theme is garden, rabbits/ Bunnies...imagine that. I have always been a bit of a gardener...and as the years have passed, it has become a passion..tho I am a "lazy" gardener. I like stuff that is easy..I dont get over wrapped up in the mechanics..or names..I buy what I like and I like what I buy kind of thing....trial and error is my motto. I am presently building a shade house/ primitive potting house from discarded pallets. I will post pictures when I am done...I have less than 300 dollars in it, much bang for a small buck I think. I love Hosta..I prolly have 30ish or so varieties. I love Iris also...and don't cringe..KNOCK OUT ROses.. :) I would like to thank all of you who have impacted my gardens over the four years I have belonged to this forum.

Had the pleasure of a guest from this forum to my house today. Lycheeluva and I did an extensive walk thru the yard checking for new developments.....especially on the lychee front. It looks like the rest of the mangoes that have not bloomed, are almost all beginning to push their annual buds. Yes, even the miraculous Chou Anon is going to now bloom. There's no point in deliniating any further between the next to bloom. The late varieties such as Keitt, Neelum, Kent and even Valencia Pride haven't begun pushing bloom as of yet, but they will be shortly. I am also awaiting bloom on a couple of mango seedlings that I have never had fruit from. Mangoes survived the freeze very well here and we should have a very heavy crop (barring any more ridiculous Arctic oscillations). As trees set their crops I'll post pictures.

Dianne, I have quartz (not Caesarstone, they were out of my choice at the time) in my bathroom; looks new 2 years later. Online, you will find many cons or negatives about most any product you are considering buying. I wouldn't let that hinder you, as that's usually the minority. Caesarstone has a warranty. I will be buying either London Grey or Organic White in the next two weeks for my kitchen reno, but I love real marble. This is a happy compromise. Check with the company you are buying and ask if they've had any issues with Caesarstone. I asked the appliance company about Thermador vs. Viking and they gave me their opinion based on what they service the least. Good luck!

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