The one pictured looks to be in very good shape and could probably be cleaned up and used as is. 'Clean up' to me is basically an overhaul - clean, paint, lube, etc. And, it would be easily restored. Looks like the deck is the same color as the engine, and any auto paint shop can duplicate that color. I bet that thing could lay waste to acres at a time!

Lyndi, I ordered one of Lisa's Bill. 'Encore' and a Bill. 'Stardust'. Just to clarify this post, the reason I bought the B. distachia was the fact that in the 70's it seemed to be everywhere, along with Peter Frampton's "Live" album and 'Smiley' buttons. In California it disappeared from the nurseries and is still seldom seen even though it is common. It's funny that I can remember my first bromeliad.

Carol, For every smidgen of time and effort we give to our community, we get so much in return. It truly is a priviledge to work as a community volunteer here. It's just been crazy since the train wreck with one 'bad thing' after another, but in the midst of all those tragedies, you also witness so much caring and kindness. Love County truly lives up to being the county of "love". Now that I've had practically a whole night's sleep, I feel more ready for the holidays! Susan, You can freeze them as Dorothy stated, but when you thaw them, the texture is not the same as fresh tomatoes. That's why I dehydrate them. Then it is my option whether to toss handfuls of them into salads in their dehydrated state, or to soak them in a cup of warm water for a little while and then toss them into salads. We like the texture of dehydrated/rehydrated bite-sized tomatoes better than frozen tomatoes if we're throwing tomatoes into our salads. You also could toss your excess cherry tomatoes into the food processor with a few other ingredients and make salsa! George, Your mention of mint/lemon balm reminded me that I do cook with herbs from the garden all the time...some dried and some fresh. We still have green, fresh lemon balm, mint, rosemary, lavender and sage. Sage is certainly associated with Thanksgiving. Dorothy, We haven't had much rain lately. Earlier this month our mesonet station had 0.85" but we had barely a trace that day. With early freezing nights, everything is dry/dormant enough to burn, and so it has been. It isn't that there's been so many fires, but just that they've occurred so closely together. We were out all night Sunday so I was worthless on Monday because apparently I don't function very well on almost no sleep. It seems like we always have a really awful 8-10 days before Thanksgiving, and I think it is a combination of things....frost-induced dormancy of thousands of acres of grassland, stiff winds, the start of the hunting season, and lots of holiday travelers which tends to lead to highway accidents. Today, knock on wood, has been pretty quiet and I hope it lasta. Keith, That recipe sounds marvelous. I'll have to hang onto it so I can try it sometime. I hope everyone does have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and y'all be careful at those Black Friday sales if you go. I'm staying home and shopping online! There is nothing I want to buy badly enough that I'll go anywhere near a store for the next few days. We went to Wal-mart this morning and I hope I can manage to not step foot in a store again for another 5-7 days. Dawn

I bought this exact sofa about a year ago. I am very happy with it for the price. I think it is worth more than I paid for it. However, the down tends to leak out of the accent pillows and I have to vaccuum the feathers. The seat cushions need to be refluffed daily, or they look sunken in the front. The sofa is so deep, that the cushions don't get used much far back. If you can live with the nuisances, it is quite nice looking and the most comfortable sofa ever.