"I think the only kind that comes in the spiral shell that I have never tasted is hermit crabs, which is an entirely different species." That's because a hermit crab occupies the abandoned spiral shell of a molusk, not its own shell, which is not a shell but a carapace. But that is of no gustatory importance. Hermit crabs are fun for the kids at the beach but will never be a food item. Now I will be on the lookout for whelks. For the sake of your fine reputation on this forum I hope they are tasty. ;-) BTW, concerning spiral critters, I had to gather periwinkles several times before overcoming my reluctance for eating snails. When I finally cooked and ate them, they were very good. They are abundant around here but rarely eaten. But then, mussels used to be under appreciated in New England. Not any more. Jim

I think it depends on how the layout of your house flows from room to room. If you have wood casings around your doorways so that each room has a start and end point for paint colors - then doing colors that are similar in tone but not exactly in the same color family works fine in my opinion. If you have an open floor plan where one wall is shared between two room then I think a common wall color is required. I think the green in your photo would be beautiful with creamy cabinets. The yellow in the photo you posted looks really yellow to me, and I guess I would picture more a light gold to go with that green ie. BM Pittsfield Buff or SW Believable Buff. I'd go with the green and the nice part is if you both don't like the green with the cabinets or with the color chosen for the foyer/LR, paint is easily fixed. I would focus on picking the perfect color for your cabinets and trim - that is a much bigger job to correct if the color is off!

I am leaving tomorrow nite to go to Florida (Appolo Beach) with my son, dil and grandchildren. My mind says I need this vacation (after losing my husband), but my heart feels guilty because he would have loved it (especially the ocean - He absoutely loved the ocean) and I would have loved to be taking the vacation with him also. Sheryl - NJ

Thank you cactusmcharris! I do give mostly rain water with 1/4 strength go-juice, err, DynaGro Foliage Pro at each watering, esp since most of my c&s are in gritty mix. Thanks for the info on the leaves, I was looking at some online pictures and some examples had very plump leaves and some didn't. ewwmayo - Thank you, my tag looks like it ends with an m or something, I'll have to look again when I get home to see if it's got the correct name now that you all have confirmed the type. fakechuchi - I would like more of them too! I love all of the pics posted and your Botterboom is gorgeous! Where have you managed to find yours?? I just happened to find these two at the same nursery but several week apart, their inventory is always changing. tropicofcancer - PIG'd is planted in ground as opposed to being in a pot. I'd love to hear where others find these more unusual varieties as well, they aren't found in the big box stores. Do you have any local nurseries you could try?