Hi I haven't visited the forum since last winter. Now spring has come and so do I:) I left 2 brug plants outside and I'm afraid they might not be able to come back. No sign. fortunatly I've taking cuttings and I was even able to share some with my friends. Also maybe half of the cuttings that Branda sent me last fall are doing OK. I'm waiting for the weather to warm up so I can put them outside Happy gardening! Changsong

this roseart is so amazing to me Florence

Gave it up, eh? So, that makes them, what, a bunch of wusses? Good names die hard. Not nearly as hard as the real fighting Sioux did. Most especially when the US tried to completely erase any trace of the people, let alone the name. Good names, you say? Really? Real live Sioux don't think so, don't like the way it's being used, at all. A sad day? Sad for who? The insensitive yahoos who insisted that using a name that offended ACTUAL Sioux was stupid? Here's an idea. If someone says they are offended, take them at their word. If a whole nation of people are offended, trust they know what they feel. Even more irony...using Bison as a point of State pride. lol An animal that real Indian tribes considered sacred and an integral part of their culture and their very survival was used against them in the US Government led genocide. They knew they could hasten the demise of the Sioux and break their will if they eliminated such an important cultural icon. But, by all means, "honor" the very animal that the great State of North and South Dakota once went out of their way to decimate to hurt the real natives of ND and SD, simply out of spite.

I think the Chinese vase is "the real deal"....not sure what the "deal" is but it's a good piece. Don't sell it until you are sure what it is. The candlesticks are great! Don't look like "church" to me....too fancy. I had a pair of brass church candle sticks but gave them to my daughter....they were larger and simpler. Yours are just for a large table or buffet.