herb nerd i'd love to have some poppies, arugula, foxglove and yarrow. please let me know if you would like to trade or a sase. i don't need all that many seeds, just a nice sample of each. thanks kindly, earthly

Thanks everyone, you are so nice! Mo, if your work won't yell at you for poaching their shrubbery, I'd definitely cut some branches! Burning Bush is so vibrant. In case you're in the market for these, I got the pumpkins from Hobby Lobby the other day. They are the plain white ceramic craft type that you are supposed to paint. I just filled in the indentions on the stems and highlighted a little bit of the grooves with watered down brown paint. To keep the white from getting damaged too much, I sprayed them with clear satin poly. MUCH less expensive than the fancy white ceramic pumpkins that were already done. The larger one was $4, and I bet the craft stuff will go on sale soon making them even more affordable.

tey again,,he he...

I have a 1945 house with all original wooden windows which are in good shape. I noticed that the front and right side windows are in better condition since they are covered by porch. But the back and left side ones are not so great in the trim and sill areas since they are very exposed to the weather (sun, snow, wind, and rain). Half trims and sills have been replaced (not the panes parts-in good condition whew), didn't cost much since they were plain. We will have the rest replaced later. We do have storms windows, but all back and left side old storm windows are being replaced with new ones. Why I am doinf this? More protection from exposure in the back. If I were in your shoes, I would not know exactly what I would do. I guess I would find out how much it would cost to fix like Spewey suggested. One poster admitted that she had all back windows replaced so she could use some good ones to replace the ones in the front that cannot be saved at all.