Thank you for your kind comments..it's great to be back! And Cait...It's sooo good to see you too! I just got really busy for awhile...but I will be posting a lot more real soon! I miss seeing and reading everyones ideas. I have so much creativity and artistic feelings right now..you all might get sick of me posting..LOL..I'll be posting here..and on trash to treasure.

Jkayd - You are right. Scarecrow is like its own firework. Chris and Mantis - Cool Hand Luke is nowhere near its height of 40 inches here. I would say the scapes are 27-28 inches here for both last year and this year. But most everything is shorter than it should be this year. It's also missing that great lateral branching it had last year. Debra This post was edited by shive on Sat, Jul 5, 14 at 9:22

Hope you and yours had a good day, ceresone. We spent it working outside. Our kids both live away so no big family get-togethers.

Hi Anj, I just stayed at home for the Fourth. My hubby plays golf and I managed to get about 4 sets of the spoons completed. We need rain desperately. My water bill is going to be high this month - we either get too much or not enough. My GD came over today. And, of course, the first thing they wanted to do was paint. The little one who is three got paint on the desk (not a problem because sometimes I use the desk top to double load a brush - it wipes off with alcohol) but I made an area for her because she likes painting all over the place. I am attaching a pic of her and her sister painting their projects. Notice how she uses one finger to hold the wood piece in place. Can't wait to see what you have been doing. OOps, can't post pic here, will do on the other side.