A little late as usual but Happy, Happy, Birthday to you! I hope the dawgs gave you the respect and love you deserve on your birthday.... We do miss you, your sense of humour and your knowledge about roses and their care. I'm with Ronda, I don't know what I would have done if I hadn't shown up at a time when you were still posting a lot. My garden would be a mess! I hope the garden was fragrant, the martini was cold and that there was cake available at some time during the evening. Beau says Happy Birthday to Aunt Jean. Love ya, Carol P.S. We just finished remodeling the kitchen, I have new found respect for you and the fact that you didn't have a complete breakdown during all those whole house renovations :-)

Happy belated birthday. I hope the fish shopping went well. We also have fish....a bird, and 2 degus. We have also had frogs , iguanas and other lizard things. And for years they've been trying to convince me into a dog, but......I don't have time for me let alone a puppy. Hope you had a good one. Shelley P.S. I'd go shopping for you too. I love shopping except for buying groceries. I think it's because groceries costs so much and cuts into my plant/perennial/rose budget.

I just got a email from southern plate showing a Elvis Presley cake. I am going to try it soon. I was thinking his BD was in Aug. I guess thats when he died. Elvis Presley Cake 1 box yellow cake mix 1 (3-ounce) box vanilla pudding (not sugar free!) 4 eggs 1/2 cup oil 1 cup milk 1 (16-ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained 1 cup sugar Mix cake mix, pudding, eggs, oil, and milk. Beat until smooth.Bake in greased 9Ã13-inch pan in 350F preheated oven for 45-60 minutes (or until center springs back).While cake is baking, boil pineapple and sugar on top of stove until sugar has melted. While cake is still hot, punch holes in cake and pour hot pineapple over cake. Let cool. FROSTING: 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1 stick butter or margarine, softened 3 cups confectioners sugar 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional) Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add confectioners sugar gradually and beat until creamy. Add pecans, if desired, and mix well. Drop by dollops onto cake until top is mostly covered, then smooth and spread to frost cake.

Thanks so much for the good wishes. While I wasn't born on Friday the 13th it does fall that way every few years. I am 59 today. I went on the Social Security website to decide when to retire. If I get a divorce(I've been separated for 5 years) I will be able to retire at 62 because I can draw off my first husband and he has made four times the money I have. We were married 24 years when he left. Hope I live long enough to retire!!!! If I don't I believe I will be in a very heavenly place anyway. Love Yall.