When I was a kid, my mother's long lost cousin decided to visit in the middle of the kitchen renovation. When I say the middle, I mean the part where there really isn't a kitchen and the fridge is in the dining room and you're cooking on a plug-in burner in the den. Mom served up one of her signature breakfasts on the porch. Eggs, bacon, muffins, fresh peaches and cream, juice, the whole deal, all on the family china that their mutual great-aunt hand-painted during the Depression. All mom did was unearth the china and clean the porch, realizing pretty early on it was the only thing that could be cleaned. I think she made my brother and me take baths too. Her cousin commented she had the most lovely old Southern porch for breakfasts. Of course, I'm not sure we let her in the house to use the bathroom.... I distinctly recall explaining to one of her kids that it was much more fun to pee in the bushes out back, like camping. Mama could clean me up, but she couldn't quite tame me.

bmock, Actually, it came in one of those hydro container things (yuck!). I came home and immediately put it in something else. Inna, Thank you *blushes* This time last year, I didn't have any houseplants. I tried my hand at growing some and thought it'd never be successful. After a couple of plant stands and figuring out which part of our apartment serves the best location for plants, I've got quite the circle of plant friends. :) Planto

Aww! Whatz wong little baby? Daddy making you go for a run at the crack of dawn? LOL Makes me want to tickle the puppy's foot... I'm not a morning person, so you'll find me like this often... Audrey

Terrapots, sometimes I get frustrated when I'm thinking about starting a new project if I try to picture it by reading the directions. Even when something turns out to be fairly easy, the instructions look so confusing. Sometimes you just have to dig in and do it and you may find out that it really isn't difficult. There's a baby blanket I want to try (after I finish the one I'm working on now) that looks to be the opposite. The directions look quite easy, but when I look at the picture of the afghan I can't understand how those simple looking directions are going to actually create the stunning stitch pattern I see in the picture. I'll just have to try it I guess.