Same here Kathy. We had a tornado warning till 6pm, but just had constant thunder & lightning. Thought it was all over, took the kids to the pond, left because of constant lightning again, and on the way home..you woulda thought there was a tornado! I got home, grabbed the towels off the clothesline in the dark only to reveal the disaster. DH saw it before me, all I heard was 'Holy *beep* THAT is terrible!' I looked and started crying. He said it looked like a pack of dogs ran through. It did. I hate wind. HAte it hate it hate it! ABout 30 brugs, mostly seedlings knocked onto their sides, blown around, broken..buds that were to bloom tonight and the next few nights scattered about the yard. I tried to salvage some pieces for cuttings, but I don't know if they'll make it. I am beginning to think mother nature hates me. Baffles me though. Small brug cuttings sitting on a table totally untouched, on the ground right next to it, a big heavy pot with a 5 1/2' Strawberry Creme, man is it heavy. How in the world did that go down and not the little light cuttings in pots?? It sux, I've been watching those buds like a hawk. Was gonna be my first nice flush, and the first time Strawberry Creme would even bloom for me. I think I only have 6 buds left..maybe..too dark to count. And purple lightning kinda scares me, lol. Didnt want to be out there any longer than I had to. I dread tomorrow morning..seeing all the damage in the light. I'm sure theres more I didnt even see yet due to the darkeness. Where are you located in Jersey, if you dont mind me asking? I am in Middlesex County. I heard Bridgewater had a tornado. Hope the only damage you suffered was your brugs, and not anything irreplaceable. Good advice Kasha!

I'm checking to see about Angel Eyes, so far it is not listed as having any sports, so I must go another direction for it. But Guardian Angel originated as a sport of Blue Angel. Then GA has 6 sports of its own, including Fallen Angel, American Blue Guardian, Luc's Birthday, and Fire & Brimstone. It's other sport, American Angel, sported one of its own, called American Angel's Fire. (Info from MyHostas.be/sports/index ) Then, checking Blue Angel, I discover that Angel Eyes is another sport of it, just like Guardian Angel is. Quoting from the description MyHostas gives of this plant, first sentence says: "This is a white centered form of 'Blue Angel', similar to and possibly identical to the recently registered 'Guardian Angel'." You can go to the website and read the rest of the info there. So it seems you are keeping it all in the family with your new selection. Perhaps you can give it a couple of years and see whether they are identical or not. Under Guardian Angel, followed from Blue Angel link, it gives another sport, Comanche, for GA. It also lists that American Angel (VanWade) is a "superior" version of GA and its color holds true all season. Said to be a Large hosta. But I recommend you look up and read all about it. Fascinating trail of hosta history in this web site.

It is a nice Los Angeles showroom which has been around for a long time. Their phone number is 800-387-2011 and you can get more information. I don't think that they are refurbished, I think it is just a sale- but you should call them if you want more information. I live in LA, and am ordering my appliances from their showroom, so i certainly have confidence in them as a company.

I am back from Muncie. She only bought two butterfly koi. I didn't go in, I just sat in the SUV with the dogs. I sent a bunch of the "pork salad" and some of the barbecue home with Amber. I did freeze a shortening container of the barbecue, kept a bit out for us. I am finished for today. I just made my pork salad like plain chicken salad, cooked chopped up pork loin, some onion, celery, sweet pickles, hard boiled eggs, Miracle Whip and a bit of sugar to taste. I used my food processor to chop up stuff. Makes it so much easier than trying to do it by hand. Izzi is tired out. She had a busy day, keeping an eye on the other two dogs :) If the girls ask me to go, I will go with them. I can stay home when I get old! Ha, ha. Sue