You are very welcome! Indeed, sous vide has given me many more flexibility in the kitchen. I made creamy carbonara with 100% safety without having eggs turn into scrambled eggs. dcarch

What a great group of roses to waje up to. Dianela, gorgeous Earth Angel Mine is new this summer, now I know what I have in store. Summers, Wow ! Mary rose is so beautiful! Karen, Carding Mill, what color! Even your Dark Desire is fab Mine got the shovel. Yours is what I had hoped that mine would be. So, here are a few pictures from warmer days. Feel better Daisy Sunset Dreams Twilight Zone

I have an acquaintance, a friend of a friend, but I know her socially, who is extremely wealthy because of something her father invented that is in such common use that he (now his kids) get huge royalties each year. She is successful on her own and doesn't need the money (or most of it). So she just gives it all away and is always looking for creative ideas to distribute it (besides all the usual avenues). One year (or maybe more), she gave a group of her women friends each a fairly substantial amount of money for THEM to give away as they saw fit. Few people knew the original benefactor and she was A-okay with that.

what else are you doing. ...the granite is not right. maybe crisp white counters . backsplash will need something to work w it also. If you have some sort of chandeliers or bright brass sconces...maybe mirrors on a wall.... an etagere for wine and crystal stuff..... that's what I see this is leading into. it's a bit "caution to the wind" but I wont object necessarily....makes me think ...what else is going to happen here....and that can be okay. Clive Christian English Regency if you are really taking this somewhere: