Suzie, Based on what I've seen in our county, the laws on prescribed burns are enforced loosely, if they are enforced at all. We have had trouble here for the last few weeks with so-called "controlled burns" getting out of control. It is very frustrating. As for "what were they thinking?".....my guess is that they were not thinking at all. I hope whoever started prescribed burns on a day like today with Extreme Fire Danger is ticketed, fined and, if damage to property resulted from their carelessness, I hope they are sued as well. If someone dies because of the fires they started, they should be charged in those deaths. There is no excuse for the careless or negligent use of prescribed burning. I hope everyone is as safe as they possibly can be. The same conditions are occurring in Texas too, by the way. Our air is very unhealthy and not fit for human consumption right now. I bet yours is the same. Dawn

to: sheilaaus122 ??? I am not sure if I know what you mean. Were you suggesting that I was trying to advertise and sell this table? No that was not my intention. I was simply asking if people here could help me indentify the table or give me some idea where I can find very similar stuff. As for the title, I think anyone with some sense of humour can tell I was just trying to be funny and grab some attention... but whatever... ***** to remodelfla: Thank you. But I still prefer a ready made one, partly because its not very easy to find all the DIY stuff here, partly because I am not very good at making stuff. I think I will have to hire a professional if I want to make one. And faux fur means artificial fur right? I called my mum today and she said it looked and touched like real cow fur, but she thought the black/white colour may not be natual. Will this make any difference in the making? ****** to rucnmom Thank you. I tried searching "pub table" and it seemed although I still couldnt find the real thing, I got some more similar ones. ***** to everyone else: your help are still needed??!!

Please know that we are here for you during this difficult time. "He will always be remembered. As you share the stories and the memories of how he lived his life and how very much he meant, may you find comfort. And, throughout this difficult time, may you also know the deep sympathy and concern that is felt for you and all your family." Vicki

There are other species that grow wild in the province, mostly, I suspect, up in the mountains. In our hills, patched with woods, fields, hedges, and areas in transition, the ones I see are dog roses (R. canina, but there may be other closely related species, too: I see a fair amount of variation in the population), R. gallica, and, occasionally, R. arvensis. The dog roses make big shrubs and are a common colonizer of abandoned fields, also growing in hedges and along woodland edges. They're usually shrubby but will scramble up trees if necessary to reach the sun: a couple of times I've seen dog roses twenty feet up oaks. Some are rather pretty, but all in all they're not roses you long to take home and put in the garden. The relationship to the Albas, in growth, habit, and flower color, is obvious. R. gallica is short, usually not more than a foot high, suckering, mostly growing along the side of the road in wooded areas, on woodland edges and along ditches. It has relatively large flowers, pale to bright pink with a white eye, charming. Round black hips. (Dog rose hips are oval and bright lacquered scarlet). I've tried a couple of times to collect and grow suckers of this, but without any luck; the soils in which it grows are generally rocky or compacted. When I did get a couple of suckers they didn't take. Rose arvensis looks a lot like a dog rose, but it blooms a little later and has the fused styles of Synstilae. This is the least common of the three, but I see it occasionally. Not surprisingly, the once-blooming old roses and ramblers bred from these species are the best, easiest to grow roses in my garden.