Thanks for the concern, Jan. Actually, I've been working with the irises all along, hurricanes or no hurricanes! Luckily, they were still potted when both hurricanes hit. This has been a very odd year. I've lived in Baton Rouge all my life and have never experienced a hurricane as strong or damage-producing as Gustav this far inland before. All of Baton Rouge has power again, and we've all been working together to get roads cleared and debris removed. I can't say it's "normal" again for everyone, but it's certainly much closer than it was. You know a storm was really bad when you personally suffer $10,000 in damages and count yourself among the lucky ones... and that is exactly where my family finds itself. After all the post-Katrina abuses down in New Orleans, the FEMA process is much stricter (for GOOD reason!), so we're still going through the process to apply for SBA lending to make the repairs... but all in all it's going very smoothly for us. Most people are caught in the crunch because all the homeowners insurance deductibles were rewritten after Katrina. For named storms, now the deductible is typically between 2% and 5% of the total value of your home... so most people are having to wait on the FEMA and SBA process before they can begin repairs. But, back to the irises... they're doing quite well so far. I would like to get the beds prepared so that I can plant them, but as some of the repairs will require trampling the area where the beds will go, even the irises will have to wait on the SBA! =P NOTE: This is not a complaint about SBA or FEMA. They are doing a good job with lots of people who need help. Somebody has to be first; somebody has to be last. They are taking people in order of need, which is as it should be. Ev

Did anyone else make it? It was fantastic. I really enjoyed the Clark garden. She has done an amazing job. Does anyone know of other garden tours coming up in Bucks or Montgomery county? Thanks, Bellatrix

Thanks Owbist. Have been all over the Win 7 wallpaper, downloaded several of them from the internet. Put my personal pictures on there, too. Think this is my favorite part of all.I had bookmarked the Sevenforums when I first got it, but have not had time to go back and study it. There is so much to learn and while I don't post often, I read the Computer Forum daily. Everything I know has been learned on this forum.

Just wanted to update. Starting today, while using IE9 as my browser, I can finally copy and paste from GardenWeb into a Word document. Don't know why I couldn't for the past few days. I will probably keep Firefox12 on my computer, but to be truthful, I did not like it. Maybe it's just that my comfort zone is IE, since that is what I have always used.