Thank you all for your wonderful comments; I'm really touched that you like my garden and roses. Aimee and Juliet, I think you'd both love Grandmother's Hat. This morning when I approached the bush her fragrance wafted toward me, and that's a quality I treasure. And such a healthy and robust rose, too. Florence and Masha, you're always so complementary about my photos and it spurs me on to try and have the best possible rose garden. oldblush, I'd love to see your more mature bush of Mme. Dore; it must be so beautiful. This is becoming one of my favorite roses. Juliet, thank you especially for expressing your thoughts in such a heartfelt way. It's always a thrill when someone really appreciates and resonates with one's garden. My husband was so pleased to hear your comments about his shot of Burgundy Iceberg. Ingrid

No, I'm not trying to be clever or anything, I just want to know what this is :) I'm kicking myself for not putting something in for scale. In the first pic, the frame is about six inches tall. There do seem to be spines on the ends of the leaves, but they don't seem to be especially stickery like a cactus or a rose bush. I did pinch a leaf and there wasn't any distinctive scent. My next step is to take a look at the roots. I don't think I'll find a caudex or anything because it's not very old, but you never know. Thanks for taking a look. I think my selenicereus came from someone in Florida, and the climate there favors all kinds of invasive plants, so this might just be some exotic weed and not even anything that anyone cultivates. It's not especially attractive right now, but it could pull an ugly duckling.

Gennifer, they are located in a bar in Eden, Idaho. We are remodeling the bar and if we don't sell them they will be just going into storage. That is not a place that they should be. They should be displayed and we know they would be in a good place if you were to want them. In 2004 they were appraised at $25k. The value is now probably closer to the $30k area for all of them but we would consider anything within like the $20k area for all of it. If you are only wanting or considering just a panel or so we could discuss that as well. We don't want to sell any of it by the piece cause it is put on panels. There are 4 panels when I originally thought there was 3. We just really want it to go to someplace that will use it like it should be and display the beauty of this tile.

I know this might sound crazy but I was in TJmax tonight and saw some cool gemstone rings for $245. I was surprised. ETA I looked at TJM online and the selection was different in that price range to what my store had. I fell in love with a mens tigereye ring for $200 but it looked much more pricey. It'a worth a look. I got everything I needed for completing my black dress holiday party outfit...cheap This is as fancy as I get, sterling silver.