Eden,Michelle,Deanne,Mary,Drema.Ei..idylls are so sweet-it's funny I don't see Country Living there!I suppose it's because I also see the yard cart,pots of weed pullings,kid toys,etc. outside the fringes of the pic; ) Where did I read it-I read in a book a few months ago that garden art should be placed so each piece is seen one at a time-when you turn a bend,out in the distance,as you leave a doorway,etc. so that's where I got that notion and it does make sense to me because you should be seeing the plants then a nice piece of garden art as a single grouping and as an accent so the eyes arent' overwhelmed...does that make sense? Drema I am SO GLAD you stopped in!!and are you wearing underwear?lol just kidding! I keep thinking you are up to your eyeballs in wedding prep and now I see you really do keep VERY long hours even just between the gym & work-wow you are one amazing woman! So you are sending resumes does that mean you got tossed or are you looking for something more secure? You have the same affliction I do thinking your garden area is not looking great-that scene of the pots you created is actually refreshing and elegant looking-what beautiful pots you've got there!!!! Those succulents look interesting-I always love bluegreen plants. That Coco Loco is a funky looking one-I like. I hope you aren't real frazzled with so much going on for you right now.Have some merlot. Mary I so hear you on boys-they are so LOUD! lol. The pool party sounded like a blast! Their latest fad here is pretend sword fighting(big on pirates these days)and I go nuts trying to make sure no one gets a fat lip or eye. I('mean mom')of course made a rule that no one can 'fight' each other they may duel imaginary ruffians though. Funny how boys just naturally have that boisterousness! Andrew has aready decide he will be a pirate for Halloween this year(hmm that could be a fun costume to make!) I will try to get wider shots of the yard Mary-many of you think I am a 'talented' photographer and I do like closeups but when I get the faraway shots of my yard they never turn out how I want or see in my head lol. I will try though. I think I said that before. Ei that's been happening alot to me lately-I post and later see many more posts not previously there. Know that everybody,in case you think I am snubbing you. SO does that mean I don't have to ever paint the garage?? LOL. I thought we'd be painting it this summer but we really need drier weather first. Maybe by fall,since mid summer is too hot for painting(good excuses eh?). Oh Deanne-I sure hope you DON"t get our latest weather. Yikes some loud thunder and a couple had to have hit ground the rumbles shook the house. Tons of close lightening though. Amazingly AJ has been weathering the storms so well(pun!).Wow I hope that predicition of a foot of rain by you is an exaggeration(our weather people do that alot)especially with that recent flooding near you. Supposedly there might have been a tornado south of here but I haven't heard of damage or confirmation. Marian-I hope something nice happens today that can cheer you up: ) Hang in there! Honey-right now the ant is protruding out of a bed with hostas,and partially onto the brick area(we are short of bark so will have to go on a hunt-AJ's still gung ho though). I'm not sure where the final resting place will be since the neighbors might not 'get it'-though my garden neighbor will crack up when she sees this. Cindy I forgot to tell you I didn't give my neighbor the tradescantia because she doesn't have room for it to spread and I surely don't want to give her something massive to weed from her beds(then she'd disown me; ) I still have some in one area so I might pot that up and place it in the bed she sees and that way it won't take over and she'll still have her flowers lol. Oh I did give her instead a red penstemon called 'Jingle Bells' and I enjoy it because the hummingbirds visit it often. GB glad you are safe and sound in the tooth dept. That does sound pretty rude of that guy. I was thinking he's shy but if not at least you offered an invitation(leftovers can be a good thing since maybe he won't show: ) OK gotta go! Be good,have fun. ~Babs

Another placebo bites the dust. LOL! How true. Excessive amounts of vitamin C are simply excreted from the body. Pretty expensive pee! I'm leary of taking excessive amounts of vitamins. Now they're saying excessive amounts of Vitamin E can increase your risk of lung cancer. Even good things should only be taken in moderation.

I just went through this. I thought it was a bad cold too and on the 4th day woke up with a sore throat and ears. Went to urgent care....we were traveling.....and it was a sinus infection. Unfortunately, the antibiotics only did so much so I went to my dr when we got home and got a stronger antibiotic. I think it's finally knocking it out of my system but still don't feel 100% 2 1/2 weeks later. About ten years ago I thought " it's just a cold" and didn't go to the dr until a week in. By then I had bronchitis and then it turned into pneumonia. Do go to the dr or urgent care ASAP.....you probably need antibiotics since your symptoms aren' t getting better or lessening with time.

I'm jealous; i've never been to Poland and want to go. How cool. I have been to Prague and Vienna. Vienna is an easy city, feels like Paris to me. It is one of my faves. Great museums, parks. You must attend a Mozart concert. We stayed near the Palmenhaus and we loved eating there. At least when we went, it was filled with locals. The menu is very brasserie-ish. Our favorite part of the trip was a train ride out to the Danube. There we rented bikes at a cute inn, and two blocks away picked up a Danube ferry. We got on and off as we pleased, and biked through little towns. The towns were tiny and quaint, separated by lovely fields and streams. One of our best travel memories.