My 2 yr. old, own root Grand Dame was not cane hardy this year, however, this was one of the worst winters we've had. She had black canes to the ground. I pruned her so severely (literally to the ground) that I wasn't expecting her to come back. It took awhile, but she's back, still small, but has buds and looks healthy - deep green, glossy, perfect foliage. I think with normal z5 winters, she will be fine. I will add that I usually lose hybrid teas to winter, but sometimes, you just gotta try. This is a rose I'm willing to pamper and coddle and do whatever it takes to make her happy. Carol, I've never seen a Grand Dame as perfectly shaped as yours. Desertgarden, those are magnificent blooms! It must be a challenge growing roses in Las Vegas.

We also have a Yamaha Clavinova series at home and recently bought two additional less expensive Yamaha's for our sons to have in their apartments now that they are in college and grad school. I talked with some music and piano teachers before we bought the first one. The general advise was to get an accoustic piano if you were serious about piano playing and had a place to put one. My sons both wanted a piano to support vocal and instrumental music, theory and such and we didn't have an appropriate place for a piano on our fiirst floor. The digital was smaller, ligher and easily moved upstairs. If you are going digital, know that there is a huge difference between a digital keyboard and a digital piano. If you want to learn to play piano, you want a digital piano with a full size (88 key) keyboard with weighted key action (that means that like a real piano, the keys make a softer sound when struck lightly and play louder when struck with more force). A digital piano will havw more of the sound of a true piano while an electronic keyboard will sound electronic. A digital piano can be moved more easily, won't require tuniing, but it has electronic parts that can wear out and it will have a somewhat limited lifetime. Maybe not short, but you aren't likely to pass it down to children and grandchildren. And obviously, you need power to play a digital one where an accoustic or mechanical one does not. You are likely to find more traditional pianos for sale used and they can be checked out while fewer digitals will be sold used and it might be harder to know how well it will hold up for you. Yamaha and Rowland were the brands we heard about and saw over and over. The least expensive ones with thr weighted action -- at least that I remember seeing, ran about $700-800 and they go up into the thousands. I would expect to pay $1000-1500 or a little more for something solid that will grow with your playing skills. Above that, you get more bells and whistles. You can even get built-in lessons or links to lessons on your computer or tablet. But you can also wind up paying more for a digital piano than an accoustic piano. Hope that helps you get started.

Renee, I look for old sheet music to frame! Found a song with the name of our street in the title, and I picked up some seasonal/holiday music that I change out during the year. So fun! Fori, As for the music "library", I bought an old sheet music cabinet from a neighbor. The condition isn't great, but a word of caution: I think they are intended to hold SHEET music, not books. The shallow drawer bottoms are not solid but slatted, and don't feel super strong. It's cool, but not as easy to use unless you are very organized and know what you keep where. I also have a small metal Bisley 5-drawer unit (from the scratch-and-dent corner at a The Container Store, it's missing the bottom drawer, which leaves an open slot for music) Each drawer has one of those little slots that hold a label, so the jazz goes in one, the video game music printouts in another, etc. and we can find them, and put things away easily. The books are in two large "boxes" beside the piano: one is a sturdy basket, the other used to be a deep kitchen drawer. One sits on the floor under a small table, the basket sits on too of the table, which is just the right size to hold them. The music stands upright and it's easy to flip through. The whole set-up is not that attractive lol! My friend and here husband are both musicians, and they installed cabinetry in the living room for the music. Shelves close together to hold loose paper flat, and shelves spaced for books and binders, as well drawers for metronomes, pens and pencils, instrument tools, etc. The shelves are also attractively labeled to suit their needs; I think it's a removable/movable label. Our piano came after we'd lived here for a couple of years, it is in a corner but it is a great spot! In this living room, only a buffet or console type piece of furniture would work, because it's where you enter the LR from the foyer, so our console piano is perfect.

I have visited a friend who has your proposed style of holder and she's had it for years. It works wonderfully. (Hers actually is long enough to hold three rolls to use up one at a time, and she has hers as a floor-standing unit.) Which may or may not be design overkill. I currently have your current style, and you do need to install so that the horizontal holder is just a bit not horizontal - this will work, 90+% of the time. But, depending on your bathroom style and layout, the vertical would indeed be great. If I re-design, I may end up doing your potential thought, myself. It's definitely practical and useful. Which is what bathrooms should be.