that is a sweet tender pic..I can see it someday flashing on a screen at graduation or a wedding....very pretty..a moment pictures..reminds me of the saying..we don't remember days, we remember moments..very pretty granddaughter!

Thanks Denise, that's what I was kinda thinkin with the variegated kerrii, I just don't have a fondness for them, kinda like KP, something about variegated leaves, have never been my cup of tea. So, I will probably leave it for someone that realy appreciates them. It did have very nice variegation tho, very consistent through out the plant, as well as a good contrast. The white edges were very attractive. . . but $36.00 is a lot of money for a ho hum plant. . . and if they're slow growers and have a tendency to loose their variegation, well that's even more reason not to buy. I chatted with the lady that works at the plant store yesterday. Seems that store gets quite a few hoyas in. She mentioned the hoya *rep* that comes in on occassion, so maybe I'll get lucky and stumble on some other nice, and not so common hoyas. I wouldn't say the obovata you gave me has deformed leaves. They just look weird when they're new. Once they mature, they look a lot better. It has 5 new leaves on it right now and if one didn't know better, they would think it was dying a slow death. . . I really like the plant tho. Maid~

What a haul you got Pat...Daisyme outdid herself. I got a box full of delicious items today from Texas Fern.Pat thank you so much for all the goodies. I have already used some of the metallic gold tiles. I am in love with the seahorses and all the ceramic fruit. The chandelier prisms are to die for. The marble and unglazed tiles will be in a project very soon...I am already thinking and thanks for the vitreous tile and especially the tiny red ones. Red is so hard to find. I think you put this box of tess together so thoughtfully, thank you very much. I love it. Here is a link that might be useful: Tess exchange from Texas Fern

Fig, are you sure that those stalks were dead? They start to come up in Arkansas in mid-August, and are typically in full flower through September. But even when they are in flower, the stems and flowers are muted shades of tan and pinkish-green. They blend into the landscape so much, that if you don't look closely, you'll think that they're something dead. They look like the following, when prime, and are normally 14-24 inches tall. As weedwoman said, the patches of leaves don't always generate flowering stems.