Thank you all! I just wanted to say that we have pretty cool nights and alot of daylilies do not open well at all. CBME is unusual in that it opens perfectly, every bloom, even on a new plant. If you like it, try it! It is a 10 daylily, IMHO! Jean, hi again! I missed you and wondered how you are. I don't think the daylily folks would want me posting roses, so go over to the Rose Gallery to see my roses. Happy gardening and try to keep cool--hah! K

HI,SORRY I`M SO LATE IN POSTING!MY PACKAGE FROM MICHELLE CAME ON CHRISTMAS EVE!!SHE SENT A LOVELY COTTAGE MAGAZINE,A HOME MADE BIRD FEEDER MADE FROM A ROUND PLASTIC JUG,PAINTED RED,DRILLED HOLES ON EACH SIDE FOR ACCESS TO THE BIRD FEED AND ATTACHED A CABINET KNOB BENEATH THE HOLE FOR A FOOT REST!!I LOVE IT!!!iT ALSO WAS HALF FULL OF BIRD FOOD.SHE SENT A DECK OF PLAYING CARDS WITH BIRDS ON THEM,AVON ANTIBACTERIAL GEL,A CROCHET BATH MIT AND A BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE CARD!!MICHELLE,THANK YOU SO MUCH!!I HOPE I DIDN`T LEAVE OUT ANYTHING.IT ARRIVED AS MY EXTENDED FAMILY GATHERED IN FOR OUR CHRISTMAS EVE SUPPER AND GIFT SWAP SO EVERYONE WANTED TO KNOW WHO SENT MY PRESENT,IT WAS REALLY A HIT! SHARON,YOUR BOX WILL BE MAILED TOMORROW.I TRIED TO MAIL IT TODAY BUT AFTER LEAVING IT IN THE BOX ALL DAY I FINALLY REALIZED THE MAIL WASN`T RUNNING TODAY! SHIRLEY,THANK YOU FOR HOSTING THIS SWAP!!!!!

I could leave up my Christmas decos for months and probably not tire of them. Every year I tell myself i'll have them up a few days after Th'g, but I never get them up until a week befor Christmas, and leave them up for about two weeks after Christmas. One of the things I really enjoy is lighting candles because it makes me *think* of the holidays. I light them every night. I buy Carolina candles from Kohl's in the Sandalwood scent, but use a larger size patio candle for only .64 I found on sale at Joann's,so bought a bunch. I use these in decorative holders where a larger candle is needed,but don't like to use a votive because they are not self-contained,and I end up with with a pile of wax very difficult to get out. On occassion, i'll use a self-containd votive, but then I end up with too many of the glass containers. I know it sounds crazy, but I find buring a lot of candles,usually 12 or more, in a room also helps in heating it up. It's also adds a wonderful fragrance to the house that can linger for hours. The Carolina candles used to be sold in department stores and I see them in certain drug stores. They're half the price at Kohl's. ;o) patty_cakes

There's no doubt I'm deficient in many ways in the kitchen but the only things I can think of offhand: I get mixed results with dinner rolls, especially if I don't use the breadmaker to mix it up. Biscuits? Forget it. Although I haven't found a biscuit recipe I really like anyway. I do *not* like those baking powder biscuits. They taste about the same as throwing a fistful of flour in your mouth. No thanks. Not even buried in ketchup! LOL I actually *like* the whack-a-mole tube buttermilk biscuits when you put some real butter on them. I've wished I could recreate my mother's dinner rolls but can't. I have had mixed success with other recipes though, but it's the principle of it. I spent a lot of mornings keeping her company while she labored over those golden goodies. And getting 2 or 3 of them hot from the oven and the jar of peanut butter... dang, thems was good eats! One thing took me years to master and it's such a simple thing. Boiling potatoes! They'd either be mush or they'd be undercooked. I never could get the thing timed out. Then, finally, I was careful about the size of the chunks, stood over it and constantly checked and okey dokey, finally mastered one of the simplest of kitchen items. But I come by honestly at least (or so I claim - that's my story and I'm sticking to it). My great-uncle was a lifelong bachelor and one of his favorite dishes was boiled potatoes! My aunt (his niece) always laughed about it. "What *easier* thing is there to make but boiled potatoes?" she's ask. I didn't tell her that (at the time) I couldn't make them either! One other thing, I can't carve very well either but I don't really care! Chop the meat off the bones and dish it up. Other people may "eat with their eyes" but I use my mouth, ergo my tastebuds come into play and foo-foo plated food does not impress me. Usually it's more spaced out so you have less food (therefore less cost which equals more profit) to the restaurant.