Well, I guess itÂs a week of birthdaysÂwow! Trying to remember if Babs has been here since I arrived but drawing a blank. Maybe sheÂll drop in to say hi on her birthday. I do not have that much spring color yet; hoping the shrubs pop after this rain to brighten things up. Cyn, I canÂt believe youÂre going to reach 90 today! My neighborÂs violets are spreading into our yard. ItÂs not that I hate them, itÂs more that I hate not having a choice about getting them, lol. Trip to one nursery was a bit disappointing. They have a display of plants they grow in their greenhouse so everything is still young. More variety will be offered when shipments come in and I realize itÂs still very early in the season. Thought youÂd want to know that I bought a new pair of rockers in honor of all your birthdays! (snicker) They are sooo comfortable, Drema, that toe knuckle doesnÂt even have to bend! Supposed to help tone your calves and bum, too, but they just feel great. DD loves hers and suggested I might like them. No problem getting used to the curved sole either, I put them on and wore them home. Just noticed I was so anxious to start walking I forgot to lace the top eyelet! HereÂs a pic standing in the garage doing a contortion act so you can see the side sole. Must start thinking about dinnerÂpossibly meatloaf and scalloped potatoes. DH wonÂt get home until later this evening so itÂs my turn to cook. Anything I donÂt have to stand at the stove gets my vote. Hey, Chelone!...waving you back here :-)

hey natal, yes I added petunias to the chair bed. DH will train the sweet potato and the wandering jew up and around the chairs while I am gone in May and June and 1/2 of July. He has a lot of responsibility ! I have had the mirrored windows for a couple years but haven't put them out. Now I have 2 more to do . Need to find/make shutters and add a shelf below for plants and " stuff". Need to find a place to hang 2 more also. I have 2 areas of blue bottles. They are on rebar. I would love a real tree but haven't found one I can afford or replicate ...yet . Still looking. Thank you for looking :) Your garden ALWAYS makes me smile. Rita your garden is amazing !! Your roses inspired me ....well mine all have the same shiny green foliage this year and there are too many buds to count on all of them. I think it is the huge amount of bone meal. They are amazing. I wish DH hadn't lost the tags for a bunch of them ....sigh...will need you guys to identify as they all bloom. The clemmies are just a few days away from bursting into bloom. c

You need the CSI team there to make comparison cuts with her bolt cutters and nail her. You have to realize that cutting a chain link fence is no easy task. That wire is as tough as the hogwire fencing we have. No ordinary wirecutter will handle it. You have to have one of those really heavy duty setups. I have a pair to use when repairing our fencing and they weigh about 10 pounds and can cut through a steel bolt as big as your finger. Is this lady some sort of Reverse-eco terrorist in disguise? She must be a lot stronger than she looks to be able to man a pair of cutters and whack through your chain link fence. I'd beware if I were you...superhuman strength is a hallmark of insanity, ya know, like hyper-religiosity. DOn't ever let yourself find yourself alone with her. You never know.

Jim, on my computer Houzz does break the thread up into two parts--the first 552 comments, and then the remainder. It says at the top in light green lettering "See 552 additional comments". You click on that to load the first group, and then the second 500 comments loads separately, and you read from that group if you want to. So, I guess I'm not understanding the problem. I just whiz down to the bottom where the second group ends and begin there if I want to read the latest comments, or add to them. Bonnie, can you shade that rose with an umbrella or cloth hanging on bamboo stakes? It can't hurt and might help. I can see little tents all over your front flower beds. See you on Rosy Days--not sure there will be any roses after Wednesday's heat. Diane