what i noticed.. from the old pix... is the time stamp .... so perhaps i just need to be a bit more patient ... i think the new camera is going to be great.. but it appears.. i don't have a date stamp function ... bummer ... but you are wrong [misguided] on the weather history ... last year.. EXTREMELY mild.. extremely late ... and then the shock of their lives... losing some growth that didn't properly harden off .. this year... since mid Oct. .... just steadily downhill ... i am thinking the minor nitro burst from the fert.. might be messing with them.. but apparently.. i will wait another month to see ken PS: someday i hope to meet resin .. and trade a few puns over some good beer.. though i will bet a buck.. i wouldn't like what he drinks.. lol ... happy new year ... and if bboy and dave showed up .. they could argue about it all .. until we all got so infringed.. that we just went out and rolled around under the pines ... BUT I DIGRESS .. sorta ... rotflmbo .... and we would lose resin .... who would be looking for more pine cones for his collection ...... and bboy would be trying to explain to me how i am sunset 58 in michigan .... and dave would be ordering some gravel.. to work into my coniferscape ..... I WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR ... lol

I seen my first hummer of the year this past Saturday April 7th which happened to be the same date as I seen my first one last year. My temp dropped down to 18 degrees Saturday night and early morning here in Middle Tenn. I was so worried about the little male hummer, I mixed up two feeders, one that I could keep warm and exchange it out with the cold one as offten as i could possibly do. I got up early sunday morning just to make sure I had warm sugar water out for the little hummer as soon as he came off his porch, I put the warm feeder out at 6:02 a.m. and i seen him at 6:10 a.m. boy it was sure cold. I watched him from the window and he drank for a long time and really seem to enjoy just setting there on the warm feeder, He was all fluffed up and looked a lot bigger then he really was. I don't know where he pourched for the night, I don't think he goes very far. The year before last i had 60 + hummers at my 4 feeders during the spring and summer months, but last year i probably just had maybe 10+plus, I didn't have a dog the year before last and I think my doggie running around in the yard and on the porch kinda keep them away last year. Sandy

I can't say for certain, but will way that my garage has a west wall too. I just put them in on the eastern side of the garage. Usually, I've forgotten about them. I don't know about the fridge, but as long as it doesn't freeze it might be good. Let us know if the folks on the amaryllis forum have an answer. BTW, when you think of your 'ryllis, think of them in the big box stores. They live in little boxes and if you don't get yours early, but wait for the sale like me, you'll often find that they have sprouted and bloomed in the box. They are really tough! Don't need sun or water to bloom. I've even been told NOT to water until you see the bud begin to appear. Just pot up with peat or medium and let 'em sit. They will not get going unless the temp is over 50 or 55 degrees. That's why if you want to speed yours up, you put it in a warmer place, if you want to slow them down put them in a cooler place. When I get mine for Christmas presents in mid or late October, I let them sit in their bags and boxes in relative close proximity to a register vent. Then, when I'm ready to plant and give in mid Novemberm they are already showing buds. Then I pot them up and let them live outside where they get light and cool air to slow them down. Caution, keep and eye on them so they don't get too long. Makes it difficult to deliver.... smiles

We have a top of the line Bosch dishwasher, which was recommended to us by several friends as the one to get if you want a really quiet one. It is really quiet and performs very well and is energy efficient to boot. Our kitchen is open to the living room (our house is small) and the dishwasher is so whisper quiet that it does not interfere with watching tv or entertaining in the living room. I can also comfortably talk on the phone or listen to the radio in the kitchen while the dishwasher is on. We also have a Bosch 30" free standing gas range with convection-capable oven that we are very happy with. Since you are in the planning stages, make sure you include a good rangehood/exhaust system in your plans. It should not be an afterthought--very important. If QUIET is important to you, consider installing the exhaust fan motor remotely, say, in the attic just inside the opening to the outside. That will keep things quiet. We did that 15 years ago and are very pleased with the result. Look at the Broan "Best" product line. They have been doing remote motor installation designs for quite a while. But there are others if you don't like them.