Lala - The seedling is a first-year bloomer, although the seed was sown three years ago. With the droughts and a stray dog digging up my seedling bed, it's taken a long time for these to bloom. I have two others from that same cross that survived. One bloomed last week and the flower had the same round shape as Chance Encounter but was more of a lavender rose color, and the other still hasn't scaped - probably because the fans were accidentally broken off in the early spring. Juliet - I've never thought Metallic Blue Eyes looked metallic. It may be a weather related thing that doesn't happen in my climate. It does have a nice patterned eye though with blue, purple and fuschia. Debra

Tra, La, La...Singing a love song 'cuz I'm sooo in love with your photos of her, Kath. Perfection, really. Especially your first photo of this lavender beauty. I adore lavender. Lol. I think I would be in big-time trouble if I spent ANY time at all at Regans. I can just imagine strolling through their wonderful roses and loading up. "Danger...Danger... Danger." Alarm bells would be going off in my head because I know I would want oodles of them. I just planted the MOONSTONE they sent me yesterday, and I can hardly wait to see it blooming. I have wanted this rose for a looong time. Thanks for sharing these great photos and for letting us know about your Wednesday visit to Regans. Fun, fun, fun!!! :) This post was edited by dove_song on Sun, Apr 28, 13 at 5:42

This may sound nutty, but in my case if a song pops into my head and I have no idea where it came from, I find that the lyrics (or title) reflect what I'm feeling or thinking--or, in some cases, what I should be thinking about. I realize this does not in any way explain "Jeremiah Was a Bull Frog." :-)

I just couldn't bring myself to make these! I know if I did my blood sugar would be over the top.I love Cheetos,add caramel and I'd be dead meat!LOL Just wanted to add something about substituting margarine for the butter as mentioned on the other thread.Someone had used margarine instead of butter and they didn't turn out as well.In a recipe like this switching margarine in any amount will alter the results.Margarine contains water which will make a big difference.Ever melt margerine?About half of it will be water.Nix the margarine and go for the butter.In a recipe like this I really doubt substituting margarine for butter is going to make much of a difference healthwise!LOL