Here it is after 4 years in my garden. I'm going to keep an eye on that leaf in the center with the large yellow margin. All the leaves from that eye are primarily yellow with splashes of green.

Salmon from one end of the continent and lobster from the other...this is one good swap. You'll like Bittman's book I bet, Robin. I bought one for the kid's roomate when she graduated high school and, of course, had to preview it for her. The trivet is beautiful, Catherine... nice choices.

I'm glad nothing broke! And if I'd known ahead of time (and had the address) I would have sent them to PFPP!!! I knew I couldn't pack them myself without major risk of breakage, so I had to get them to a UPS store when I wasn't working or otherwise committed... and I'm glad to see that they fulfilled their part of the bargain. We have several shakers at home - and I like the metal one the best. Gets things COLDcolor>. Glad it got there, and glad you like it, Karen! Also, Apple Pucker is an apple schnapps made by DeKuypers. My ex-bartender DH (the guy the antifreeze is named after) likes it, so we usually have it in stock... Elizabeth/Bizzo/Biz/Liz/Eliz/Lizzie (and other variations of Elizabeth)

As you know that I have been building. Well I have moved into the new bedroom and it catches the southern AND northern breezes and I have not turned on the AC yet. All the theoretical passive cooling plans have worked. I close it up when I feel the breeze warmer outside than inside. I Open it up when I feel the cool evening breezes and the wind really blows through and things cool down. I love hearing the cicadas while reading in bed. The bed clothes were blown off in the strong winds last night. It does get a bit stuffy by 5 pm. I am still waiting for the heat. I know it is on the way. We have stayed below 95ºF so far.