I logged on last night just after he spammed a bunch of old threads and I reported them all. GW, bless them, removed all of his posts except one on centerpieces. I re- reported that one, so if others would, too, maybe they'll take it down. And if anyone used his name in their shaming posts, I think you should go out and edit out his name from your post, so there is NO reward for spamming, including name recognition.

Perhaps this is another opportunity to laud the Rose Forum of the National Garden Association where many of us have joined (Jeri, Lisa, Nippstress, MustbNuts, Christopher and many more whose names escape me at the moment. It's a very friendly and easy to use forum, pictures are easy to load and there are no ads! You can be from overseas also, Marlorena, so I hope everyone has a look-in to decide whether they might decide to join. Anything new is never comfortable right away, and this has been my home for so long that I'm really sorry to part ways. I'm still going to answer posts here but I don't think I'll ever start a new post. Houzz has just worn me down with their ineptitude and lack of genuine concern for the gardenweb users, but it's difficult to wrench myself away. Perhaps it will be easier if I meet more of you over there!

Likely 8 spaces ... then a 'k" ... or an "o k" ... ... or a "j d", if by jemdandy, would convince the Gardenweb Guardian to leave the spaces unmolested. ole joyful ... ... who's plenty talkative on his own, with no need for the Houzz Hooligan to tell him that if he doesn't talk more - they won't listen ... and they won't let others here listen, either! o j

Marvelous! I'm glad to see this is protected in a case. When my DH, DS and I visited St. Petersburg via cruise ship in 1991 (right before the collapse of the USSR), we visited the Hermitage. We didn't see this, but were astounded to find great works of art hung hanging in huge un-air-conditioned rooms with the windows flung wide open, attended only by 'babushka' (fat old ladies perched on chairs here and there). You had to wonder if these paintings were all reproductions! The Russian Orthodox churches we saw were also open to the dust and dirt and very, very dark. Streets were largely unpaved with few cars. Rare to see a man on the street wearing matching coat and pants. A fabulous, impoverished city!