"THUD" Thats the sound of Frank and I smacking ourselves in the head. As of today the text is changed oh boy is it changed however the pics are still not up. In regard to the text...well we took a lot of time to write the text. We read a lot of others listing and asked a lot of friends to critique our ideas. In the end everyone was thrilled with our text-even John called to say he LOVED it. So why did he mess it up?? Its like he peiced together parts of what we wrote interwoven with parts of the original text that he wrote. It just doesn't read well and maked no sense. It looks like a 3rd grader wrote it. Then theres the part about the new windows in the master bedroom....ah, we never put new windows in the master bedroom!! The windows were re-strung a few weeks ago but new?? Nope! The pics are still the same. He's had the pics for a week now so you'd think he would have gotten around to it by now. So at least the price reduction and sellers agent bonus is in there so thats a good thing!! In an effort to try to be proactive I made a flyer. I used my own text as well as all the room measurements and all of the pics. I printed 5 copies to give to anyone coming to see the house. I think they turned out really well and Shanen LOVED it!! So we went looking at houses yesterday...even let Drew skip school to go looking...FIL took a long look at the New Jersey ave house and he really thought it was a good house. I mean he knows it needs a few things but it was certainly a well maintained home. He gave 2 thumbs up. WE also looked at a split level with an in ground pool. It was nice but FIL noticed some cracks that spanned from foundation to ceiling. Plus I took a long look at the older lady who lived there and saw how she pulled herself up the steps and I saw myself in 20-30 years and thought "nope, a rancher would be best LOL". We also looked at a lovely cape cod on a smaller lot. It was 2 guys and this house was adorable. Very clean and well staged but oh so small. The kitchen was TINY!!! It was a cute home for someone maybe who doesn't cook but for me, well I kinda live in the kitchen so it would not be for us...no dining room and 4 small bedrooms. Finally we looked at a foreclosure. The bank is asking $230 for this home. It was a mess!! I think if I were a little younger and had some extra income I would have snatched it up as I could see it was once a terrific house. But with forclosed homes you have to have a lot of cash up front...oh but it was a grand house!! Lastly we had to hurry home to show our own house at 2pm....a girl from Johns office. (I was SO GLAD I didn't add the cabbage to the crockpot as that may not have been the best house smell LOL) So I was able to use my flyer!!! Then just as they left we got another call to show the house at 5 pm!! Again I got to use my flyer so I was so happy I did it!! I did not get to read their expressions as I took a walk when they came thru...I actually went to my neighbors house but both showing the street was super quiet, clean and had lots of parking. I am hoping to get some feedback!! I finally added the cabbage at 6 and had my St Paddys feast while watching idol!! I do feel a little better, even went back to the gym which helps to relieve stress so maybe things are looking up. Cheers! Susie

I thought I'd update and share that I've had no problems selling the hostas at these prices...$15 for 1/4th of a mature hosta... These have at least 11 eyes each and sometimes more. Smaller ones I've sold for less. Having good photos makes a difference, as they only have pips right now and most people don't know hostas. But they DO know they won't get good coverage from 2 eyes in a pot for $8 from Walmart. $20 for a 4' across hyacinthina and another $20 for a 4' albomarginata...these went to people who wanted the large coverage/lots of eyes, and didn't care about the names, etc. I helped them to make sure the plant was right for the site they had in mind. The albo lady is going to divide hers all up and was very happy with the price, and the hycinthina man divided his into 2 pieces. The albo lady also had her hubby dig out 3 mature Diablo Ninebarks, which I advertised as free for the digging. Just thought I'd say that people like BIG plants and are willing to pay for them. My local nursery charges $39 for large hosta pot, so I think $15 is more than reasonable for 11 eyes of a named hosta. The Moon Glow was the first to sell out, go figure???? Non-hosta: I have made about $100 already just on geranium macrorrhizum starts, which in my opinion, is one of the greatest perennials that ever lived. My pulmonaria and bleeding hearts are in bloom, so everyone wants to buy those, too. I'm "sold out" of those now, don't want to diminish my mother plants. No doubt that blooms will sell a plant. Long story short...if you have $100s-$1000s invested in your garden, don't assume that people won't pay you a fair price for a good, healthy dig. I do take the time to really help the people who want/need it and it's always a lovely exchange.

I really appreciate the responses. So far thanks to the responses I have it narrowed down to 4 potentials: GE, Andrew, Golden Meadows, and Hans. I am not eliminating any of those 4 choices but am leaning toward GE. GE is more common and sold widely including big box stores. A little background on the estate owner whom I met: she is in her 90's and no longer able to take care of her garden or house and always using a walker now (still driving though). She was an avid gardener but NOT a hostaphile. She had very few hostas. It would be more likely that she would have a more common hosta! I've been on these hosta ID hunts before, going around and around like a dog chasing its tail. Before driving myself crazy I pick an ID and stick with it until evidence proves otherwise keeping in mind other possibilities. I hope it is not GE as I have low expectations of GE.

@martinca_gw sunset zone 24 I love those red toile chairs! Great find. @Sueb20 I've never heard of Table Talk Pies?! In cleaning out my parents house last fall, we found a very old picnic basket in one of the attics. None of us kids remember ever seeing it. I'm thinking my parents must have had it as newlyweds and not sure if it could have come from one of their families. It's not sitting atop the antique icebox in our greatroom.