Diane already answered your question 5, I just second her. It is much better to start with quality roses and with nurseries that don't sell virused plants. Red rose that easy to grow and fragrant? Well, it is a tall order. Somebody a few years back from Maryland said that Erotika had been trouble free and fragrant for her. But Erotika is a rose that it is not easy to find. I ordered it from Hortico but I would not recommend this nursery to you based on my experience. Maybe Appalachian rose nursery has it and if they do that is a very respectable nursery. Chrysler Imperial is supposedly easy to grow and very fragrant but I don't know about its disease problems in MD - Olga would be needed here, who is the MD rose expert both in modern and antique roses. Check out Chamblee's nursery for other roses except for the smelly red - you will get very well priced plants. The best 1 gallon own roots I got came from them for years. They have a lot of Buck roses, that would be great for a novice gardener. I would recommend Quieteness without any hesitation, Prairie Star, Prairie Harvest, Rural Rhythm, Wanderin' wind, and Winter Sunset are also excellent roses - easy to grow and all have fragrance. I think it is too late for planting bareroots, otherwise I would recommend to check out Pickering nurseries. But for the future that's what I recommend - early on! late August or September start studying their online catalog - they offer 900+ roses on a rootstock that is far better for the east cost than any grafted rose that you can find in a chain store or even a top-notch and expensive local nursery. This advise does not apply to those roses that are own root (Both J&P and supposedly Weeks offer own root roses recently).

I don't know what the sealer recommends for drying time before using it on the grout, but 9 times out of 10, when the sealer turns white, it's because there was moisture in the grout, and you're going to have a bi*ch of a time getting rid of it. I won't even go into the aversion I have to aerosol sealers to start with.

I realize you just moved, but the first thing you should do is take him to the vet and make sure he doesn't have a UTI or crystals in his urine. Once illness is ruled out, then you can address the problem - which probably is him being pissed off (no pun intended) about being moved to a new home. He liked his old one! You've upset his routine. The longer it goes on, the longer it will take to correct. I've read one homeowner bought a large crate (housed cat, room to walk around, food and litter box) and crated them for two weeks while their cat was retrained to the litter box. A room make work, with window, but somewhere he can see people, be loved on (not forgotten) and interact with people would be better. Calming agents, such a Feliway, work for some. Others benefit from Clomicalm or Prozac (given at bedtime) make make them a little loopy, but that's better than peeing everywhere.

In the plan we've been working on (B), I think there is plenty of room for dishware and glasses...maybe you need a hutch to show off your beautiful pots and pans! You have a LOT! Can some of it live in the pantry? Where is your current potrack? Not sure I'm a fan of over-the-island ones, usually, but if that's what you have and like it, you could consider it again? My stainless pots and pans are in the top drawer under my rangetop Lids in another drawer beside that), my cast iron is in the 2nd drawer under the rangetop, and my only "Le Creuset wanna be" sits on the stove all the time. Love2cook has a great cabinet for her pots and pans. If she doesn't jump in to show it, it'd be worth a google search.