I've not seen a collective site like this before. I would from time to time google a daylily name and a post from GW would pop up in the search and then I could click on it and read about it but nothing like this. Your right about the internet. Be careful what you write and what personal ( where you live, work etc) information is being posted.

Kathy- I just got The Storied Life of A.J. Fikrey and so far, I love it! Thanks for the recommendation : ) I finished the book....and I really enjoyed the first half. I think if it had ended there, I would have recommended it to many of my friends. The second half seemed like too many gaps in time and not enough detail. Almost like a different book. Maybe that was intentional or just to keep it short, but I didn't care for it. The ending was not my favorite (don't really like that type) but before any of that was even suspected, it started feeling a bit different around the topiary park. That was when it seemed unrealistic to me. I mean, do people all really act like that? One and done...then long term relationships? And Maya was so cute as a little girl. I felt like I missed a lot of her growing up. Also, I really liked the chief, but thought the closet find (and his reaction) was too contrived. Maybe someone else, but not him. This really helped though, so thank you for the recommendation! It made me realize what I like and didn't like about the pacing and this will help me layout my own story. Oh, and it was funny that I signed up for a free month of Unlimited Kindle to read the book, after starting the free peek on Amazon. Then, I got to his rant about e-readers! LOL

Oh good grief! At my age...LOL...I think it would be virtually impossible to create a list of every book I've ever read. Actually...it would take up too much of my reading time to even contemplate such a task. I feel fortunate that I've managed to create a reminder system for just the last few years. Like you, dees...I began reading at a very early age thanks to a home library and dedicated "literary types" in house. I, too, started with some of the more challenging tomes. If I remember correctly...Anna Karinina was one of my firsts. My jouth was a challenging world. It would have been impossible without books. Today...there's not a room in my home...including the bathrooms...without books. I can't even guess at the total number...but I have to weed through them and gift them to the local library every once in a while or I'd never have shelf space for newer editions. It's a daunting task as it's too much like parting with old friends. But...alas...a necessity. My home today is a town house. When the floors creak...I get pangs of guilt. Then I start packing up the next collection for the library. LOL

Just a follow-up here re Heirloom Roses. I ordered two from their website, then two more from their website, then changed my mind twice and changed my orders! I got the first two - in one gallon pots (far from the bands I got from the former Heirloom folks). I re-potted both of them into 5 gallon cans for later fall planting. I was very impressed with the roots fully holding the soil, but not pot-bound. Stems looked healthy. they are already growing and leafing out, even though I got them in the midst of a record heat wave for us. I had also found an Heirloom rose I wanted on Amazon, so ordered it there because I coudn't be bothered to go get my purse and enter my credit card info for the Heirloom site. I got the Amazon rose right away. My other two from Heirloom that I ordered a couple of months ago come tomorrow or the next day. The Amazon rose also looked great, and when I re-potted it to larger can the roots seemed perfect. I talked with someone at Heirloom who explained that Amazon requires immediate shipping - so that's why you get them right away. AND, I learned that with Amazon you get a 30 day guarantee, but direct from Heirloom you get a one year guarantee (or warranty?). Via the Heirloom website you can be part of the buds and blooms, but not via Amazon. So...if you want rewards and a one-year guarantee - shop the website. If you need to "hide" your rose purchases, shop Amazon. So far, I couldn't be happier with my Heirloom purchases. As I say above, ask me after a year if I still feel that way! :-)