Darn Jill! I can see tho from your other post why you NEED to get some more hosta! hee hee This gal lives pretty close to me, like I'd say... 5 miles? She had it thru yesterday (Monday) but I do need to go there; thinking about it for today since I'm off of work. If you know what you are looking for I likely know if she's got it. I was there and walked thru several times. You know, she has some great potential pics... Like where she has a specimen in the shade and in the same glimpse one in the sun; DRAMATICALLY shows the difference depending on where you plant something and what it looks like within the SAME plant. She said when she buys, she gets more than one, and puts one in a sunnier spot and one in shade so she knows how they look in each. She just got some new minis,,, so cute and so small!!! WOW! She also recently got Jurassic (spelling?) Can you tell I was impressed? LOL Drooling??? Wishing... adding to the wish list.... Hey Jen! Well I'd be tickled to get some from ya! I am very close. I'm just down Ballard Rd in the town of Freedom. I work in Oshkosh, so I'm going thru Appleton all the time! So the plan is then... I get some black eyed susan from you, and then hit the Botanical garden for more hosta for you! Oh and since ya can't go Jill, do you want me to look for anything for you...I'm working on the full range of enabling skills so I can get certified! Jean *wonders if ya get a badge or something with certification* PS I don't get the newspaper and can ya believe I put a listing on Craigslist for newspaper and didn't get one hit? What the...

One thing that I have noticed since we moved back to TX from MA...People just drop by...they don't even think about whether they are welcome or not...they just expect that they will be and truthfully I have never known a time at my house that they were not...If you are busy, no matter what's going on, they will be helping out if necessary even if it's working on a hot water heater or digging a ditch or leveling an RV....they pitch in... Here in our area though a must have is beer...any of the male neighbors and even a couple of females are likely to stop by to say hello or just to see what's going on...they are not expecting food but they'll always be expecting a beer... During my stay in MA...no one...not one single person would presume to stop by unannounced except for a neighbor who had a quick question of some kind and that wouldn't be to visit......but here in TX...quite the opposite is true...anyone might stop by at any time of the morning or evening....it's nice...welike it that way...there's always something to eat in the fridge...cheese...wine...crackers sausage...and since I live with an Italian I always have sauce in the freezer and can put a plate of pasta on the table before you can figure out you're meant to stay for dinner...that's just the way it is in our part of TX. and just to prove my point....when there is a big sale on beer...gotta be in the bottles, word spreads fast in the neighbrohoon...better get to HEB today ...they have Bud light for $11.99 a case. I lived in MA for over 5 years and not once in that time did any friend ever drop by without calling first...

My girls, son-in-laws and grandkids just left after a nice Memorial day B-B-que. Little AJ had his first holiday get together (Italians, we have a lot of them). It's amazing to see your babies with babies of their own. DD isn't able to breast feed him, because of latching issues. She has to use a special bottle with a special nipple, and has to squeeze the milk into his mouth, mimicking the sucking motions. She has to pump 6-8 times a day because she want him to have breast milk. I'm so proud of her, she's doing a great job.

Debra, Welcome back, sorry to hear about your mother. Gardening accidents can be catastrophic, especially if one is not up to date on the tetanus vaccination. The bacteria are often found in the soil and a bad scrape or puncture can introduce them into the blood stream. If you can't remember the last date of your tetanus shot, please go and get one soon. My second cousin died as a result of tetanus from a farming accident, so it can happen. Off my soap box now to say that your blooms are always so perfect and since you favor the pinks they're too hard to choose a favorite. Heidi