I planted my Jacque Cartier June 21, 2022. All roses bloom in bed around it. Jacque Cartier grew long canes and full foliage and looks very healthy, never any diseases, but no blooms it’s first season. I have Ardoisee de Lyon and it is healthy, planted same time, across other side of bed-no blooms this season either. My other OGRs all bloomed repeatedly all season and my modern roses bloomed all over my property and in that bed. They were fertilized well w/ Rose Tone and fish fertilizer, same as all my roses regularly and great organic soils/mulches. Maybe they received too much nitrogen…although, other roses received about same fertilizing. . I wonder if some OGRs take a year before they bloom? Or they are faulty plants? (I do have a white ROS which never bloomed 2 years-I am removing her.) Flowers, Where did you order Marchesa Bochella from? Do you know if it is really a MB or a Jacque Cartier?

I know posting photos from my iPhone takes a few more steps, but it's not Houzz, it's my phone. Now iPhones store photos in .HEIC format instead of JPEG. Houzz does not like HEIC. (Or is it HIEC? Whatever, it's close.) That means I have to download every photos onto my computer, open it in an app and export each one to JPEG, and then upload them. I can upload directly from my phone, which makes no sense, but sometimes there are issues, and I HATE typing on my phone. Bad eyesight, really prefer the full keyboard that uses all eight fingers along with two thumbs, etc. Now that it takes more time, and time is very short right now, I don't post photos as often. I know when the last kid graduates and leaves home I'll have so much more time, but who wants more time with that trade off?! Kind of trying to appreciate my lack of time now for this period that will end too quickly! Anyway, I feel your pain, Maria. Generally changes in work/life this year has made time even shorter, too. I struggle with threads that are SOOOOOOOOO long I can't even begin to read each comments. Even when there are pictures, the super long threads are difficult unless you are keeping up at least daily, not more than once daily, with all the comments. Another photo issue, the Houzz links post tiny tiny photos in the threads for me. The GW links posts photos that are 4 times as big. If a link defaults to Houzz, I have to click on each photo to enlarge it to even see it well!

Feb 10, 2022 (since Houzz doesn't put dates on posts) - Update to my experiences and observations with our new SQ FF7 FL washer : It has been another month of using our new SQ FF& front-loader since my last post, and with each load of laundry I am becoming liking it more and more. Call it a honeymoon phase or whatever, it seems to be a good fit with our local 'moderately hard' water supply and I am quite happy with it. -- With this new SQ FL washer there is no more "sudsapalooza" drama. What a relief. No more worries about over-dosing by even a half-teaspoon (2.5ml) of detergent. I can actually use a bit more detergent, sometimes the lowest line on the cap/scoop provided with detergent, with no problems. -- Seeing some sudsy froth during a wash cycle is no longer cause for alarm. It will rinse out during that same wash cycle, usually with the first rinse. -- No repeated rinse cycles (after cycle completion) or re-washing everything with more dirty laundry added and no detergent, to capture the excess detergent and flush it out. -- I have figured out how to get the incoming water temps I want during the winter's frigid cold-fill mixing with hot water with excellent results. -- This washer does as good or a better job at cleaning than our previous washer. Maybe it is the additional detergent I can use and better rinsing, instead of the carefully measured doses of 1 tsp, or 1/2 Tbsp, or 1 Tbsp, etc. I had to use with the previous washer. -- Even with slightly increased detergent that I can add, clothing comes out soft and there have been no dermatological itching episodes so far from detergent residue.

The characters in Versailles are mostly French and are supposed to be speaking to each other in French. Thus they would have no ‘ foreign‘ accent. I think it would sound ridiculous to have them all putting on Inspector Cluseau voices. Some of the cast are English. Others are Welsh, Scottish, French, Canadian or Swiss. I don’t recall any Americans. Presumably a generic English accent suited them all. I haven't seen Reign.