Ed: If your fuel has ethanol additive and your store your fuel for more than 30 days you will continue to have carb related fuel restriction issues and fuel line deterioration . As Bay has advised a fuel treatment / conditioner will be required to reduce the potential harm that ethanol has within Small Engine fuel circuits . Stabil Products for prolonged storage are quite helpful , along with the use of Fuel conditioners such as Lucus / Duralube or if possible the Startron Product , which a Forum Member previously has earmarked as a very sound product for fuel treatment of Gas and Diesel Engines . Goggle it and if available utilize it accordingly . Unfortunately I have not been able to locate any locally , but the tributes look very interesting indeed .

WOW--like I say I wasn't even thinking of HVX when I noticed this strange division on my MA. I had one hvx plant 4 years ago, so I thot I knew what it looked like plus that time the HVX enveloped the whole plant and not just one division. This case just affects one division plus it is very striking looking. Now I know why that one H grower saved his Leopard Frog H or whatever he called it. I truly appreciate everyone's input--all your replies are valuable and enlightening, and now I am in the "pondering stage". My first call was to order the "kit" so I will test for the disease before I make any other moves with it. I asked the phone person about just part of a plant being infected, and she said they are growing some H in the lab in which some divisions are infected and some are non-infected to see what eventually happens to a whole plant. I will keep you informed of my next decision. I keep asking myself how I could ever grow H anymore without all the help I get from this forum. :0) Mary PS this is the back of a leaf.

Thanks Minnie! Here is the poem that I wrote: Holiday Survival Kit ©Eve Originals 2004 When the holidays are not much fun Take one When all that stress is getting to you Take two When the hardest part is picking a tree Take three When you just canÂt take it anymore Take four. Oh what the heck, just eat them all!! Author: Evelyn Fuhrman

oh goodness....I just got the quote for doing the cabinet work!! Adding a wood mantel hood - and adding a cab & drawer stack to the counter where that worthless corner cab is over....$3000. By doing those things - I would have to have the cabs refinished b/c they come unfinished. It is always one thing leads......The faux painter doesn't work cheap - either. Another 4k for that. Just three in my family - only child. So the drop leaf table by the fp would work for us.... I did find some interesting stuff at the antique store, thou. Camelback loveseat - $98 - needs upholstery but very nice with down cushion 4 parsons chairs covered in cream with a red check & roosters - $350 - I think I could work with this upholstery since I have red checked lampshades in the kitchen. And the rooster pic but I don't want a rooster theme! Antique oak gateleg table - $325 Cute little red painted side table - $25 I am thinking about going ahead and purchasing these things tomorrow. I really couldn't believe that I found almost everything I was looking for today. But, at the same time I am scared of making a mistake. Back to the kit.....do you think a change in backsplash would help? I kinda don't want to get so heavily $$ involved in a total make-over. I have saved my "mad money" for a project but there are always others on the list. The practical side of me says these cabs are brand new & not bad. The person that looks at beautiful kitchens here, online & mags says go for it - what the heck - if it will make you enjoy where you spend the most time, why not??? Any ideas on making the kitchen look better on the cheap? What do yall think of the above prices from the antique store? Everyone here seems to know the value on the used/antique market. I apologize for my rambling. I feel here, there and everywhere with this kitchen/hearth room!! Smiles:)