From DUNO I got the following: D. BARRY SIMPSON 3 + 1 CANE DIVISION 120mm POT $US 30.00 D. BRINAWA CHARM X KARSUN ÂKYLIEÂ DIVISION. 100mm $US 25.00 D. KING OF HEARTS X YONDI TINA ÂGOLIATHÂ FCC/AOC-ANOS DIVISION 120mm $US 35.00 D. johannis (SPECIES) X SUNGLOW DIVISION 140mm $US 30.00 D. TOLGA X ELEGANT HEART DIVISION 120mm $US 30.00 D. COLONIAL MAID ÂVERITYÂ DIVISION OF ORIGINAL 180mm $US 95.00 D. GOLDEN MOON 8/6 + 2 NEW GROWTH $US 80.00 D. GRACIOUS CASCADES DIVISION 5/2 + 1 NEW GROWTH $US 50.00 D. MIARA ÂTEDÂS BEST YELLOWÂ DIVISION 12/ 7 + 2 NEW GROWTHS $US 120.00 At Cal Orchids he had 2 trays of seedlings that Hipkins (spelling?) recommended. One was Hilda Poxon x Hilda Poxon (different crosses) the other some beautiful Southern Star crosses. Since they are seedlings, I bought a few each. He was not really hiding them from the public, just waiting for them to get bigger before putting up for sale. Fred Clark from Sunset Orchids was there the day before and bought 8 each of them. When he lists them 2 years from now, you'll know where they came from. At Santa Barbara Orchid Estates they had a tray of mericlone Avril's Gold, an awarded (in Australia)cross in the back also not keeping them from the public but waiting for them to reach a larger selling size. That one was $100, they still have more. Their $7.50 table is hard to beat, I like their LC tenebrosa and LC Sea Urchin, they crossed these with a few others so I got about a dozend of them. Sea Urchin is nice but has an incredible growing habit, literally outgrows the weeds in my back yard. That's the extent of the damage. Nick

My lost & found experiences: Like a lot of people I often think how great it would be to find a bunch of money. But I always hope that If I do, PLEASE let there be no ID with it, because thanks to that guilt trip my Mom (very religious) laid on my when I was a kid, I'd have to do all I could to locate the rightful owner. I wouldn't ask for a reward either. I wouldn't turn it in anywhere because I believe that sadly in this day and age the average person would just pocket it. Found $65 on the floor of a nightclub in Avalon NJ, just the money, no ID. Sweet! Found $30 in Sears parking lot at Neshaminy Mall, NE Phila. - no car parked nearby. Again, cash only. Found a passport walking from the train to work. Tracked down the owner, called, said I'd bring it over. Knocked / rang the bell, no answer, car in the driveway. I think they didn't want to risk me asking for a reward (I wouldn't). I left it in the mailbox. When my 24 year old daughter was 3 she found a childs wallet in the playground with $3 and address / phone number inside. She wanted to keep it but I said we have to return it. The mother didn't eveen say thank you. I gave Kris $1 as a reward. When I delivered pizza part time I found $43 with no ID in the shop but it was where the drivers congregated and there was only one other driver working with me. I returned the money. Older peope are no more or less honest than the younger ones. Again as a pizza deliverer, I took an order to a florist shop. When they paid me I put the money in my jacket pocket, something I never did, usually. Walking back to the car I reached in to retrieve the money & felt only change. I turn back toward the door - I'm about 30 feet away - and the old lady who ran the register by the door is scuttling toward the bill, a ten, reaching for it when her eyes met mine. I quickly said 'Looks like I dropped my change.' She replied 'Yeah, I guess so.' or something like that. She got up and walked back inside.

Because it's fun! Because last year we had a Storyline thread going, where we made up a story. There were regular contributors on that one. To see what people know. (I was stuck on the museums) To see how long we run out of ideas to ask. Oh, oh, I did. To see if we can always come up with 5 answers. Name 5 places you've LIVED.

Seil - when I use the flash..it always makes everything look white...so if the flash pops up, I cover it with my hand. Maybe it's because the camera is too close to the bloom?? Merlena - thanks so much for trying again and again!!! Your pictures are wonderful!!! Your MEC and Royal Amethyst are my favorites...incredible!!! Neil Diamond is a big WOW!!! We almost have pictograms/hieroglphics ... if we standardized a system where R is always your Royal Amethyst, H could be Helen's Huntington Rose, S could be Seil's Sisters At Heart, T could be Straw's The Dark Lady, A could be my August Luise and E could be Joey's Ebb Tide....we could post pictures (which I can't copy from your posts) to spell the word HEARTS...so our own secret language. LOL Or not. :)