Thanks Teresa.... Well by looking again at the leaves of the plant I photographed and comparing them with those that show up on a Google image search of Ageratum, I see that they are both very similar.....roughly heart-shaped and serrated, whereas the spirea leaves are narrow and lance-shaped. I noticed there are also quite a few different hybrid cultivars of ageratum so this one probably belongs to that family. Closeup of the bush I'm questioning: I guess I can always go back there and ask those gardeners lol. SharonCb

When I still worked I used to take bentos all the time since there were no readily available food sources near my office. Leaking was not a problem with the ones I had. Www.justbento.com has lots of good ideas, not all of which are Japanese. Maki at Just Bentos also talks about storing a "stash" of bento fillers in the freezer. Other than that, dinner leftovers were my staple. I would also pack bread, filling, and lettuce separately to combine on the spot into a nice, non-soggy sandwich. Also, if you look around a little you can find small packages of real cheese (processed cheese is just industrial (i.e. "cheap") cheese melted with salt -- nothing yucky or chemical added to it despite the name) from France where cheese is more highly respected. A handful of crackers and some fruit will round out a meal. Pink Lady apples resist browning when cut and will be perfect in appearance at lunch time if tossed into a solution of a pinch of Fruit Fresh (vitamin C) and water as you cut them. If nuts were not an issue, then almond or peanut butter would be great accompaniments instead of cheese.

I am having a small get together next weekend on the Sunday at lunchtime, hopefully outside. It’s sort of an early family Christmas because others in the family will be going away. There will be 12-14 adults with two small children and a baby. I’ve been thinking and planning what to do and have changed my mind a couple of times. At the moment I’m thinking for a starter I will make a tray of hors d’ oeuvres consisting of smoked salmon on cucumber, rare roast beef on pumpernickel labneh balls rolled in dill and sesame seeds My stepdaughter will take the tray around to serve the others while all having a drink and chatting. For the main course I was thinking of making a cold meat platter with rolled ham slices, prosciutto, salami and mortadella A large turned out Russian salad A tomato, red pimento and green split olive salad Small dinner rolls Some flat bread (I’ll buy these both) DH will cook some sausages on the BarBQ… perhaps this isn’t necessary. A small plate of organic chicken nuggets for the children. For Dessert I will buy a couple cakes from the bakery and decorate them with raspberries. Have a bowl of whipped cream available. I thought I’d have tables for sitting and eating in the garden but the food at a self serve buffet inside.Bread, cutlery and condiments out on the table(s) What do you think??? What have I missed.???

I posted this on another thread. On my Ipad, if I am in KT or HDC, when I post, the thread I am in comes up as an option. If I am not in it, it cannot be found. On my Iphone, it cannot be found at all. The desk top, which was best, is a Windows 10 and they, Microsoft, decided to not support a perfectly good computer. I cannot afford to replace things every 8 to 10 years. I do not stream and I do not play games of any kind! I do not use an app on anything, it does not work. I just use a link to Garden Web. Houzz is useless.