Well that is sounding encouraging. I winter sowed them last year and had great germination and potted up seven individual plants, so I am trying to figure out what to do with them. The only place I have enough sun for them is in the front of the house and I have been wondering if they are going to be a little too wild or messy there. It is in an open location that wouldn't be sheltered. I was trying to think of something to plant them with that would complement them and tame their effect a little, but the color is throwing me off. I rarely work with that color. Photos I have seen, look quite orange to me rather than a coral or an apricot. Of course, we all know how different the real life color can be sometimes too. To use that color, I am thinking I have to keep all pinks out of the bed and I'm not sure I would even like a yellow with it. Purples or blues, maybe violets? I am not feeling very creative lately but I need to get these in the ground soon. [g] The winter/spring rosettes sound attractive. Thank you both for the input. :-) pm2

My seven-year-old cocker or has been dealing with allergies and severe ear infections for the past two years . He has seen three different vets and a dermatologist, He’s been on every anabiotic steroids eardrops you name it nothing has helped. I finally made the decision to proceed with that year ablation surgery which was five days ago , i’ll be honest I didn’t expect him to recover so quickly and was very heartbroken and torn about the decision . His surgery was at PVSEC in Pittsburgh and the surgery cost $5000 per ear. Prior to his surgery he was absolutely miserable, his ears were completely swelled shut, he was in so much pain you couldn’t touch his ears without him crying. It’s now five days after surgery, with stitches still intact, he has no problem with me handling his ear to apply antibiotic ointment and it looks great. I want to give him plenty of recovery time before proceeding with his second surgery. . As far as BRUTUSES comment goes, The individual sounds like the type of person who would not hesitate to take his pet outside and end it’s life with a shotgun because it had fleas, but hey, that’s just my OPPINION. I would do anything and everything to help my furbaby because in my eyes, he IS my child, not some animal whose life isn’t worth saving. I was extremely hesitant about having this surgery, but now that I have witnessed how fast he’s bounced back and the pain he’s no longer in, with that particular ear, I’m not as upset to proceed with the second ear in a few months. We do what we can for our babies and sometimes when all other options have been exhausted, we have no other choice other than surgery.

Never use installers from big box stores. My story. To save some money, i had Lowes install a $ 2 SF vinyl floor. The 5th party installers laid the planks over a needed drain. Due to the location, I never looked at the area. After 4 months, water started coming through the planks. It turned out, with the drain blocked, the water went behind the baseboards, then under the vinyl planks. It took 4 months to start coming through the plank seams., I called Lowes, and my insurance company. The insurance company immediately sent over a restoration company. All the walls in the laundry room had hidden black mold, inside the walls. Walls and floor had to be ripped out. Surprise 1. This is considered concealed damage. Concealed damage, whether known or unknown is no longer covered by insurance companies. In other words, you have to spot it within a few weeks. Surprise 2. Lowes subcontracted to their national subcontractor. They then subcontracted to a local flooring company. This company then subcontracted it further. Lowes wanted no part of the issue, and told me to deal with the subcontractors. At one point, I was told the installers insurance expired and I was out of luck. It took a small claims court notice to get their attention and finally paid. I just signed a contract with a family owned very reputable local company, whose installers are employees of the company. That’s becoming very rare. I’m getting Karastan Luxury Vinyl Planks. Both the planks and installation are significantly more than big box stores. My few cents,

In my experience most architects suck at interior design and especially kitchen design. So don’t worry about that perception It will be to your advantage as an architect to find a good interior designer to add to your team so now would be a good time to explore that option. For instance O live the inspo pic but honestly it is non functional so that is where a good ID can be invaluable in getting the look but in a practical way. IMO your first step should be lighting and all in LED 4000K bulbs since most of your furnishings are contemporary you want the colors to stay true