Hi Terrance nice to meet ya and thanks for the reply! Yes I must get outside in scratch that dirt. Where I live now, in Aberdeen, we gravelled the whole backyard due to having multiple horses in the house. LOL..my great danes make a terrible miss on grass so it was the only way. And mud? As in garden? Would be destroyed unless I built a fence around it. We are planning to buy a house soon, so hope to change all that. I can not wait to get into roses outdoors and perenials, grow my own veggies. Lily's too! I hope he builds me a greenhouse, as I am a die hard fan of tropicals. Plumeria and hibiscus are my fave's. Been growing them indoors for a year under lights, and lots of blooms. I also enjoy propagating and starting from seed indoors. Fun stuff! I guess when you grow up as a small town girl, you stick to your roots..hahahaha..too funny! Krista - sorry I left Sharon's name in the original post, so she knew I ressurrected it.

If it is erosion, it will happen over and over. Perhaps deal with that issue first - following that, my suggestion is to cover the outlying roots. You may (or may not) like to place heavier stones/rocks in the path of erosion which might deflect some of that run-off but I will defer that to experts in that field. I wouldn't worry about the inner roots. Have those too and it doesn't really affect the hosta. I figure they are enjoying the warm air, lol. Just one opinion. :)

thanks. I guess I will just drop it but YES its frustrating. Truly I see posts when I click them --- I appreciate your reply- this is what I see when I click on the first link. Go figure. Kindle Owners Library?(amazon prime) salonva 4 hours ago We have amazon prime, and I have (and love ) a kindle paperwhite. There is a book I want to read that is available at the library, but it does not have it in ebook format. I was reading that with AMAZON PRIME you can borrow one book a month for free from the KINDLE OWNER LENDING LIBRARY. The word on the street is that they don't really promote this and make it hard to use. I agree. I am able to get to the lender library which I believe can only be done on the device itself, not on any of the apps, but there is no way I can see to search for a specific book. Has anyone used it and can you share some wisdom or tips? Owner Lending Library EmailSaveComment1LikeEditDelete Comment (1) salonva and I meant to post this to kitchen table but whatever. I just hope this thread posts because I can only view it by searching for my activity. good times. Like Save 4 hours ago Edit Delete

How many years does it take to help one understand that one can disagree without being disagreeable? Does it help if one has built a measure of self respect, of being comfortable in one's own skin? Living in a rural area 6 mi. from a village and about a dozen and more from a city and living with no vehicle for almost two years, I've done some hitchhiking and have been surprised that more than half of the kind folk who give me a ride are female. It seems to me that a fairly major percentage of the female population feel more self-assurance than we may have assumed. In an interesting discussion with folks of mixed gender during one such trip a few days ago, female driver, in speaking of such self-reliance, when I said that it seems to me that a female must feel rather comfortable in her own skin to be willing to stop to offer a ride to some old fart like me asking for a ride on the side of the road, my companions agreed. Some interesting and friendly discussions have taken place, a number have wanted to shake hands on parting and some have offered phone numbers to keep in touch or maybe offer rides later. Many have gone further, or out of their way, to bring me home, especially when I have bags of groceries. On a number of occasions when I've offered a modest sum, many have refused, and when I've said that it's just a small part of my savings in not owning a car, if they still refuse, when I suggest that they give it to charity, some agree. Recently rather middle aged more or less neighbour offered to call me a cab to take me home later, and when I said that it wasn't necessary, offered to pay for it, and I thanked him but said I'd be fine. A couple of days later, a young man made the same offer, which surprised me, and I thanked him and said that it wasn't necessary. l think that both may have been just after I'd spent a week in hosp. recently. It seems to me that it's important that we respect others, as well. ole joyfuelled