Irina! I don't fly but I will live vicariously through YOU!!! lol Have a good time at the convention and remember,,,,bring me back something flowery! GOTCHA!! I meant pix so I can add them to my wish list! hhahahahahahahaha Rosie

registration is a very democratic process. Anyone can do it. not all those plants are worthy of introduction. but if the introducer is different than the originator then it's most likely in production and eventually will make its way to a catalog or nursery near you

So glad he made it back home. Lulu was chipped but there was no registration. The man who had her when she was surrendered to the shelter hadn't even checked her for a chip. The shelter and rescue say a search was done and exhausted, but I also know they didn't want that man to have her because he hadn't cared for her. I didn't want to take a chance on thinking she was mine and then have another owner show up, so I searched myself and verified that the microchip people couldn't trace any records. Sometimes they can trace to a vet or breeder who bought that chip, but even that can be a needle in a haystack. When you register, you need to name your vet. PetLink is the network for reporting microchip numbers and they will release the vet's name, so the vet will be the person contacted. I was told they may not give out owner's contact info for security reasons, but I don't know if that would be the case if that is all they have. I just wouldn't want to take a chance and would want to make it as easy as possible for someone to find us. I put Lulu's microchip number on her collar tag (ex: MC123456789) hoping someone without a chip reader could figure that out. Hope we never have to test it.

Hallett is correct that some of the the vertical surfaces (e.g., the back of the bookcase) are made from wildly grained plywood, but the horizontal surfaces and the drawer fronts look like better quality wood. It's hard to know without seeing them in person. If the whole assembly were moved to a home office or library and the shelves were actually filled with books (as opposed to knick-knacks), then the wood grain would not be so visible. Keeping the bookshelves as bookshelves would depend on how many books you have or plan to have in the coming years. Worst case scenario if they are of such poor quality wood throughout, or do not fit your lifestyle -- they could be used in a storage room or garage. There are then several possibilities for the resulting space.