I have had my almost 10 inch Samsung tab A for several years and it's still going strong and not one issue with it. Got my husband a Samsung tab E last year for father's day and that works good too. I have a small battery operated wireless keyboard for it but seldom use it. Mary

Trish, I love it! I feel much better about wandering around the backyard in my robe or jammies. As you can see, I’m in a ratty old robe, right now. I was reaching for a cane of Evelyn to take more pictures this morning, when I slipped with my finger on the camera...... I was about to delete it, and decided it was actually kind of funny. The weather has been perfect for the past two days, overcast and a high of 75F. I like it cooler yet, but I’ll take it! By the weekend, it will be 95F again. A rose that’s stated to grow 6’ 7” and then grew 10’ x 20’ ? Oh, I’d be in trouble! I already have 7 of the 55 gallon black trash bags full of yard waste from just this week! I’d be cutting a Rose back like that constantly, or I’d have no room from anything else. Mel’s Heritage is already that size here. I wouldn’t know what to do with one that grew so large if I wasn’t expecting it. I’m already leery about ‘Pomponella Fairytale’, and hoping I haven’t made a mistake planting that one. I’ve heard it gets pretty big. My Bourbon rose, ‘Comice de Tarn-et-Garonne’ better grow tall quickly, before Pomponella shades it out. Thankfully, Pomponella was planted as a band directly into the ground in March, while Comice de Tarn-et-Garonne was a large specimen, planted in January. Pomponella has cute little pink ball-shaped blooms, but the bugs have been into it. Here’s the pictures I just took of a few more Evelyn blooms. The ones that just opened during this cooler weather are much more peach colored than the earlier pink ones that opened while it was warmer. Those bug chewed buds drive me nuts! I wish I knew of a simple, nontoxic fix! Below is ‘Mystic Beauty’. It’s supposed to be similar to Souvenir de la Malmaison, but opens more easily in damp weather.(Not that damp weather is an issue here.). It’s been amazing all summer. My hydrangea ‘Incrediball’, behind Mystic Beauty turned from white to green so quickly this year. It was just too warm too soon. Tiff, that’s so sad about the potato bugs eating your Zinnias from Annie’s. When I pay $5.95 for a single annual, I expect it to self sow and give me loads of freebies. Aren’t potato bugs those huge nasty looking bugs? I rarely see them here, if ever. I’m mostly having trouble with caterpillars and thrips. I’m happy to hear you’re an Annies fan. Much of my garden is from Annie’s, or descendants from Annie’s plants. I had a hard time resisting their sale over the weekend, but it feels like I just got the last batch from Annie’s planted. Do let me know how the soap works out. SO many blooms are being ruined that I have to do something! Lisa

Though it wasn't for a Miele dishwasher, I bought the Miele ultra tabs once out of curiosity (I'm a fan of the brand and they had good reviews), and the oversudsing is a serious issue. This was in my last house with average-to-slightly-hard water and a GE Profile dishwasher. I ran it with a full tab and you could hear the machine straining because it was sucking up so much air from the soap suds. It sounded so bad that I was afraid the machine would be damaged. I opened the door and the bottom was all white foam. Cutting them in half helped, and they got the dishes very clean, without any pre-rinsing. However, I never bought, nor will buy, them again. Considering the high price, the fact that I had to perform labor to make it work properly, and the excellent performance I've gotten with Cascade Complete or Kirkland Signature (without extra work and for far less money), the Miele tabs lost their appeal. I also experienced similar oversudsing issues with Cascade Platinum and the latest version of Finish Quantum, so I stick to the aforementioned Complete or KS.

"need something to work with on the go or sketching while watching tv." Well, "while watching TV" implies that you're at home with your computer to which you could connect the tablet while "on the go" implies that you're away. It's not clear what you want. Is it a tablet that attaches to a computer or phone, or is it a standalone device that doesn't require a connection to anything else to use? Do you have an android phone. If so, which model? Do you have a portable computer to which you could attach the tablet? If so, what brand and model?