Brendan- Even Alaska! It is truly shocking and amazing that it is illegal to try to live sustainably in Alaska. Wow. In terms of HGTV, whatever. Their programing is becomeing completely out of touch. Maybe some of you guys can post my link for me. Shameless self promotion isn't as good as other people shamelessly promoting me(LOL). Thanks for the support. Red- Your right about HGTV as well. Thats why I'm trying to grass roots this message. It's easy to ignore on person, but people listen to numbers. So push my link around to everyone you know, it actually helps and gives me a leg to stand on when I meet with Network execs. On to your questions: I was spinning my own blend of Angora(bunny)and Pygora(Mini angora goat)with a small amount of Alpaca some nice folks in Upstate new york sent me. The goats and the rabbits are from my herd. My family does it the fish. We have two smaller ponds that are for the fry(babies) and teenagers, they grow out in the big pond as seen in the video. You're the first person to ask me about the show chickens! Because I live in the city I wanted birds that didn't scream chicken. I wanted them to match(Grey and Black) and be fluffy like the rest of my livestock. They make a great conversation starter and are quite entertaining. I'm making a companion book for the tv show. Check out my new peeps at www.peakoil.com as well. They have some great stuff as well. But please post my link around folks I really need help if I'm gonna get this seen! Thanks again, Patti http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-882082844236943883&q=filmshack&hl=en

Thanks duluth. Yes, I think it would stand to reason that the weight of the frond is what is pulling it down. It just makes the plant "less attractive" in my mind. Course, I suppose if my plant were in the ground, and therefore allowed to spread and become more dense, I suppose all the fronds would help to support each other more. So I guess perhaps the fact that it's in a pot, it's more likely to flop over.... I'll be moving soon into a rental apartment that includes a yard (with actual DIRT! :--) Perhaps I'll try to separate the rhizomes, and plant some in the ground and see what happens! Might it take over the entire yard? This will be my first time planting something into the actual ground. How would I control the growth/spread of this in the ground? Tx!

craigslist for the stove, it will sell if it is in good working order and clean. utility sink in laundry will come in handy, you were going to replace it rather than just take it out? It is amazing how much you will use one. If you leave it there, I think you will be glad you did! this house did not have one when we moved in, and one of the first things we did was install a new one. where else would we clean our muddy boots, rinse paint brushes, dye rugs and pillow cases or do tie dying, wash the dog, wash out the fish bowls, scrub flower pots........you get the idea. best wishes!

YEA, directTV is waiving the early termination fee. As well they should! Lets see what else...DD#2 decided that she SHOULD get renters insurance (A whopping $7.50 a month). She was able to "grab" quite a bit when they were able to go in (but were told to get out if they heard any kind of noise), but most was ruined, but good to catalog for insurance purpose. Laptop is toast, hoping to dry it out so Geeksquad can pull info off like schoolwork and pictures. IPod is gone, IPod shuffle, gone, docking station, gone, TV's gone, WII..gone, games ...gone, microwave..gone,,you get the picture. She was going to wash her dishes to see if the smell would come out, I haven't heard if that was a success. I have heard though that there may be chemicals that "baked" into the stuff and she should just toss them anyway...what do you think? Lots of stuff started to rust right away, stuff warped, water logged, really bad. Vickey-MN