She is sooooo cute and adorable! Thanks for posting. The epidendrum is beautiful as well. Ruth

Thanks for the music along with those beautiful hosta and your great comments. Some of yours are also in my garden for the second year and are looking fine too. I have two Invincibles, plus Invincible Spirit, doing better this season. The Verna Jean is a sweet small hosta that doesn't melt its white edges in the heat. I really like it, as well as White Dove, another smaller hosta. I do not have Praying Hands, but I got Hands Up which is a small offspring of PH. Got it this spring from Naylor, two separate eyes, and they are both thriving. It seems to be a strong grower. Candy Dish is like dark green sweet chocolate, with a shiny thick leaf and more ruffled edges every day. I have another similar one, Irish Luck. Both have enough substance to stand our humidity, which I think is more destructive to thin leafed hosta than the heat is. Thanks for sharing your beauties with us.

I'm coming by as often as I can too, but not contributing a darn thing. I have lots of "ideas" and "want to do's", but just not the mental or physical energy to get anything much done. First I had sore arms which I totally understood and vowed to be more careful--now my wrists and hands get this terrible "tingling" achy feeling that even wakes me up, so not doing anything I don't have to do. Karen, maybe Punk could paint you a bench if she ever has a minute to sit down. Or you could just find the fabric or even napkins or those decals with a design you like and Mod Podge it on a little bench. Just a thought. MM, sometimes it takes someone brave enough to speak up in order for change to happen. Let's hope SD says something to his own kids to encourage them to help out a bit. So sorry for your DM, know it must be hard for her. Janet, I sure hope you are getting back to normal again. So sorry you've been feeling so bad. You always have enough to deal with without things like shingles added to the list. Take care, gal. Lynn, isn't it hard trying to decide what to keep and what to part with? I struggle with those types of decisions all the time too. Really need to either get busy and use some things or get rid of them around here too. Jeanne, you always seem to find fun things to do or projects to work on, and I'm so glad you share it all here with us. I can live vicariously through you! LOL By the way, I saved LOTS of seeds from the holly hocks! Jane, I so love that you made the big witch, and will look forward to seeing how you displayed her this year. I've always loved that design. I had so many neat ideas saved for to work on this year for Halloween but guess fate had other plans for me this year. When my wrists and hands are better, I'll try to get busy and do some creative things again. Marlene, with all that's been going on with you, I can totally understand why you've not been creative either. Hope all is going better. Candy, I'm so glad you've stayed healthy and creative this year. I so love seeing all your finds and neat ts you do with them! Nana, you do great with your monthly birthday tablescapes. I look forward to each one. Karen, you are the greatest for keeping us supplied with neat things to look at. My wrists were killing me the other night but I still kept looking at all those mantels from your post! LOL Didn't want to miss any of the good eye candy! Okay, I hope I didn't miss anyone, but my hands have had it for now. I'll be back to see what else you are all up to, but may have to learn to keep my responses more brief! Luvs

Here's the active discussion on ptamom's soft, neutral house. Ptamom--don't respond to this. If no one else does, it'll sink off the front page and eventually oblivion. Then you can focus on the first thread. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: Ptamom's first thread