I like recycling, too. When the grandchildren had outgrown the big ugly rebounder we've kept in the garden for them and we could finally get rid of it we found it hopeless to take apart the frame. So we put it around our new round trial rose bed in the same size. We will keep it there over the winter to deter deer a little, hopefully. In spring we will bury it in the ground to make an edging, or at least a mark of where the bed ends to remind us to cut the edge and stop weeds and grass from creeping in. When the roses have grown a little we'll plant a low red barberry hedge around the bed outside this ring frame.

I have abandoned my old yard that was full of sun and tons of plants. My new yard has nothing but shade. I am looking for mainly hostas, but also other shade loving plants. At this point I have nothing to trade, but am willing to drive to come help you divide your plants. I do have some yard art type stuff that I may be able to give up or I could make you a yard sign. I have a large yard and all of my funds are going into a bird habitat on the property (we refer to it as the back 50). This leaves little for my acutal yard. Please respond to leahaltig@yahoo.com

Thanks Luvs. I agree that sharing and chatting with other painters motivates. BTW, my friend just called this morning. She was bitten by the bug - that is, ready to do more shows! She is interested in a more craft version at a local one day booth. I think if I had lowered my price to just over the cost, I might have sold more. It would have gotten my name out. I did receive many compliments. I did have the original 24 x 18 eagle painting for visitors to see. This crowd was not buying much. This show has in the past been very successful and I hold it to the economy that it did not do better. (I haven't sold there, but I had attended years ago, and based on comments from other vendors) I think a more metropolitan area would have done better also. Anyway as I said, my friend asked me to go, so I did. And I was so excited to see her work sell! And enjoy her excitement. I'll be stopping by here more. You gals do such good art! cali

Our neighborhood doesn't have many signs, but the ones that are up are for Hillary. Though our town is largely made up of Democrats, it is interesting to see that the few people on our block that had Romney signs four years ago do not have Trump signs this time around.