tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post1362738315616334933..comments2008-05-10T20:34:37.032-05:00Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-37400029796027227932008-05-10T20:34:00.000-05:002008-05-10T20:34:00.000-05:00

Of course Annie one must not dismiss the influence of the great state of Illinois.

Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-28448401920382703852008-05-10T20:33:00.000-05:002008-05-10T20:33:00.000-05:00

Yes the Iris cristata is very cool. It is all of six inches tall, forms a nice dense mat, multiplies like crazy and is a native. The resident gardeners came home from a nursery tour with a white form and gave me a few starts of that one.<BR/><BR/>Yes I have been inside my cabin furnishing it and thinking about electrical, phone and cable lines and where I want them. I have the bed positioned in

Christopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-5209902569161176152008-05-10T18:01:00.000-05:002008-05-10T18:01:00.000-05:00

Hi Christopher - the cristata wins my vote, too. I'll never catch up on comments after being away, so this is the only one after reading your posts from the first 10 days in May. That hoe post for Carol was darned funny, I love the plants on your forest floor and am glad the walls are developing.<BR/><BR/>It's quite interesting to think of Obama being considered the first Hawaiian president

Annie in Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-31595984182581406472008-05-08T08:04:00.000-05:002008-05-08T08:04:00.000-05:00

Yes, spring progresses. Now the irises move to center stage and the daffodils are a memory. And it looks like you are really make good progress on the cabin.<BR/><BR/>Here in Indiana, we also voted on Tuesday. It is nice to sign all the campaign signs finally come down afterward.

Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-39988595405919751652008-05-07T09:57:00.000-05:002008-05-07T09:57:00.000-05:00

I think framing is the most fun part of house building. You finally get to walk through the house and a little bit of work can make a big change.

Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12367467798229082341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-52119715310265462812008-05-07T04:59:00.000-05:002008-05-07T04:59:00.000-05:00

Congrats on being a real tarheel now. We have found that there is a strong oral tradition in this part of the country. Eveyone that comes to the house has a story to tell, and wants to tell the whole thing, slowly and thoroughly. It is charming. Your cabin is looking good, do you stand in the rooms and imagine them finished with you living in there? Those are wonderful iris, so different

Frances,http://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-6211774935133924692008-05-06T22:18:00.000-05:002008-05-06T22:18:00.000-05:00

Amazing irises. I like them all, but your <I>cristata</I> wins for simplicity and elegance. You have so view it in the larger picture size to really see it tho'.<BR/><BR/>I never go to the polling places anymore--always do it by mail.

chuck b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.com