We heard about the dreadful weather and winds Deb .... trees down and power outages

Glad to hear the only damage you suffered was the loss of your rose bush.  It made me wonder how Nics got on with her rose which was damaged in a previous storm (I think).

The age of your rose bush suggests that the roots were well established so perhaps you will see new growth from the base if it is still in the ground ..... hopefully anyway.

Nothing of great interest to report from here in the wonderful west - an enjoyable but busy weekend and some improved weather.  The week ahead is looking promising too so in between work, we might be able to get into the garden and knock out some of the weeds which, with all the rain we have had, have been shooting up like ........ well, like weeds!!!

Enjoy the week ahead Deb - catch up soon