THE THING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PICTURE WITH ALL THE COLORS IS A SALT CANDLE HOLDER. IT TOOK ME ABOUT AN HOUR TO MAKE IT AND IT COSTS ABOUT $3.00. IT IS A FUN PAST TIME, THEY MAKE GREAT GIFTS AND EACH ONE IS UNIQUE. IF YOU WANT THE INSTRUCTIONS JUST ASK AND I WILL POST THEM. I AM MAKING ANOTHER ONE LATER TODAY SO I WILL TRY TO POST A PIC OF IT AS WELL.WELL, TODAY IS OFFICIALLY THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING. YEAH!!! BUT, ALAS, I LIVE WHERE WINTER MAY NOT END UNTIL MAY. IT IS ONLY 18*F/-7*C RIGHT NOW. BRR.. WITH A WIND!! NINE DAYS TO CRUISE AND I AM GETTING ANXIOUS TO GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD. I HAVE NOT OFFICIALLY SARTED PACKING YET BUT THAT WON'T TAKE LONG AS WE REALLY DID NOT UNPACK FROM NOV. CRUISE. WE JUST WASHED A FEW THINGS AND BACK THEY WENT. OF COURSE, THERE ARE THINGS THAT NEED PACKING AND I NEED TO MAKE SURE I HAVE EVERYTHING. I AM DOING UP MY TRAVEL KIT TODAY: PASSPORTS, US MONEY, TICKETS, CONFIRMATIONS ETC..WELL, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EONS I WILL NOT BE HAVING MY HAIR DONE. MY HAIRDRESSER AS THE FLU. GOD BLESS HER CAUSE IT IS ONE NASTY BUG!!! SO I'LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE DO. PROBABLY JUST WASH IT AND WEAR MY WIGS. I HAVE NOT BEEN FEELING TOP O' THE MORNING THE LAST TWO ND A HALF DAYS. NOT REALLY PHYSICALLY SICK BUT I DO HAVE SOME SYMPTOMS: TUMMY A TAD IFFY, HEADACHE BUT GENERALLY JUST KIND OF DOWN MENTALLY/EMOTIONALLY. DON'T KNOW WHY, AS USUAL!!! YOU WOULD THINK I WOULD BE ON CLOUD NINE WITH THE TRIP COMING SOON. BUT WHO CAN FIGURE OUT THIS DAMN BI POLAR. ANYWAY, I AM SURE I WILL BOUNCE BACK SOON.I HAVE NOT GOT TO THE JOURNALS YET BUT I HOPE TO DO SO BY THE END OF THE DAY. JUST NOT REALLY FOCUSSED, MIND IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. CAN'T SEEM TO READ THE JOURNALS AND COMPREHEND IT ALL. SO IF YOU DON'T HEAR FROM ME, I WILL ANSWER BUT IT MAY BE DELAYED BY A DAY.I WILL CLOSE FOR NOW. EVERYONE BE WELL. DEBBIE