I'm very sorry for your problems and you do beautiful work. Congratulations on your new grandgirl though.
I set up a cardtable and trashbags in my dining room and I found doing a stepping stone at night is not the same as doing it during the day. I had to re work it 3 times and still not pleased with it.

Thanks, things are going very well with the grandbaby and my daughter and I'm ignoring the separation thing right now. It always takes my husband a few years to get around to doing things, so, by then he may have forgotten.

I too have learned that working on things late at night is very different. I have a leaf sitting now that I put 3 layers of concrete on instead of my usual 2, because I forgot to put in the mesh I use for reinforcement. I may not be able to ever move it!! Usually I move things outside and spray them down once a day for the first month to strengthen them, but I'm afraid to move this big baby until it is strong. Maybe by Christmas?

I'm only doing 12"x2" stepping stones and even keep them in the house and keep them wet and spray them in here:) This way I can keep at them in the evening until I go to bed. I still am reinforcing the middle because I want these to be walk on not just decorative. I've been playing with some castings of leaves but not the way you are. With my left over cement I've been sticking a leaf down on a mold free form or in a dish and covering with cement and then pealing the leaf out. My grandkids have been doing both with me. They think the leaves look like fossils:) Especially a Boston Fern.

I was doing the stepping stones for myself but have been making more for Christmas gifts. In a hurry to finish to deliver them to family that is all together unexpectedly at Thanksgiving. Kind of hard and pricy to mail cement, LOL*

I glad your daughter and grandbaby are well, that's the important thing. Husband is questionable. Have a girlfriend who's left her just at their 30 year anniversary. I don't understand men, I am sorry just the same. I know there is a lot hidden behind the words.

Still think your work is terrific.
Leslie

yep, those hubbys you have to ignore. Just start disappearing yourself once in a while and come home all spruced up and he will wonder what in the world are you up to. Just smile and say nothing, which will be true but make him wonder. Send yourself flowers with no card cause you love yourself. Just smile and make him wonder. Maybe he is just feeling unsure of himself for some reason and thinks rather than face you he will mention leaving. Catch him looking at you and give him a wink and a sly smile. Now some men are just darn jealous of their children and new grandbabies getting your time (cause that is all I talk about sometime, lol).
congrats on the leaves and on the GD.

Gansn,Gorgeous leaves!!! I hope to get that good. How long have you been doing this? I'm just starting out with hypertufa. I've been a gardener forever and needed LOTs of large,cheaper and fast draining pots. I developed a keen interest in containered trees,rock gardening and water gardens( tufa lined with EPDM to protect the water quality of course). The pots I "needed" started at 300.00 and I knew I had to find a cheaper way to support my gardening addiction.
I'm sorry about your DH. I think any woman could probably relate on some level. Congratulations on the GB!!! PJ