Hear is a picture of mine. It is starting to send out 4 buds, even some in the smaller pups. Jeff, They just love this Texas sun. here it is younger. My variety has a bit fatter leaf than yours. I have seen many variations of the gasteraloe using the Aloe aristata as a parent with plentu deviations.

Hi & welcome, That 2nd plant looks like a Haworthia (like medium light, bright, but indirect sun). It could use some perlite in that mix to make it faster draining. Looks good otherwise.

hi there--i just wanted to say that we are about to put in a bigger window and eliminate the corner cabinet, and have an off-center sink. I really want the light and also the coutner space, as you said. It should be done in a week or so--I will try to post pix! Our stove/sink/window layout is the same as yours. also, I don't want to muddy the waters...but just wanted to throw in the idea that maybe no one ever uses your kitchen table in the current setup because of the peninsula, which blocks it off and makes it seem far away. The peninsula seems closer to the action and homier. But I think in your new setup you will have plenty of room for a table, if you want to consider going that route. A nice big table would fit on the wall where your hutch setup is going...if necessary you could make the french door one wider door, maybe with sidelights, to increase the usable space there. You could make up the lost storage from the hutch by having an island with more cabs, and maybe even have some hutch type cabs still on the wall behind the table, with a built-in seat in between. (sorry I am not drawing this like all these software whizzes!) keep in mind that the new island will be more in the middle of things than the current peninsula...and so will the people sitting there. Depending on your cooking style that may or may not be a problem. You could still have a spot for a couple of people to perch at the island, and actually eat at the table (and save your knees!). Just a thought.

..okay..I'm reviving this thread, because one of my cleaning ladies did break the glued pendant, this time it has two big pieces that came off, and two tiny pieces..my DH will try to glue it again but I've no much hope. I was gracious as an angel and said "it was bound to happen one day" and all that jazz..but I'm pretty mad right now. And mad at myself for being mad..it's a really small thing in the overall picture, it's just that I'm fed up with the picture, and this broken light thing is really redundant right now. I'm perusing everything again as you can imagine..wil probably take days, with all the sites I know..no luck yet. I'm preparing myself for the possibility of buying two different pendants, once again, but of course I'd like to avoid it. Given time and energy that went into these. (just when I decided what to do with the too-short-mirrors..didn't mean I'd start on it now, I've zero energy. but at least the idea was there already. lol) anyway..if, if, by chance, you stumble upon same light/lampshade..I'd be immensely grateful if you let me know.. Thank you..