Thankful Almost-Thursday - Special Rocks

I think I mentioned that we're reworking a storage room in our basement into a writing room -- a quiet place where I'll be able to get work done, even when the rest of the house is full and noisy.  It's almost done...and it's given birth to a related project.  There is an empty, dirt-filled area right outside the window by my writing room desk where I'd like to plant a small rock garden.

About a mile offshore from my house, there is an awesome island with really cool rocks. They are better tha...