Wow! I am soooooo thrilled for you guys!!!! Woo Hoo! They are laughing at me here thinking I am a nut because I am so incredibly happy for all of you that have received your envies! Patty really knows how to put it together doesn't she? I know I have said this before,but I have spoke to Patty quite a few times throughout the swap via the phone,and I know how hard she worked to put it together so well for us,she really puts ALOT of thought into putting our envies together!:) Thank you Patty for bringing so much happiness to this great bunch of people,you really rock girl! :D Nikki,you are so welcome! I received all my seeds via seed trading and gifts from the awesome traders we have here at GW,I have bought a few,but the majority is just from the awesome traders we have here! Many of my seeds I am proud to announce are freshly harvested,all grown from the generosity of others! I am so happy I have an opportunity to pay it forward!:) You can email me anytime with any questions,if I don't have an answer,I will help you find one! You are always welcome here!;) Nancy,you get a special "your welcome"! ;) It was my pleasure really,looking at all these smiling faces(well,I imagine your smiles!;),sure does do a person good! Enjoy your seeds,we will have to trade in the future,we have alot in common!:) Cindy girl,you are a sweetie,that is for sure! It was such a pleasure for me to be able to send you seeds you really wanted! Here's to many more in the future! :) Melinda,hold on tight it is a coming!...lol... Cheryl,I was so happy I had some to send to you! I don't know if you remember,but you were one of the first SASBE offers I received as a newbie. You sent me awesome seeds and were really super nice to me,so it is my pleasure to send little bundles of joy your way! Enjoy them,as others have enjoyed the seeds you were so generous to share with us! :) Carol! You go girl! Sow away! I can see myself in a seed sowing frenzy by the weekend too!...lol...;) Tina you are so funny! I just picture you there packing soil into containers,anticipating what goodies are on their way to you! Oh I cant wait!!!!....lol... I have to say that this swap has been loads of fun,and I really hope there will be a thread started on the Conv. side for us all to get together ,chit chat and have some fun with 21 questions,this is an awesome group of people and I hate to see it end! I haven't received my envy yet,but I know I am going to be just as thrilled as those of you that have received! :) Again thank you Patty!:)

Hi, everyone! Mmmm, apple cider doghnuts. I've only had those once, and we ate the whole bag within 15 minutes of leaving the orchard. They're scrumptious! Ollierose, I try to know the botanical names for the plants I grow, (or at least list them with it) so I only look up botanical names that seem really familiar, because those may be seeds I can send in and I'm just not making the right mental connection. If I don't recognize it at all, it's not something I can send in. If you want to look things up, the fastest way I've found is 1. have the google toolbar 2. type the Latin and the word plantfiles 3. read all about it. That's also my first step in deciding if I want a plant, but I always look them up on a few sites, because they all have inaccuracies sometimes. I like to increase my chances for trades by making it easy for the trader to know that I have what they want, or they have what I want, by using both common names and latin. Except I'm sure I've neglected to do that completely :) It's another cold, grey day, and I have so much garden cleanup to do, still perennials to get in the ground, plus a couple hundred bulbs--but all I want to do is sit in front of the woodstove with my tiny kitten!

I hear ya' pumkingal! It's so late and I have packed so many seeds that I think I actually seen a garden elf...lol! Let me say I have packed way more up than I ever expected too,and I am quite shocked on how many I have packed up already! WAY more than I even imagined,I am finishing up tonight,packing up a few more 'for sure' ones and I will go through all the lists tomorrow to make sure I didnt miss anything...lol!Then I will get them mailed.. and then sit next to my mailbox and wait for my envy to return...lol!

I am sorry to hear that Joy wasnt able to get her seeds out,of course it is understandable,but I am happy to hear she will get a cheer package!I am glad the first big swap I ever did is with people like you guys!Thanks for making this so positive for me! Lisa,when DH's gramma died,we thought it would be hard to go through her things,but we ended up having a blast! We felt her presence with us the whole time we were laughing at old pictures and trying on jewelery,we know she was right beside us giggling away,celebrate her life,she was a wonderful woman that thought of others, so I am sure that she would want you to go through her things and relish in the sweet memories when she was with you here. Patty thank you for all of the hard work you have put into this,it is so appreciated!:)