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Missing EVERYONE; Swaps

17 years ago

Hey everybody!!!

I don't know how many of you remember me, and I only attended the Rutherfordton Swap and Raleigh Fall Swap 1x each in 2005.

Met a lot of you. Had a WONDERFUL time. And miss it all now. I have been away from a computer for a whole year and could not even check out gardenweb at all! Talk about withdrawl, I DO NOT RECOMMEND being with out GWing/GWers a least 3 to 4x a month.

I sure do wish I could come to another RS, Tammy miss u, still have the inside water plants u said where virtually unkillable. You were right, poor things have had it rough this last year.

Anyway, I miss this place, all of you, and attending ANY swaps....

Ya'll pray for me and hope that I can get things fixed so that I will be able to attend the fall swaps! And have a yard again.....

Later ya'll,

Fran

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tamelask
17 years ago
so you can't come to the raleigh spring swap? that's really too bad. i can't imagine not being able to check gw- i'd have the green shakes for sure!

glad the water plants are still hanging tough for you. i still have 3 of the 4 koi you brought me. the pure yellow one had a spine defect and dissappeared after about 6 months. the others are doing well & getting bigger. my pond pump died late last summer and i still haven't replaced it, so the ponds are pretty yucky looking right now (as if they look great most winters anyhow), but am ready to get to cleaning & getting it running again. didn't seem to bother the fish, though- i don't think i lost any over the winter.

hope your situation changes for the better soon. take care & keep in touch! tammy
dirtrx
17 years ago
Fran- glad you checked in. I hope you will be able to make it to a swap. Life does have a tendency to get a little crazy, doesn't it? But that is the beauty of gardening you can spend as much time or as little time as you can or need to and the dirt will still be there. I hope everything settles into a comfortable routine and you are able to make it to a swap or two. Dirtrx
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Hi Fran,
I remember you from Katie88's swap in Rutherfordton, email me, perhaps we can get together, Les (Love2gardennc)
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Hey, Fran! Too bad we have not had another Rutherfordton Swap. I went to it and the Raleigh swap the same time you did. Raleigh is just too far to drive in one day! I have missed you much! Glad to see you back!

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