OK guys - I called Patty (oldHerb) and got the scoop - TWO new EVENTS - Yay - get out your Calender. THIS weekend - Saturday APRIL 16 is the PLANT SWAP. Please refer to the origonal Post above - for details on that. If you haven't yet seen Patty's garden - consider going over early - and carpool with her to the Swap. NEXT: Remember a new May 1 Swap at Pistils! 1-6 We will make this whatever we want it to be - let's really go for it! and - JUNE 18: Here's basic info for the Herb Society event. Multnomah Herb Society - fundraiser and Free Family Fun day - featuring: - Garden Demonstrations, and plant information - Tours of the Historic House and garden restoration - and a Plant and Art Sale June 18th 9am -4 pm Location: The Zimmerman Heritage Farm 17111 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland There is a call for garden-related Vendors for this event. Cashiers are provided, and Vendors do a 20/80% split to benefit the Herb Society. Just pre-register and bring your cart or tables. If interested email Patty to connect you with the Herb Society organizers. Here is a link that might be useful: Zimmerman House info

The purple ones really favor Court Magician. The two pink ones are very pretty! Debra

Bunny girl, your meds had me thinking about take one down pass it around LOL...NAH, just kidding. Yes, I do say when it rains it pours and also that in which does not kill us makes us stronger, AND everything happens for a reason. SOOOOOO you hit them all up there LOL. I also say God doesn't put more on us then we can take, BUT God how much do you THINK I CAN take? You bet, I have my moments too. This month has been one for us. BUT we are getting through it and I BLESS the little things like for instance. Yesterday the SO was going to run somewhere and our truck wouldn't start. Well he says, I THINK it is out of gas... My youngest son just happened to break up with he GF this past weekend and is staying here for the time being. So I asked him if he had gas money and would run up to the store to get us some. WELL, while he was gone to the store to get the gas a guy pulls up needing some things done and was wondering if it could be done. IF the truck would have started then the work wouldn't have been able to get done. SO, it was either a blessing or good timing that the truck ran out of gas, and it WAS a blessing it ran out sitting in the yard! WEIRD and amazing all at the same time! I mean, it ran out as soon as he pulled in and turned it off the day BEFORE, in a spot I want him to start parking in NOT where HE usually parks. I think it was amazing AND weird LOL, I said that right? Point is, be thankful for every little detail we get. It is the little things that count and all is well. I will be glad when THIS month is over. I want to get things BACK in order!!! Bunny, I am glad you are starting to feel a little better. I can't imagine NOT being without an A/C unit. I am sure some organization can help with something since you have the kids there, esp little Lilie. I surely HOPE everything is going well for the rest of our group. I tell you some months are more the others aren't they? WOW, I just realized tomorrow is the LAST day of this month!!! Bunny, when you feel like it, will you email me the name of that Daylily Farm close to you? I am comparing prices on different farms before I put in a Daylily order. It is amazing how DIFFERENT some of these places are! I mean from 10.00- 20.00 different on some! Some are only 2.00-6.oo different BUT I am cheap and I want to make sure I get my money's worth and since you shop there they must be a good place. Do they have a website or do you know? If they do if you would email me the link to their site please. THANKS!!! Ok, I am headed off here. I am about to start some more seeds. Hey, I didn't tell you all I almost have ALL my stuff planted did I? YEAP, everything expect for the daylilies, I have them in large buckets until the daylily bed gets done. BUT everything else is basically in the ground. ALBEIT may NOT be where it is staying at least it IS in the flower bed!!! LOL, he told me I couldn't join ANYMORE swaps until I took care of the plants I had sitting around. Well so I did, he DIDN'T SAY I had to put them where they were to be planted he just said to TAKE care of them! SO THERE, whose the smartest of us all? LOL :) Fran

I started off Friday by supervising my granddaughter as she learned to sew (she was working on doll pillows). Saturday I worked on my husband's grandmother's unfinished pansy blocks. I put those together with 30s reproductions which almost perfectly matched the purple and yellow in the pansy blocks. She was 3 blocks short so I am having to improve with piecing to make it a full twin size. I also made a tote bag out of Pooh fabric for my daughter and grandson to carry their stuff in. All in all not bad since I also managed to work some (I work at home as a transcriptionist). A busy weekend.