Horses makee road apples, cows make cow chips, cow pies when fresh. I recently found out llamas make...LLAMA BEANS! (Which, BTW I happen to have a free source of:-)) Wender, I think your idea for seed envelopes is a good one. How do you keep the tinier seeds from sticking to the tape? Or do you glue? They could look quite attractive if you chose your images on the paper to work for you too!

Wendy, I love the shot of Halls Harbor at low tide-something about the perspective make them look like little toy boats ! Kathy in Napa Wonder how you say WALAT in French ?

Plant swap was a success. Next one coming up 4th Saturday in April 2013.

Ah, the rug was a gift from my in-laws...purchased as a late wedding gift for now long ago dining room. All my rooms in this new house, save for the kitchen, are too awkward for an 8x10 rug! It's a complication. The rug was purchased in Turkey, and despite being a light color, it wears like iron and spots clean up like a dream. My contractor dropped a bright blue Sharpie on it - and was in a panic. I couldn't find the carpet cleaner, so I grabbed the Method counter spray and a white towel. Sprayed, blotted and *gone*. It looks really lovely in our kitchen, despite being a somewhat unusual choice for a working room. I can't wait to do my full reveal of that renovation.