Flight Pattern for this Round Robin 3 1. Kmpsmom- Kensington, MD---landed and gone 2. Dcj24- Baltimore, MD--- landed/sent 3. Jodie- Mentor, OH ---landed/sent 4. Nina Kropp- Middleport, NY---landed/sent 5. Rhashell Romans- Vavay, IN---landed/sent 6. Flowergirl34- Weedsport, NY---landed/sent 7. Marco Palombo- Shelby Twp. MI---landed/sent 8. Poisondartfrog-Barbourville, Ky---landed/sent 9. Mastergarder-2003- Mt. Morris, Mi--- landed/sent nottougly- Cleveland, TN---landed/sent Deb- Bridgeview, IL Landed/sent Ellen Meyer- Bartlett, Illinois-- landed/sent Velsgarden- Lewisburg, TN---landed/sent efrosty1- Liveoak, FL---landed/sent gardengimp- Lake Mary, FL---landed/sent Diego1991- Savage, MN---Landed/sent Sherrih- pearl River, LA-- landed/sent Squanzon- phoenix, AZ-- landed/sent Canyon Wind Annie- Trabuco Canyon, CA--Landed/sent Bizarrogir- Long Beach, CA--Landed/sent patti1957-Eagle Point, OR--Landed/sent 22.Grace-Jamaica, NY-- on its way Jennifer- Host Oakland, md Jennifer

Players for Robin 3 1. rhashell- Rhashell Romans- have address for 2. Deb have address for 3. patti1957-have address for 4. Dianne- have address for 5. monkey 6. flowergirl34- have address for 7. Kmpsmom- have address for 8. Velsgarden-have address for 9. Mastergarder 2003- have address for Nina- have address for sguanzon-have address for jodie74- have address for Canyonwind- have address for poisondartfrog- have address for Jshipway- host dcj24- have address for marco2008- have address for nottougly- have address for bizarrogir- have address for dieg01991-have address for Sherrih- have address for Miafolk2011 efrosty1- have address for butterfiis_mom- have address for please email me your address for those two that I have not got. jennifer

Catching up with everyone here. If anyone has any Iris left would they throw a bulb or two my way please. For seeds I have: dirtdiggin offering hollyhocks a mix and sassybutterfly offering hollyhocks,jackmanii,datura and brugs,and red honeysuckle. Thank-you both very much Also looking for ornamental grasses and japanese morning glory's. These are the seeds offered too: Mark:cotton tree and loofah gardenmom:loofah dan: loofah plant-one-on-me:loofah sassybutterfly:yellow pea vine lots of loofah seed left. greenthumbgrow have you down for the cherry jubilee cuttings Dan.....I pick my loofah's when they are still green on the vine ,but the stem has turned brown. I peel them when they are green as well, much easier. I give them the squeeze test .....if they give some and you can hear the fibers in the skin breaking then I peel them by pulling off the end first, then running my thump up under the skin. I make a tear all the way to the stem end and then peel it off in one big piece, running my thump under the skin to loosen it as I go if needed. If it does'nt give easily then it's too soon.Give them another day or two. Don't lay them on their sides either,as the moisture can cause them to start rotting.Lean them up on their ends. Once peeled I then lay it in the greenhouse and let it dry, I sometimes have to turn it over the next day, depends on how hot it gets as my gh is not regulated temp wise. Once completely dried, I shake the seeds out into a bag. I find by doing it this way I end up with a very nice white sponge. Letting it dry out and turning brown before peeling makes for hard peeling and a darker sponge that has to be bleached. You can then cut them and use as you wish. I cut out the center membrane(grind that up)and use both in soaps all the time. That's just one of the many uses I get out of them. Not to mention the number of people that stop by wanting to know what those things are growing on the fence......real conversation starter! One other interesting thing about the plant. They have a male and female flower(yellow). Male flowers show up first, followed by the female, both look identical, but the female bears the fruit. I will leave it up to your imagination as to what that looks like. Ants also love the plant and may act as pollinators, so don't be alarmed by what appears to be a take over by ants. Thats my lesson on loofahs.....hope all that helped. Night everyone Regina

Dan, I say old pantyhose are indispensible! They make great filters for your washing machine. Catches all the fluffy lint that might clog your drain! LOL! I am going to have to pass on the Christmas in June Swap. I am booked solid with obligations. Ted is graduating, we have Communion Parties up the wazoo, plus the other swaps I have already signed on for. Happy Swapping you guys and Merry Christmas! LOL! Melissa, I forgot to tell you that I was searching diligently earlier to try to find the name of your iris this morning before pre-school drop off but I came up empty so far. I do believe it is a dwarf judging by the height of the blooms. I am still working on it. Did you perhaps get that in one of the Halloween swaps last fall? I seem to remember some really cool "black" german irises that some people received.