Hey there Moonphase- I wanted to let you know that you are not alone in not receiving seeds from Willy yet- I too am patiently waiting for their arrival in my mail box. I sent in a bunch of seeds and asked for far less back- and I hope he reads this here post cuz I really do not want as many back as I sent in!! It is a HUGE swap and a HUGE amount of time is spent sorting seeds! I hosted a much smaller swap- and it took about 50 man hours of sorting to get through it all! I know how much work it is- and am hoping Willi is taking some time to enjoying himself- even with working so hard to get through them all! I am choosing to look at this way- as with most things in life- the best things are worth waiting for! Hope it helps to know- you are not waiting all alone.... Julie

Carol, Thank you for the AWESOME boxeS of gifts. Let me guess what the special gifts was. It was the tea, right??? LOL Well, this is what my dear friend sent: -the way, most awesome angel-Carol I love her-thank you so much!!! I love the words on the pedestal. -an angel bell Christmas ornament-very dainty -beautiful apple print hot pads, oven mit, dish cloth, and lots of towels-goes perfectly in my kitchen! -tea-Bavarian wild berry and vanilla caramel truffle-yummy! -Swiss white chocolate coffee drink mix--I love this stuff! -a red bird candle-very pretty and unique -candy and more candy -manicure set perfect for my purse-I have needed one! -an electric massager-I've been using it all week-end as we have been cleaning the garage--a HUGE chore -and LOTS of bulbs---20 allium-ivory queen and purple sensation, 12 dwarf iris, 10 passionale tulips, and 32 assorted narcissus My wonderful friend, it was so overwhelming to receive so many thoughtful gifts from you. But that is just who you are. You have a big heart and are a true and always friend. Thank you so much. Many hugs, Mary Ellen

Dan so glad you like the potholders I made for you. Here is a pic of one of the potholders I sent to Dan. :-) Just got back from RVing. The leaves changing colors this time of year was really beautiful by the lake. Spent most of my free time reading a book and crocheting some bookmarks. Now am busy getting all the laundry from the trip done. Hoping to find time to work on Christmas cards later this week. Hope everyone is having a great weekend! :-) Best to you, Sandra

Welcome, Rose and Faye! Very happy to have you join our group. I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. We have eaten Thanksgiving here at home for years and years and years and years... anyway, you get the picture. This year our younger daughter in Durham wanted to have Thanksgiving at her house. Because of our pets, it's really hard to get away, but we took the dog and spent 9 hours or a little longer in the car and ate with them this year. The food was great and she had set her table so pretty and all. It would have been nice to be able to stay there overnight or something and gotten more of a visit, but normally we both do not leave home at once so we can keep the arrangements normal for our pets. (Those of you with family close by, be thankful! If you have family who will take care of your pets so you can travel, be even more thankful! LOL) We have horses and a cat as well as the dog so about 13 hours was as long as we could be gone. You can bet there were some hungry horses and a hungry cat when we got home! For a few years after he retired and they moved near us, my dad would take care of the pets for us for a few days so we could get away. Wow, was that a luxury! Now to plan what to do today... maybe some online shopping? I sure don't want to mingle with the crowds in the stores. Once in a while I will shop later in the day on the Friday after Thanksgiving, but I will not get up super early and do it. I much rather be sleeping and have no clue what anyone wants for Christmas anyway. "Browsing" at 4 a.m. is not my idea of fun. LOL Enjoy your day! Jeanne