A poster on the conifers site had metal tags made with the name of each plant and painstakingly wired them to each tree. Shortly after, his small child went by clinking as she walked. She had just as painstakingly removed each tag and made jewelry for herself with them! I make a list of plants I bring home, sort out their height, width and light requirements then insert them in diagrams I have for my different beds after planting. I also keep the tags from the plants in a notebook so I know the latin name, where I got the plant and what I paid for it. If I ever add it all up I'll be shocked, I'm sure! I like the tag stands and the spreadsheets are a great idea! Barb

We plan om having the Plant Trade from 10 until 2:00 or until the club house is empty and the plants have found homes. Since we have the club house we think a little potluck would be nice. Tammy and I will bring the drinks..dinnerware and silverware. Directions to the Plant Trade From southbound I-5 above exit 116: 1. Take exit 116. Turn left at the top of the ramp. This puts you on Mounts Road, which becomes Nisqually Road, which is also the Old Pacific Highway further along. 2. Follow that road (40 MPH zone) over a curved bridge, over the Nisqually River, through the town of Nisqually (35 MPH zone), past Reservation Road (50 MPH zone) to State Route 510. At the stop sign, turn left (your lane will be slightly uphill) - there is a pull-out lane to facilitate merging onto Hwy 510. 3. Follow Hwy 510 to Meridian Road and turn right. (Note: Meridian road is on the outside curve of the road, and this is where people get lost - they overshoot it. If you find yourself at the Red Wind Casino, you went too far. In that event, follow step 3a below. Otherwise, follow step 3b. -3a. Turn around and go back the way you came, and then follow the signs to Tumwater and Lacey, which will have you turn left onto the Yelm Hwy. Follow that road until you see the Evergreen Valley Grocery (EVG) Convenience Store and Gas Station, on the corner of Meridian and Yelm Hwy. Now you are back on track. Continue past the EVG, past Meridian Road, and continue to Spurgeon Creek Road, then proceed to step 4, below). -3b. If you found Meridian Road OK, then follow it to the Yelm Hwy. If you see the Evergreen Valley Grocery Convenience Store and Gas Station, you are on track. At the stop sign, turn right onto the Yelm Hwy and follow it to Spurgeon Creek Road. 4. Turn left onto Spurgeon Creek Road. 5. Follow Spurgeon Creek Road to 80th. Turn right. 6. The clubhouse is dead ahead, at the top of the hill. You do not have a stop sign, so pull straight into the parking area and find a place to park. From Southbound I-5 below exit 116: 1. Take exit 109. At the bottom of the ramp, turn right onto Martin Way. 2. At the bottom of the ramp, turn left. Get in the inside left-hand turn lane. 3. Turn left onto College Street. 4. Follow directions as below from step 3. From Northbound I-5: 1. Take Exit 108 and keep left, following the signs for College Street. The offramp is actually on 3rd Ave, but it intersects with College Street. 2. At the stop light, turn right onto College Street. 3. Proceed several miles -from 3rd Ave through the roundabout at 45th Street (you can be in either lane, and take the second exit), past the Safeway and Lowes, to the Yelm Highway. Turn left. 4. Get in right lane and follow the road to a Y-intersection. At the Y, take the 90-degree right turn. The road straightens out for a second, then comes to another Y-intersection. At that intersection, bear left. 5. When the road straightens out, you will see a stop signal. After you go through that intersection, you will see the AmTrack Station a few hundred feet ahead, below and to the left. 6. Follow the Yelm Highway to Spurgeon Creek Road, then turn right. 7. Follow Spurgeon Creek Road to 80th. Turn right. 8. The clubhouse is dead ahead, at the top of the hill. You do not have a stop sign, so pull straight into the parking area and find a place to park. From Yelm, Roy, McKenna, etc. Go through Yelm, past the Red Wind Casino, and follow directions as for step 3a, above. From Tenino, Maytown, etc. 1. Follow Old Hwy 99 to Rich Road and turn left (as if going to LattinÂs Country Cider Mill). 2. Turn right on 89th Ave SE 3. At Fir Tree Road, bear right to stay on Fir Tree Road 4. At Ranier Road, turn right. 5. At Spurgeon Creek Road, turn left 6. At 80th Ave SE, turn left. 7. The clubhouse is dead ahead, at the top of the hill. You do not have a stop sign, so pull straight into the parking area and find a place to park. If anyone has trouble ..call Tammy's cell phone. 360-970-2868 See you all soon. Bejoy (Marie)

I stopped by Best Buy and bought a Fitbit One on Monday evening. I have been painting the exterior of my house, going up and down a ladder for a few hours each day. I wore it yesterday for the first time - logged in over 8,000 steps but got no credit for going up the ladder repeatedly. I guess I'm not going high enough for it to register. And you don't get credit for coming down the stairs - just going up. Still, I think it's great. And now I understand how it could fit in a bra. The thing is about the size of my thumb. The directions for using it are not readily available. It comes with no instructions - it sends you to their website, and even there the instructions are sketchy. I tried to use it as a sleep tracker the first night - got into bed and held down the button for two seconds. What they don't tell you is what the Fitbit is going to do - that two second hold starts a stopwatch. I thought I had done something wrong. I wore it on my ankle last night. It recorded my bathroom trips in the night - LOL.

"The extent of ownership of a detached condominium varies but doesn't ever include the building's lot. For example, in many detached condo communities each owner is responsible for his own interior issues. Exterior building maintenance, such as painting, grass cutting and roof repairs, in a detached condominium community is often the responsibility of the condo association." So let me get this straight: 1. YOU own the single family dwelling... 2. You DO NOT own the land upon which it is built.. 3. You have NO SAY about what happens to the exterior of your property which is entirely regulated and maintained by the 'condo association'.... -------------- You end up paying the property taxes on your 'condo'...End up paying the taxes on the land upon which it sits but you do not own by way of 'association dues'...and have no say regarding anything except about how you decorate the interior? So you can see my consternation and why I am left to wonder how this is different from a prison or a communist collective? <smiles> Nothing 'new' about 'detached condos'. They are just the same old tired 'associated communities' from 60s and 70s marketed with brand new 2015 BS.....:)