"Believe me, I have planned trips to pass by certain stores that I have wanted to visit in the past. I think however with Donahues I will settle for ordering the quart sized plants and growing them out myself." Hey, Miguel, a visit to MN in the early summer/mid summer is great, warm temps during the days, cooling off in the evenings. After living in St. Louis for 8 years I moved back to MN and was frequently heard to say "What a beautiful evening" that first year back. We also have a wonderful arboretum here. So, come on up! I miss the early springs of St. Louis as it doesn't really get springy and beautiful in MN until May. But, oh, those cool summer nights almost make up for the late spring. I visted Donahues last April during their spring open house and bought several gallon pots of clematis. Have also ordered from them via mail with good results. Bobbie

Cathy - Thank you for your nice words, I hope to meet you one day since we are almost neighbors. Annie - Thanks. You still have time to get yours done, I am looking forward to see everyone's surprises. Sue - Thank you. It is good to know that we all like the Polish pottery. I think the design and colors are winners. Thank you Nancy for letting me know that I am not the first one with broken pieces...next time, I will be super careful. Thank you Riverrat for all your nice comments. The first picture is all the items wrapped in Valentine's wrapping paper. Collenoz - No, it was not insured since the UPS man told me it was safe I didn't think necessary. GWlolo - Thanks. I am relieved that the other items survived the shipping. Thanks Compumom. Lars - Thank you. You do have the right idea about the cake plate, now that you said I remember seeing them with petit fours. It will also look good with cookies, brownies or bars. I think the Polish plate is the size of a pie plate. I thought the red knife look different and was good with the Valentine's theme. Silvia

Diane, we are so pleased with everything. The angel cream has been smeared all over her face two nights in a row, it has pixie dust in it you know!!!!! We are going to make the cookies Saturday so will try to post a few pix then. She LOVES the activity book.....going to try to find a few more for our road trip this Sunday. The cookbook is a very fun read, I see a few recipes I will try, but the lye and grease soap I think I will pass on!! (It has recipes for just about anything in the home) Thank you again Diane. Robin, her arm is a myoelectric (has two electrodes implanted in the arm)and she can open and close it with her muscles on her little arm. She is very competent with it and without it, and we used to have to get her to wear a few days a week with some coaxing. Last month a kid at a party we were at "laughed" at her little arm (she did not have on the prosthesis) and so she has insisted on wearing everyday now. She has a "tatoo" of sleeping beauty on it but it is turned away from the camera. Janet

I love the mug, it's a verynice shape and I really like the blue colors, they are so peaceful and soothing. The colandar would make a very nice fruit basket and I would never have thought of putting a candle in it. The cookbook? I'd love to see some recipes from that, so I'm looking forward to hearing how you like them. What a great swap box, Lars. Diane sure did a great job. Annie