LOL Both of you. I'm still trying to figure out "ALL THE CLUES" LOL I have no idea the what any of the answers to any of the clues are, Oh one was "Heart." Still trying. Dorothy

got it :-) Lucy

As a newbie just receiving seeds back from my first ever swap...I am completely overwhelmed and so filled with gratitude at the generosity of you all. Nearly every seed that I had ever dreamed of acquiring arrived in my package, and then some! Tomatoes, beans, cardinal flower, monarda, herbs,cream of sask watermelon, I could go on and on. (because that was one big package of JOY) Going to be a tough act for the man in the red and white suit to follow on the 25th, my morning on the 7th is off the charts!!!! Thank you all so much! Nicky wasn't kidding when she told me to start planning a new garden bed, now I will have to!

Marbeth, checked your website out. You really need to update your site, correct a lot of information, and throw something in about licensing. Too many things have changed since you last wrote your personal interpretation. You should really seek an attorney's advice before writing a new interpretation with the disclaimer. Your grandma's coaster pattern is an old DMC pattern I immediately recognized. I made a set of them about 20 years ago. You are right on that one point...they do go fast. I have a habit of lumping patents, trademarks, and copyrights into one group as one branch of specialty attorneys and corporate legal departments generally take care of these matters. Copyright registration is not a separate area of copyright. All documentation and forms necessary to register a copyright for that particular category of work are sent to the same address. Once those papers are received by the office, the papers are reviewed for any duplications and then the copyright will be granted for a specified period of time if there are no duplications or licensing agreements for the visual image, look or feel preventing the issurance. Although you say registration is not necessary, you had better have all your own date and time stamped personal paper work and documentation in order should you get into legal disagreement and then have to see an intellectual property attorney. That is why it is always wise to at least attempt registration--pay the fees now or pay the costly penalties later should you be in error because you didn't bother to seek legal advice first. As a secretary, I have worked for both individual and corporate intellectual property attorneys--I learned much and the whole process is really quite interesting. My common sense couldn't believe some of the disasters that came through because the person didn't seek legal advice before plunging ahead. Then again, I have had the privilege of seeing some products and idea files I worked with copyrighted and in stores.