Jo Ann: solar powered lights as a door prize??? oh wow how cool! i sure hope i win those! what a great idea! Beverly: i am glad you like my signature saying. i dont know who wrote it but i just feel that it says it all!!! how else can you justify buying a pot of asclepsias in april or some virginia bluebells in the summer? my husband thinks i have lost my marbles when i bring home what looks like just a pot of dirt! lol i just finished potting up 31 plants and i have loads more to go plus several plants for direct trades too! but you know what? i feel great! i keep thinking of more and more things that someone might enjoy and its a great way to thin out some of my plants! I am really getting excited and it BETTER NOT RAIN THAT DAY either! so Margie and i were thinking about what time we have to get up that morning to get there around 10 and since i live about 1.5 hrs from her and she is closer to columbus than i am i am thinking i will have to get up at the crack of dawn along with the dern roosters!!! Sue 'The one thing all gardeners share in common is a belief in tomorrow'

Wow! Your whole yard is a testament to Earth Day. It's beautiful. I especially like your lettuce plates. They have such a dainty feeling to them. The napkin rings are a nice touch too. Syble, it's all so charming. Now, I shall speak to your imagined tardiness. The assignment was due today. So you are in the clear. Let me remind you, however, that waiting until the last minute is not always the wisest thing to do. As you know, I give a few extra credit points for anyone who turns their assignment in early (This helps me have a long span of time in which to correct all the assignments.) Your work has been exemplary up to this time, but you never know when those few extra points may come in handy. Back to your work - I want some stemware like yours. I have lots of dishes, but not much in the way of glasses. I'd like to start thinking about getting some with a little color. Do the goblets have the same diamond design as the snifters?

The wreath looks so nice! Those maps are sure coming in handy & such nice colors!! I should check at library, I have a few old maps that are big, about 20in. by 30 in. of foreign countries that I had students in, they were only from 1970's tho. They fold up to about book size so might not work so well. Wow!! YOur grandson really got sick quick. Good thing he got to ER as those ear infections can be nasty but don't usually have vomiting at same time, sounds like he had 2 bugs at same time. My niece got sick really fast & ended up in ER & they had everybody coming to try & figure out what was going on. High fever, red face, fussy, about 4 yrs old. They just couldn't figure it out & finally she got rash & they said measles & some said no, chicken pox, well she had both & it was miserable 2 weeks for her mom, she spent night in hospital too as she was dehydrated so they can get 2 things at once. Hope the 1st round of antibodics takes care of it but sometimes they need more these days as bugs are getting used to antibodics. Prayers for speedy recovery for him!! Jan

Love the hatboxes & the roses are so beautiful, could you make leaves with the coffee filters, I'm going to have to check MS out on that as they are lovely, great gift for taking to person in nursing home as it will last & last! I would make them long stemed for that & was thinking if you can make leaves it would be perfect. I think the doilies would work! Jan