I must admit- I came home with more than I had planned to..... But less than what I came with! I still have many hours of home-work looking up information and germination requirements... I thought I was doing well with the two portable file containers I bought to store seeds in this year- one for swapping and one for sowing- but It is a bit of a mess still- shuffeling through all the "d's" for the right digitalis or datura or what ever- and I keep seeing a picture from a post where the gardener had purchased one of those plastic roll-away multi drawer systems. A drawer for sowing, with homemade dividers, all alpha filed- the bit larger drawer for swapping- and the big bottom drawer for seed cleaning, packaging, labeling tools, bubble mailers, postage and germinating info....... All in a single unit that can be easily tucked away when not in use- and organized and tidy when in use! Oh to be so organized!! I swear- every time I pull out the seeds- it is like an explosion throughout the whole area and then some! I do wonder what others do with the seed storage/swapping systems...... I have found a good software sysem for computer filing for seeds and things garden related and what have you- It is called NoteBook from Circus Ponies- It does work well for me- and maybe you too! Julie

I'm so glad you liked the package, Diana. It was as much a treat for me to present it to you in person. In the package was some coffee that Diana drinks (I found out about this on an older post). It turns out the coffee she likes is packaged right here in RI. Jessica tipped me off by letting me know Diana likes salts. Although I've never tried these salts, they just seemed so interesting with flavors I saw from other posts Diana liked. When I saw they were going to Penzy's together a couple of weeks ago, I decided to ask Jessy to spy for me to see what she'd like. (Thank you again, Jessy!!!) There were also some kitchen utensils and towels that matched her adorable kitchen. Rather than present it to her in a box, I put everything in a tote bag to make travel back to CA a little easier. The tote bag had slots in it for pictures. Diana is an incredible photographer, so hopefully this will get some good use. Diana, I was so happy to meet your in person. I hope you enjoy your package. Have a safe trip back home!

Hey Sue, How's the lip Balm? I've been meaning to stop back into the store I got it in, and pick up one for me. But it's the "birding store", and It's a dangerous place. LOL I picked up quite a few things while I was in there, and wanted to take home more! LOL

I would have had the box open before I even got into the house. I don't know how you can wait. Swaps are so much fun.... patti