I've been a member of Gardenweb for many, many years. I also have posted on many of the forums: hoya, house plants, orchids, gesneriads, african violets, cactus and sucs. I collect all different types of plants. I've traded too many times to count over the years. I've been stiffed only a few times. I just chalk it up as a failure. There are so many great people on this forum who are willing to trade. I've never posted to the Rate & Review. If I see someone who has stiffed me asking for a trade, I email the one offering and let them know privatly of my experience with that person. Often new people to the forum will lurk for a while. Then start posting. I'm mainly a lurker. I belong to other forums, and there is a lot of posts to read. In the past, a newbie posted on here for a trade of leaves. I thought she was treated very badly by some of the people on this forum. I emailed her privately and did a trade with her. I was very satisfied and will certainly trade with her again. She was hurt by the members here and haven't seen her post again..Everyone needs a chance. Just my two cents worth!

WOW! This was a never ending box of goodies! Michael sent the following in his box:..ahem... a 7 piece vanilla home fragrance set "sniffing" an adorable red rooster windchime (getting ready to hang that bugger up) eco friendly shopping bag (I've been meaning to get one of these) fragrant flower garden seed mix..it has 11 different flowers and covers 100 ft..(I know just where this will go!) scatter and grow wildflower garden seeds (this will go great right over there "pointing") silver metal flower planter (good for herbs) flowered plant pot PINK: garden shears, claw, hand shovel, kneeler, hose sprayer and flower pot (now I can feel girly even when I'm filthy!) pretty smelling hand lotion "paint your own knome"..this is the cutest thing and I've never seen one before! little knome with shovel (he'll go in my fairy garden) magnatic weekly wipe off garden calendar (this is going to be really handy) my garden journel (this will make it easier to keep track of what I'm doing) small metal watering pitcher (good for those hard to reach places) sun stake with matching metal fencing ( I have the perfect place for it) plant markers (do we ever have enough of these???) flexible garden ties (I can use these for the tomatoes) magnetic refrig list (I'm always writing on these!) well, Michael, I think you outdid yourself! I'm extremely happy with my box....and now it's your turn..."rubbing hands together"...

WhooHoo! I received the big bonanza from Melissa! For Seeds I received: Dill's Atlantic Giant Pumpkins Jack Be Little Pumpkins (great minds think alike!) Big Orange Tomato Coyote Tomatoes Crnkovic Yugoslavian Tomatoes Great White Tomatoes Jerry's German Giant Tomatoes Nature's Riddle Tomatoes (I need to look up these!) Riesentraube Tomatoes Rio Grande Tomatoes Winsall Tomatoes (on my wish list!) World's Smallest Tomato Violet Jasper (another on my wishlist!) Ghostbuster Eggplant (I love white eggplants!) Bride Eggplants (I love white eggplants!) Mini Yellow Bell Emerald Giant Peppers (I've been eying these!) Chinese Giant Peppers (great minds!) Lipstick Peppers (on my wishlist!) Mammoth Dill Little Gem Lettuce (great minds! I thought about buying these for myself too but refrained!) Golden Midget Melons (on my wishlist Little Marvel Peas Caroline Cross Melon Whew! If that wasn't enough! Melissa also sent me Celestial Seasonings Tea Sampler, a pretty tea light candle holder and teas lights (brave of you to send glass through the mail! It made it here in one piece!), and some pretty Mary Engelbret garden notepad. Ok that's enough to spoil any person. However, Melissa had emailed me about having an extra copy of Seed to Seed and asked me if I would like it!!! I've been eying that book as long as I've been seed saving & swapping! Thank you so much Melissa! I'm thrilled!

Barb...both happy and sad....Happy he is moving forward with his life. Knowing he will go far as long as he stays focused on his studies, and learns to quit being so wasteful. Sad because he is moving on and we will be seeing very little of him in the next 4 years or so. We havent made any new life adventures yet. House needs some TLC. I suppose first we will get used to having a home with just us and the critters and go from there. Chell I used to be a dog and cat groomer. I loved it too. But my employer was a deedeedee. Never had the money to pay me each week and always "owed" me. And she never gave me my tips either.Then at the end of the year she reported more earnings for me than what I had really made.Fortunitly I kept records and proved my case and won, so make sure you don't let the same happen to you. I have kept my clippers, blades and accessories and still will do a neighbors dog or two once in awhile to keep my skills up.....but don't miss the hair stuck in places I did'nt know existed....lol. Love all the pictures the everyone post. Always enjoy seeing ya'lls babies. Regina