((((((((((NICKI))))))))))) I hope all your birthday dreams come true! In 2 weeks, Coffeemom is coming over to Fort Myers so we can celebrate our birthday weekend (she's the 17th I am the 16th) Really, really good people are born in February! George Washington , Abe Lincoln...Sonny Bono to name a few! Oh yeah and St. Valentine! lol

Me too-Feb. 25th. Along with George Harrison, Sally Jesse Raphael, and Zeppo Marx - all on the 25th.

Awwww, Mr. Gary, how very nice to have such lavender pearls for all the ladies. Don't worry about it, WW, there is lots of time before dawn. I just was told hosta obtained thru charitable means do not count...Bev said it and she ought to know. So I can whip out the ole (short) Wish List and feel perfectly entitled--ENABLED is the word I need--to find the dream hosta....(if he had not approved of more hosta, wouldn't he have given me something besides MONEY....something such as an electric screw driver?) so he knows......he is ONE OF YOU -- AN ENABLER TOO. .... My my my-my-my MY, isn't this a happy birthday for sure. G'night Ludi... hello to the AFTER MIDNIGHT crowd.... welcome through Stargate to another world in the Back40. I recommend that you open the below linked Clapton number in another window and then read the forum posts for a better sense of being CONNECTED to one another. Not just our eyes, but our ears are sharing. Our thoughts lifted beyond the garden fence to times this music brings to mind. It is my way of saying thank you for sharing your warmth as well as your wisdom. I have a greeting card I never can bring myself to give away because of its message. Never mistake information for true wisdom. Here is a link that might be useful: Clapton...

Wow, June went by sooo fast, I can't believe July is just around the corner! I really enjoyed Jan's early birthday intro, and was able to prepare the box a little better just because of it. So, I'm going to do the same! My real birthday is December 17. Getting to celebrate my birthday during the summer for the first time is a real treat! I would never be able to receive any plants in December! I'm still working on my moon garden, and would appreciate anything that I could add to it (plants, seeds, small statues, etc). I also adore sunflowers, glass suncatchers, homemade soaps. Anything with a sunflower motiff is perfect. Candles (any scent), things for the garden, garden related items. I collect birdhouse items (any) especially crafted items by Marjolein Bastin (Hallmark). I love feeding the birds, and basically just love anything that has to do with nature! I also collect african violets, hoyas- (would love a piece of a 'crinkle' hoya, rope hoya (regular or variegated, or any unusual hoya, I already have Publicalyx, Silver pink, Phillipine black. I would love a few indoor ferns (don't have any), regular, rabbit's foot fern, or a division of an outdoor fern, that can tolerate cold temperatures. More indoor plants that I'm looking for are- a chunk of monstera, variegated monstera cutting/small plant. Variegated plants are my favorite, and am always wanting to try something new! I also appreciate vegetable/herb seeds. I have a huge garden that I'm constantly still trying to complete! Herbs grow really fast anyways! ;) I love Heirloom seeds too. I'm sooo excited to be the July birthday person! I'll be happy with ANYTHING, I love hand crafted items too! I make crafts occasionally, and know how much work goes into making something! Deb Debbya