WOOOOHOOOO I got Kym's box yesterday!!!! BUT I didnt want to post until I could get the photos to work FINALLY today Kodak and I got the software to load, tried to yesterday but what they told me to do didnt work. WOW KYM!!!! OMG, I love it! (You know who got the Chocolate lol!) WOW OH WOW KYM SENT! Strickers! She KNOWS I LOVE stickers LOL. Assorted Jumbo Fairy WALL STICKERS! Chocolate Hearts Candy Reese's Peanut Butter WHOPPERS! Yummy! LOL A Pocket Packet of Hydrangea Tissues (you know these will not be opened!) Ceramic Cow (it got broken) Ceramic Sheep Terra Cotta Garden Marker that Says: Gardens Know the Best Dirt Sun Flower Candle Holder Chocolate Scented Candle from the Chocolate Farm! A Flower Shaped Flower in a tin Flower Pot Decorative Sunflower Stake cute! A grow me flower pot cute The Cutes Little Garden Trowel, trying to figure out how to make this a Keychain! LOL A PIG PLANTER OMG, IT IS SO CUTE, I will get a pic of it by its self it is too cool! A Butterfly Wind chime this is gonna get revised, those darn strings keep coming off, I will be putting fishing line of these! LOL Kym made a BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE CARD she quilted it! YES SHE DID! She also made one for Marie in the Cupid swap! WOW!!! FLOWERS Bulbs: Anomone Dahlia Peaches and Cream Brodiaea Acidanthera Peacock Orchids OMG THANKS I WAS GONNA ORDER SOME! Caladium White Queen Caladium Carolyn Whorton Crocus Kit that includes: Jeanne d Arc, Pickwick, Remembrance SEEDS: Mawnature Sunflower (?) Tomatillo Gigantic (YEA) Dipper Gourd (THANK YOU!!!) Pepper Sigaretta Dolce Pasilla Bajio Culinary Pepper Red Corno di Tojo Rasso Franchi Pepper Giallo di Asti Yellow Pepper Pepper Greek Pepperoncini Tomato Giant Belgium Pink Tomato Red Cup Tomato Pomodona Red Noid Pink Columbine Sunflower Autumn Beauty Mixed Sunflower Feverfew Virgo Hosta Hydrangea Oakleaf Moonflower Bush Noid Coral Bells Mixed Sunflower Kyms Beautiful Handmade Card Close up Even closer of the HAND STITCHING ON THE CARD! This is the paper she included in the package I liked it too! This is one of the many wrapped packages she included in the box!!! SEE THE PIG PLANTER IN THE BACK> WOW OH WOW, I LOVE IT! The cow got broken :(! This is the butterfly Wind Chime and in the corner of the calendar pocket is the hangy things that goes at the bottom, and the fairy's are the Fairy Wall Stickers! This is a close up of the Candle holder it is the green round thing, the Flower Candle is the metal thing on the corner there, and the little cute trowel thing is sitting in it! Isn't it cute?! Kym girl WOW, what can I say? You out did yourself! Thank you so very very much!!! I LOVE THE PIG planter, I will get a better pic of it alone it is so darn cute, I hate the cow got broken what a bummer! AND HERE IS MARIANN'S WREATH!!!!!!!!! :) Fran

INDIVIDUAL AZTEC CHOCOLATE CAKES 10 ounces Mexican bittersweet chocolate, chopped 4 tablespoons salted butter 4 tablespoons sugar, divided 4 large eggs, separated, at room temperature 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon brandy or rum 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon chili powder (YES!) big pinch of ground cloves a few turns freshly ground black pepper (yes, again) Preheat the oven to 400F (200C). Butter six heatproof coffee or custard cups. Dust the insides with sugar and tap out any excess. In a medium-sized bowl, melt the chocolate and butter over a pan of simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in half of the sugar, then the yolks. Then mix in the vanilla, brandy, and spices. In a clean, dry bowl, whip the egg whites until fairly stiff. Beat in the sugar, and whisk until the whites form soft, droopy peaks. Fold one-third of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture, then fold in the remainder, just until incorporated. Don't overfold. Divide the batter into the prepared cups. Bake the cakes for 10 to 12 minutes, just until the tops feel firm. Once done, remove the cakes from oven and cool for a minute before serving. If you wish, unmold the cakes onto plates for serving, or serve as is. Top with a tiny scoop of ice cream, sorbet, or a dollop of whipped cream. I like mine topped with "Naked Coconut" coconut-milk ice cream. You can make these little cakes in advance, leave them at room temperature for an hour or two, and then cook them at the last minute. You also can refrigerate them and let them come to room temperature before baking. Joe

Happy Belated Birthday!!! That is one beautiful board. There is a store in the DC area called Appalachian Spring that would probably be happy to carry his work. I can only imagine a kitchen made with home made cabinets. Talk about custom!! Teak is great wood - choice of most boat builders for its durability and ability to hold up to sun. We had it on our sail boat and it was great. A little oiling and it looked new. It gets lighter as it bakes in the sun. We had it in the galley and it wore beautifully even though it got really wet at times. We have a relative who makes cabinets and furniture in his spare time. His kitchen cabinets are about 11 years old now. They are really beautiful and quite sturdy. His are made of a very light oak. Kudos to the hubby and buy him any tools he needs to encourage that habit!!

Lisa, Your hubbies block will be a bit late. I threw my back out and I'm living on muscle relaxers and pain relievers. I alternate between ice packs and the heating pad...this has been going on for 2 and 1/2 miserable weeks. I still can't sit at the sewing machine. I promise to send the block just as soon as I can. I'm so sorry it's late. Nicki