I LOOOVVVVEEE foliage colors as well as prudy flowers so I ordered: Angelica "Corinne Tremaine"...variegated "Ebony" dark purple foliage Aquilegia: "Alchemist's Gold" "Alchemist's Mix" "Burnished Rose" "Sunburst Ruby" Barbarea "Winter Cream"/winter crests variegated AND edible Duchesnea ""...var. strawberry w/ yellow blooms. I have var. strawberry but w/ white blooms Hesperis matronalis variegata..Variegated Dame's Rocket Leycesteria Gold Leaf..gold leaf honeysuckle Myosota Rolled Gold...gold leaf 4-get-me-not Oenothera Blood Orange...evening primrose...OK not a foliage plant but the blooms are unique Origanum vulgare aureum...Gold leaf oregano Prostathera lasianthos..Victorian Christmas Bush..Weird Dr. Suess type plant Ruta graveolens variegata...Variegated rue...variegation plus a butterfly/caterpillar host plant Silene/ragged robin: Graham's Delight"...variegated Purple Price...dark purple foilage Peggy

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!

Hmmm, took the chocolate, did he??? LOL!! Well, I hope he appreciated that the chocolate has citrus infused olive oil in it. The olive oil, chocolate, and napkins came from the Temecula Olive Oil Company, just south of here. They have their own orchards in the Temecula Wine Country and make their own products. I bought a bottle of that garlic infused olive oil for myself and my 3 sisters for our BD's. (I also bought the blood orange infused olive oil and the vanilla balsamic vinegar for me too--their products are YUM :-))) Hope you enjoy them, julie! Barb

Shelley, what a terrific swap box Pam sent you. The theme is so cute. Love your "man" in the apron. I look forward to seeing that beautiful dish show up in your dinner photos. Just so you know Shelley, you aren't the only one that worries about all of those things you mentioned. I think that everyone that participates has the same worries. Ann