I have what I think is either ORANGEMAN (Yeld 1902 ) or MRS. B.F. BONNER (Russell 42) -- probably the latter. A couple of weeks ago, on my way from here to there, I passed a small daylily seller. Left with CANARI (Nesmith 40). Also left with a pot marked RUTHIE (Williamson 66). RUTHIE, it turns out, is from the 80s and is "light pink with a rose pink halo." Sounds underwhelming. I'm hoping what I have is RUTH (Norton 46), as the registration info sounds like it matches the picture of "RUTHIE" I saw at the seller's. And, coincidentally, I just returned from the AHS Region 3 summer meeting with two oldies -- and much, much more.:))))) One is LINDA (Stout 36), a gift plant at one of the tour gardens that I also saw growing in an impressive clump in an open garden the day before. The other was one I'd seen in yet another open garden -- PERSIAN PRINCESS (Nesmith 38). It's not splashy, certainly not big, definitely not ruffled, but I was quite taken with its unusual appearance. Naturally, I had to buy a small piece!

I like both the old and the new... my problem is choosing from the multitudes available! My gardening budget won't allow me to buy all the ones I really like! There are just way too many choices! Right now, the gardens hold several in red shades, a few yellows and oranges, and a pink or two... since I just recently became a "Daylily Addict", I can't name the ones I have without searching for the tags! I do know the last pink I acquired was "Halls Pink", which I think is just gorgeous! Not only am I addicted to Daylilies, I'm also addicted to Hippeastrums, and I have a growing fondness for other types of Lilies, as well... I plan to spend some free time over winter making a wish list of Daylily varieties I'd like to add to the gardens next season... I wish a lot of the newer varieties weren't so expensive! Some are just so eye catching and luscious that I can hardly say no to them, even with a big price tag attached! My gardening addictions are turning out to be expensive ones! Did I mention that I'm also partially addicted to miniature roses?! I could go broke before spring ever gets here just placing a few orders for Daylilies and mini roses! How am I going to manage getting any of the other perennials I want to grow?! Is there a Daylilys Anonymous Chapter anywhere?! By the way... thank you all for posting such lovely pictures! A few of them have made their way onto my wish list!

This is my all time favorite card, and I recycle it every year. Just love the reindeer with LIPS. and think Santas skinny little leg do the do do do do wa. is hilarious. Pass it on! Pondy

Here's mine. For a few years, when I was little (during the 50s), the gas stations (We called them "service stations" back then. I suppose that's because they actually provided you with service.) had mailboxes for children to mail their letters to Santa. I remember one that hung between the tanks at the local Shell my parents went to. This one is a 76 Union mailbox (the logo is under the gold bow). I found it (or should I say, "It found me.")shortly after we moved into our first and only house. I paid $20 for it back then - far, far more than I could afford at the time, but I've never regretted it. It's falling apart, but I treat it ever so gently and hope the rust won't spread. Recently I found an old photo from my hometown newspaper (me, mailing a letter to Santa) and have started to display it next to the mailbox.