OBF July Gourmet/Garden Swap
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Comments (133)Paula, Please forgive me, forgive me, forgive me for not posting my thanks sooner! I did receive your box on Friday, but I have been so busy in the garden for the last week, I don't know where the week has gone. (In fact, I don't know where the month of May has gone!) It's been almost a week since the box came, and I've been very remiss in not coming on here to let you know it got here. I loved the sun-dried tomatoes and the pine nuts, I use them in one of my favorite recipes, so thank you so much. I also received two herb plants -- a sage and an oregano -- Yum! Real plants, not seeds! The box also contained some bread dipping oil, we will have it this weekend with some crusty multi-grain bread rolls, I bet it's delish! I also received a great orange apron (which may end up being used in gardening), and finally, a great new KitchenAid handheld chopper. My old one is just about ready to give up the ghost, so it arrived just in time! Thank you so much, I loved everything! Alison...See MoreUPDATE: march obf swap: abc's of gardening
Comments (64)Hi everybody, Wow have I been missing things! Sounds like good news there for Bunny and Veeja's Grandbaby( great) it a cutie. Earthly, and Mellen and Sue K and Jeanne and Raggedy and Oh Mercy I'm sure I'm forgetting some of you, Anita.... SO GREAT to see you back active. You have been in my thoughts over the past few months. Really wish I could get back into trading because that is even more fun than gardening but..... I am limited to what will survive life on the road. My picnic table is half full of plants and I know I can't take them all with me so I am going to tuck few herbs into a corner by the laundry room here. I'll leave a sign telling folks to take some and enjoy them. Hope they survive the summer OK I have fallen in love with deep East Texas. It is more pines than Palms so does not feel tropical but is so mild that the Amarillis are growing in yards in clumps of 12 or 15 flower stalks. What a beautiful sight. The people are friendly too and I look foreward to getting back here again. Wednesday, I'll head for Oklahoma to see parts of the historic RT 66 and visit museums about that. Then on to New Mexico. So much to see there too. I'll be working for the summer right by Mesa Verda in Colorado. Plan to spend my free time visiting/studying the history of the Four Corners area. With the price of Gas continuing to go up I'll have to plan my trips carefully but I'm thinking if I don't see it now.... then when will it ever be any cheaper???? Carol, I have told many people about the book "The Long Emergency". He was so "right on" I hate to thing about next year oe five years from now. Hugs to all, Miss you. BB...See Morenew: garden decorating swap for july - made in the usa
Comments (82)Good evening, lil-green-thumb! The box arrived today, and the contents are delightful. Here's a list of the goodies: Pink lemonade mix in a cute bag with its own little wire whisk Pomegranate-Mango bath fizzy (that smells great!) A flower decorated note pad A Charleston, S.C. magnet A rose-scented Yankee Candle tart Seeds for Confederate Jasmine A coleus cutting A daylily fan Gladiolus bulbs ("Green Star" - I like green flowers, and I'll look forward to seeing these bloom) A bag of country biscuit mix (My kids LOVE biscuits) A jar of Paula Deen BBQ sauce (YUM! We love BBQ) A jar of Carolina Peach preserves - MMMmmmmm! Thank you SO much for the lovely gift box, and thank you for helping to make my first swap as a hostess a success. Laurel...See Morenew: obf christmas in july swap
Comments (77)Faye is Santa in disguise, I swear. Faye's package arrived, and OMG it is fabulous. I mean, really Faye, this is one of the nicest and most thoughtful surprises I've ever gotten in the mail. Everything was wrapped so nicely, in pretty Christmas paper....just so many goodies, it really felt like Christmas to me! Faye's wonderful gifts: ~ wind chime/hummingbird feeder hook with suction cups for attaching to a window ~ pretty butterfly notepad with a pen -- I'll start keeping my garden notes in it ~ cute miniature wind chime in the shape of a lady bug (and BTW, this makes me feel really happy because "Bug" is actually my little sister's nickname for me; she just moved away last week and I miss her a bunch, so this reminds me of her) ~ 2 funny, adorable little "Wormies" -- these clay water sensors that you stick in the soil, and when they start to change color then that means your soil is drying out. (BOY do I need these! I've been watering my tomatoes too much, and they aren't too happy) ~ pot decoration clip, a little flower basket with two cute bunnies dangling from it ~ cute, cute Christmas card ~ Seeds: Christmas Rose (oooh! so excited to grow this), Red Golden Climbing Lily bulbs (is this Gloriosa Lily? Aah! Been looking for this!), Eleusine Coracana "Green Cat" (really cool looking plant), Japanese Morning Glory "Kikyo-zaki" (thank you! can't wait to grow these), New Zealand Christmas Tree (so beautiful!), and finally "White Zulu" Cape Daisy (sooooo happy about this one, I've been really wanting to grow this). Ah! I'm so happy! Made my day, my week, my summer! Thank you, thank you, and may your garden always be green and bright. Oh, and I'd just like to say that all my OBF trades so far have been really wonderful. Just a big thank you to all of you who I've traded with....See Morebrittneysgran
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