FOTESS JUly SWAP
This will be a very easy swap with a Christmas in July theme. Christmas in July was a favorite of Carol Bea when she was still a member and I always enjoyed the theme.
WE have a heat advisory here all week and cooool wintry thoughts are appealing right now.
Swap will be extra easy just a card or letter with a small surprise tucked inside. Stick with less than 13 ounces total to stay in the first class category for postage.
I will post BINGO tomorrow and sign up's will be open until Saturday.
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Comments (7)Hi all, back from a wonderful trip to Dallas to visit our son and daughter in law. I have never been to Texas and although a nice enough trip, I don't think I could ever find myself living there. I like my own small town. The kids bought a new house and we were able to see it as they closed the day after we arrived. Big and roomy. I also was honored to have my dil ask me to help her do some baby shower registering. Can't believe our children survived their younger years looking at all the things new parents seem to require. LOL I was pretty overwhelmed and Kelly was too. So much to choose from. A break is a good idea. Shirley, you must be exhausted after all you have done the past few months. Glad the break was suggested. With the weather staying cold for way too long, I am way behind in gardening. I plan to go buy some tomato, cucumbers, and squash plants as it is kind of late to start from seed. Thankfully, my schedule is getting back to normal at work. I am working the first three days of one week, then the last three days of the other resulting in a week off. I like that. :) Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far, Margo...See MoreFOTESS July Yard Sale!
Comments (128)Shirley, this was a great idea and it seems that everyone had fun. I too vote for doing it every year. I did notice so many of my flowers were taller this year. My red bee balm was over three feet and then the wind knocked it all down. I need to get out there and clear out around it and set it up straight. Things are so busy around here that I am not getting much done outside. Doesn't take long for it to look a mess. On a better note, I just finished my first cucumber of the year and it was delicious. This was only my second year of success with them and last year, I only got one. I am full this year so can't wait to try my hand at refrigerator pickles. My tomatoes are full as are my jalapeno and tomatillo. Gonna make some great salsa this year. Thanks Shirley for another great hosting job. Margo...See MoreFOTESS July swap: Wicked Plants
Comments (179)Evening All! Well, Katie, I have to tell you that I tried the Hawaiian Current tomatoes today and they were quite tasty! Just a little sweet. However, I had to remove one of the plants - I had noticed last night that something was eating the leaves, and discovered what it was tonight. Yes, it was Manduca Goinguemaculata! Good Grief! A tomato hookworm, 3, to be exact. I pulled them off and drowned them. Boy, they sure stripped that plant fast! Fortunately, it was the plant that wasn't fruiting, so I may get to eat more of the HCs. Strange experience! Ruth, I tend to get excited when I see a grave stone with "1700"s on it. They are rare, at least for me. Would love to see one where the person passed in the 1700s. Have a great night! Shirley!...See MoreJULY FOTESS SWAP – FUN WITH WORDS
Comments (43)We had a short thunderstorm last evening. Hooray! No need to drag hoses around this morning. Here's POINT GAME Part 2 This one is based on our Bingo word bilingual, relating to two languages. The items numbered are colors in a foreign language. The items with letters are types of flowers. Your task is to match the numbers and letters so each pair is written in the same language. Each of the letters and numbers will be used only once in your answers. (I hope the same word is not used in more than one language, but I will check that in awarding points.) Send your guesses to me through Message or email. Simply post here on the thread that you sent answers so I will be sure to look for them. Example. If these were in English and #8 was “gold” and the only other English word on the list was h. “daylily”, you would give that as one answer: 8h. Send me all 7 guesses for #1-7. You are matching the items under numbers and under letters so they are written in the same language. The person(s) with the most answers right will get 5 points. For 2 extra points you can list which language each pair is. 2 more points if you correctly translate all the words into English. The last 2 parts are not required as part of the game --- just a bonus if you want to try for it --- and all 7 must be correct for you to get bonus points. Please send your answers to me by the end of the day Saturday. I'll announce the winner on Sunday. Once again, I hope this makes sense. I'm “creating” these games as I go along so I always wonder if my instructions make sense. czerwona blanc amarillo oranssi bílý flavo blau a. nelke b. gardénie c. lys d. tulppaani e. helianthus f. crisantemo g. róża Remember, this is the last day to send in your Bingo words if you are interested. Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for the swap. Enjoy! Jeanne...See More
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6 months agolast modified: 6 months agoBeth, found what Inhave for you quite by accident. I will mail it out on Tuesday. Grands go home Monday.
Here is Thomas and Scarlett with my dil Michell and son Taylor. Our community is having the annual Lake Waynoka festival. They are checking out the firetruck.beth_b_kodiak
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6 months agolast modified: 6 months agoI received my card and little tuck ins from Annie. Thanks so much. Annie sent a Christmas card (love it), confetti pack and some confetti loose in the card and lemongrass seeds. I love lemongrass so I hope I have good luck with it and I'm always happy to get "fun mail".
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Here is a sorta odd memory of the one Christmas I was in Hawaii. Absolutely nothing felt "right" about it, so, I joined a choir. At least the music made me feel Christmassy.
Looks like we are about out of BINGO words and all players are down to needing one or maybe 2 words.
Have you ever had Christmas away from "home" and among strangers?
canyonwind
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6 months agoCard AND GOODIES arrived from MARGO IN TODAY'S MAIL. Perfect timing ans such fun choices.
An adorable garden themed coaster/hot mat for my coffee cup, a very cute snowman ornament (I have a snowman collection) A nice Happy Christmas in July card and seeds. Amazing thing is.... I had just added one of the seeds to my shopping list earlier today. How perfect can it get? Margo,I sure was a happy gal opening your Christmas in July package. Many thanks
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6 months agoI received my envie from Jeanne and she was sure good with the theme. Inside a Christmas card, she included words to a July Cheistmas song, a snowman note pad( i use notes all the time), a Christmas word search, and Angel wing seeds. Thank you Jeanne-awesome contents..
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6 months agoBeth thank you so much for my card, popcorn, swiss miss and choc bar.
All I need now is a good movie to watch and I'm set.
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