Great Package Cathy!
Lots of great items Gina!

that birthday package sounds bad - lol! Can't wait to see it - and the collapsible colander.

Stacy

Sounds like a great package!! Can't wait to see the pix! I love those collapsible colanders! Saffron! What a treat! What is Amarillo? The "Milestone Birthday" package is very funny! Great job!!

The collapsible colander sounds intriguing. Can't wait to see the pics.

Hurry home Gina!

Hurry home Gina! I want to see the pix too. Sounds like you did a bang up job, Cathy!

Sounds great. Oh dear, collapsible colander - sounds like another thing I must have! This swap is dangerous on my pocketbook - I keep learning about things I now realize I need!!!

I love fruit candles.

Carp - wouldn't you know I got all the way home and in the garage I realized I didn't bring my box - grrrrrr. Mondays!

Pictures, pictures, we want pictures!!!

Niiiiice package! hey, I need to know more about the timer thingy! LOL! Enjoy Gina!

Cathy, you go gurl!

This sounds like a great swap box!!
Can't wait for the pics!!

Cheers!
Susie

Gina, enjoy all those great items. (Shaun cured my hot flashes,haven't had one in 5 months.)
Cathy, great job...ya did good!

I love the "birthday reminder" part of that package! Funny!

Great job, Cathy! Yes, Gina, patiently awaiting photos!

Linda

What a well thought out package! I know you'll enjoy it all! Can't wait to see pics!

Okay - here you go:

Milestone birthday reminders:
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Spanish cookbook and spices:
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Gadgets from the Gadget Queen:
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Fruit candles and soaps:
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...and the whole SheBang!
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No hot flashes here! LOL! Great package and I'm curious about that colander, I'm storage challenged! Pics please.

David

Wow Cathy, you are still the reigning gadget queen. That is one cool colander. What is Amarillo (besides the obvious guess about it's color)???

Gina you have lots of fun ahead with your super package. Hope you'll share some more about the cookbook.

Lee

Hey there, I hope that you enjoy your package. And I must reinforce that you were complaining about your birthday day this year so I thought I would help you join the group. I received a protable timer from Peppi and have found it to be a life saver. The blunt end spoon is one of my new favorites.

David, The colander is great, see the link below if you are interested.

Lee, You guessed it, the Amarillo is for making yellow rice.

Shaun, As you know, I really struggled with this one. As you see, it's very different from what you and I talked about.

Here is a link that might be useful: Collapsible Silicone POP Strainer

Love the strainer. That is too cool.

Great box of goodies, Gina.

Cathy - I think you picked some great items. How the heck do you find these cool gadgets? "The blunt end spoon is one of my new favorites." - please explain - how is this used differently from a regular spoon?

Cathy, you picked out GREAT things! I love the birthday package - lol...and the colander - haven't seen one of those - that is very cool.

Gina, have fun with your all your goodies - and don't burn out the motor on that fan.

stacy

Doris, A blunt-end spoon matches the curvature of the side of a pot or bowl better than a tradition pointed end spoon. This better traps the food you are after. I have 4 of them--8" and 10" perforated and 8" and 10" non-perforated.

Here is a link that might be useful: Spoons

Cathy is a wonderful swap partner. I have one of the blunt end spoons and love it, now I need the collapsible strainer. That cookbook looks interesting!

Have fun, Gina!

OK I need to get one of those blunt end spoons. I see these all the time I just never *thought* about it!

Gina, hot flashes? Have fun! I was lucky, had a few then they were gone....except, each night for a couple of years I would wake up about 4AM, night sweats.

Cathy... I love all the goodies. I know you had fun shopping. I haven't seen a colander like that before.
Blunt end spoons are my very favorite. Any store I'm in, that sells kitchen goods, I look for that style of spoon, I buy everyone I find that's different from what I have...big, little, metal, plastic, wood, holey (sp?), solid! No I'm NOT going to count how many I have. :)

Great package!

Nancy

THanks for the link Cathy!

Wow, great package Cathy. The strainer is really cool. I've never seen one of those. And Gina, you need to let me know how well that fan works on hot flashes. Something else I could make good use of. LOL!. Enjoy!

Ann

What a great 'milestone birthday package'! I'm not quite to that age, but could definitely use most of the items!

And the collapsible strainer and blunt-edge spoos are a revelation. This forum is so educational.

Good job, Cathy; and enjoy your great package, Gina!

Yep, Cathy, you're still the gadget queen. I'd love to know how you come across this stuff. Those spoons are cool.

Enjoy, Gina, especially that timer. Perfect idea. (I also need one!! lol)

What a nice package. I am still enjoying the items that Cathy sent me from the "grilling" swap that we did. Enjoy!