Wow, this trade is such a cool idea for african violets! Does it include streps or gesneriads? Don't count me in although I would love to. I have 3 violets, only one is named (Optimara Hawaii), the other 2 are NOIDS. My only affordable resources are my local stores. Lowe's and Meijers in my city. Mail order is quite above my budget at this time. BUT that is why trading and exchanging is soooo awesome! I love this site and the posting and pics!!! Take a look at my trade list! I will trade for Violet/Strep leaves or plantlets!!!! If I ever build up my violets again I will sooooo be in on this!!!!~~~Rosie

Hi Cory - wipe your chin - I need your address (I know I have it somewhere but regardless of what Brenda tells you, I am totally unorganized! it would take me all winter to find it). I have some dwarf sunflowers and Zinnias for you or your daughter - they don't need to be started early, you could just wait til the swap to get them if you want. I did get some peppers and tomatoes like you requested. Everything else is a mish-mash of stuff. I also have a massive list of seeds that I will organize and email to you so you can plot and plan and drool some more.

What a great package--the baby clothes were just the packing material! The rose plate is so cute--a fun surprise picture revealed as you serve your quiche. I also have the red salt, and as Annie says, it goes with some stuff and not others--trial and error to find out. Just taste a bit and you'll figure it out. Had it on baked potatoes last night--definitely needed regular salt for that! Let us know about the desserts you bake! I love baking, and if the sugar free part doesn't taste like artificial sweetner (which doesn't agree with me), I could do more guilt free baking!

You know, it just dawned on me yesterday that Pat's popovers look far and away nicer than the ones pictured on the popover pan box. And I never thought to check Joy for a popover recipe...guess what I'll be making this weekend? I agree about the clean oven too, btw. If you've been bitten by the Fiesta bug (I feel like a drug pusher!) many stores like Macy's, Kohls, Boscovs & Dillards carry it so that you can see the colors in real life. I'm thinking that Peacock might be perfect with your dishes. Granjan- my husband did about three books and then the firm stopped calling him. I know that the freelance work was slowing down but it's been a few years. I know that he enjoyed it and would do it again in a heartbeat. Personally I thought that his indexes were great and I always half jokingly compliment him on Raising the Bar because I, too, would always complain about the indexes in cookbooks and how bad they were. The one in RtB is ideal! It's like he took all of my complaints to heart. So of course every time I have to look something up in the index I go "wow, this index is fantastic" but I really do mean it. Diana- the only thing that would make me happier than sending you the recipe would be sending you the popovers themselves but I'm afraid they'd be pretty stale by the time they got to you so the recipe it shall be. I'm so happy that my partner likes her stuff! And Pat kindly posted the recipe for the Maraschino cherries over in discussions. It's time for a new batch in our house as well. Nina