Hi all I'm a little late posting what I sent for the trade. You all put me to shame with using such specific latin names and for sending so MUCH!! This is my first tim edoign this- I hope my seeds WORK and arent dead! I THINK they are ok! Here is what I sent: 6 envelopes of pink coneflower 2 envelopes of a very wild native black eyed susan ( this one is very cool- nothing eats it and it spreads well.. good for any rockgardens or deer/groundhog problem areas! they eat my other susans but not this one) 6 envevlopes of another blackeyed susan. This one is more typical at the garden centers. 1 envelope with jsut a FEW seeds from my tall purple phlox. I think it is called Nikki ( about 3 feet high) 1 enevelope with a FEW red crocosmia seeds ( i think Lucifer) 7 envelopes of Cardinal flower ( Queen somthing was the name- dont recall entirely) it has red foliage/stems and flowers. very nice plants and the envelopes are heavy on the seed! the seed was surprising tiny!!) 11 envelopes of my Columbine- you all saw pics of it in spring. I think it is likely Mckanna Giant- I ant promise what color or hybrid of colors you will get from the seeds! Mine change slighty each year! 1 envelope of garlic chives 9 envelopes of a VERY pretty pure white bearded iris. It's a great medium size. Not HUGE and not those tiny ones.it has some yellow bread fuzz but thr rest is pure white. It may be my favorite! it is so elegant. if anyone gets my seeds and wants pics- please let me know. I wanst organized enough to send pics with them. Everything I sent is perrenial in my zone 6 ( and probably 5-9!) I'm so excited :) You all have great lists - I may have to redo my wish list for Tracy. Ooops

Wanted to let you know I sent my seeds yesterday. Please let me know when they get there. Thanks again for hosting. Hugs, Lisa & Kayla NEW E-MAIL: watchingthegardengrow@yahoo.com

This is the house I just sold. (crying, lol). 1880's, but a stick Victorian not a Queen Anne. 10X10 main kitchen, with a regular pantry (all shelving from PO) and a butler's pantry/water pantry that housed the sink and dishwasher, as well as a few original/early 20th cabinets with glass door uppers and bead board lowers. Clearly built in place and not to standard depths or heights. The main kitchen had one, 1970's, 12" floor cabinet, a broken range and an old side by side fridge. Happily it also had original white beadboard, 10' ceiling and a heavy plate rail around the top. It also had (challenge) 7 doorways and 2 windows. In a 10X10 space. We wanted a functional kitchen that played up the nice architectural details of the room and had a bit of an unfitted feel (had to due to all the doors, there was no space for a "run" of any kind) but were very much on a budget and looking for materials that were simple, easy to clean and could be replaced without tears if we decided to make changes in 5-10 years. Changed the pulls on those cabinets to these: the uppers had proper and nearly matching latches so those stayed. In the main kitchen, we put IKEA Adel White cabinets, with glass door uppers, and IKEA butcherblock countertops (later replaced by a dark green granite). Light fixture: Restoration Hardware Schoolhouse with vintage fans ceiling fan fixture (no longer made). Range, micro/hood, and dishwasher: Bosch smooth white. D/F range with warming drawer for busy working family with kids and crazy schedules. Fridge, Jenn Air French Door floating glass white. Walls Benjamin Moore Popcorn Kernel: (ooh I found an old GW pic of MY kitchen!) Backsplash: If I could do that kitchen over, I'd have done granite/stone counters sooner (we did it just to sell), and I'd have done the backsplash sooner. But the rest, I was really happy with!

I think my brain took one look at all those shapes and said 'UH uh, nope, no way. not doing geography.' So I argued with it off and on all day, and ended up doing a little better than I thought I would, I did get everything but 2, 6, 7, 8, and 10 right. I knew #2 was Tennessee, but couldn't come up with anything for it, never heard of Tennessee Tuxedo. Finally figured out the blue thing in #6 was Turkey, but was hung on it being a country, so tried to make the yellow stuff be something connected to that. Didn't recognise the shape of Georgia, was stuck on chocolate for #7. Was sure #8 was 'CHiPS', never heard of California split. I thought #10 was Virginia. Yes, I am REALLY bad at geography! And I got #12 thanks to Lars' comment. I shut down the computer right after my last post last night so I missed all those last hints, I like to think I could have gotten #6 if I'd seen them. This was really an intersting learning experience, and fun, too. Now that I have a little better idea how they work, hopefully I can do better next time. I think I like the 'old' type puzzle we've been doing better, but this is more of a challenge, and challenges can be fun. Whatever kind of puzzle you want to post, Jasdip, is fine with me. Rusty