Different strokes for different cats... Tattoos never appealed to me, but I remember one friend who had the prettiest rose tattooed just below her collarbone. At least, she said that's where it was when she had it done as a teen. It's now rather farther down her chest and considerably stretched out of shape. Not so pretty. Saw an article not too long ago about the number of people who are paying for the removal of tattoos. One guy showed a 'before' picture of a tattoo on his shoulder (palm sized?). He had already spent $10K on removal by laser and still had about 20% to be done. His comment was to the effect that the older he got the less he admired it, until finally he was embarrassed to have anyone see it. I'm the cat who had her ears pierced. And then discovered an allergy to most metals precluded wearing most earrings. (Titanium and platinum are the exceptions.) Pierced ears leave a mark that even lasers can't help with.

Thank you Mona. She is very precious. She is not the only great grand child but she is the youngest. I have 10 greats and one on the way..They are sooo sweet. Much sweeter than their grandparents but don't tell them I said so. Chris, my genes may not be that good but my dh has good JEANS!!!! LOL.. Kathy, I thought that cake looked really good too!! The big one looks better though. I never made or bought 2 cakes for a b'day but it does make some sense. She had one to play in and the guests had one to eat. I think the big one was chocolate ...Yummmm..how I love chocolate...Ellie

Thanks Rita. I guess you could call it raspberry Purple. The daylily Forum named it for me except for the Brittany, of course.. I'm so glad you still like the first spuf. I think it's going to be a really good one. It has quite a few buds and is holding straight up..that's a plus. About 28" tall. Good height as I really don't like very tall dls. The other is a really colorful one with the white covering a good bit of the sepals. It reminds me of a white 4 leaf clover. There's a bit of lightning at the edges too. maybe I'll get an edge to boot.. I also like the wide petals on the others.. Thanks Michelle. The raspberry ripples one is a mini. around 22" in height and the bloom is less than 4".. Thanks Laurel, I forgot to mention that BRR is a tet. Black spot is it's pod parent. Thanks Kay. I really don't like mini's very much. I have a select few and this probably is my favorite of them all, including the Siloams. It's a late riser which also makes me happy.. Thank you all...Ellie

Pat we would miss you if you weren't there but we would understand. We've had a few babies at the swap but never a birth; thank goodness! Rhonda, how many people have registered so far? ******For all the Newbies, MTPS Registration is on the website at: http://midtnplantswap.com/registration/registration.html*******