I'd be interested in your beading supplies, my 9-year-old granddaughter does beading. I have mostly seeds for edibles. My list is not current but could send good amounts of pumpkins, zucchini, mixed gourds, beans, ground cherries, giant gray-striped sunflowers, mixed zinnias, mixed marigolds, mixed hot or sweet peppers, I also have seeds from my silver maple and debra maple trees. In the spring I can dig up some Jerusalem artichoke roots. You can email me at mamahack@hotmail.com, I don't get in here very much anymore, not much time, but I do check my email daily. Thanks very much.

Hi Everyone, Well, so far the trading has been very successful - thanks for having fun with me... Today I thought I'd add something else to the trade...still some items left from this week..but here's 2 new items that I've found that perhaps someone would enjoy: A. NEW unopened package of PAPER DOLLS cutouts...package is 8 1/2" x 13"...this one is called MARY CHRISTMAS... a souvenir of days gone by.......would make great stocking stuffers. 2. A beautiful package of unopened self adhesive MUSIC STICKERS - great for scrapbooking. Package is about 8" x 11.5".....great for your correspondence on your swaps/block mail. I hope that you are all having a great weekend! Bill ITEMS AVAILABLE TO TRADE ======================================= French Cross Stitch book Serger Litter Catcher Skateboard FQ Sport Balls FQ Attack Cat Daisy Kingdom Wall Hanging Panel Paper Doll Cutouts Music Self Adhesive Stickers

I did a lot of trading a couple of years ago on the seed exchange, and for those who aren't familiar with how it works, hop on over and check it out. I think they still have their standard rules to go by. Trust is a big thing, and somebody getting shorted on their end of a trade is bound to happen unfortunately. But I am willing to take a chance. Maybe start with less expensive items first, like layout ideas or dollar store merchandise. Unsure if selling things would be allowed, but trading for other stuff or postage I think would be the way to go. Just a thought. Any other opinions? Emma in PA

Hi Karlsmom, I live in Ohio, not far from Indy & IMO you are being told too high of price for your granite. I recall looking at what felt like hundreds of slabs when I picked out my granite & remember Venetian Gold being one of them. I ended up going with Madura Gold (picture below of my granite) & paid around $50 a sq ft & got 52 sq ft, so, it cost around $3000.00 that price incl template, labor & installation costs, it incl everything but the sink, which I bought separately, they just did the cutouts for it. Everyone's right, you really have to shop around at several fabricators, because, although, they all get their slabs for the same slab yard or two, they, themselves are very different on their price quotes, I found that out also when I was shopping around for a fabricator. The same slab went anywhere from $50 to almost $90 a sq ft, depending on the fabricator. Angie's list is a good place to check out how long they've been in the business & how well people feel they do their work. Good luck, I would think your granite would be around the same as mine, based on the category I remember it being in. I know the Venetian Gold granite was really nice, so, I hope you can find a fabricator that will do it for a decent price, I know you'll love it.