I'm a little uncertain about tomorrow, my husband has the day off but will have to work Mother's Day, so we might celebrate a day early ... of course, what better way than a plant swap ... but that would leave the children out. We'll see how it goes. Anyway, I cleaned up my potting bench area today and confirmed I have an embarrassment of pots, mostly the one-gallon size; I'll bring some of those and some smaller ones if I can attend. (They aren't washed, though ... is that ok?) As for plants, I don't have a lot, but do have, and will bring: Dicentra - fernleaf, 'Luxuriant' I think, but I got the mama plant at least 10 years ago so am fuzzy on the variety. Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate' (two small rooted starts) Rose - Tradescant (two small well-rooted & potted cuttings) Daylily 'Rosy Returns' (two divisions) Perennial Forget-Me-Not 'Blue Bird' Lobelia 'Crystal Palace' I also have seedlings of hollyhock 'Nigra', amaranthus (love-lies-bleeding), malva (Zebrina, if I remember correctly) Also have just-started cuttings of tri-color sage and Spanish lavender. If anyone is interested, and I know I'm late posting this, I can bring fresh cuttings of Montauk daisy, Eastern redbud, pink crane's bill geranium, maybe a couple each of Russian sage and rainbow leucothoe. I have lots of the common forsythia babies if anyone is interested. It's about time to cut back the perennial baby's breath - has anyone had success rooting these ... I could bring some. All this seems so mundane compared to some of the things I saw listed ... but they have been dependable for me. I'll bring a tossed green salad for the pot-luck, if that doesn't seem too healthy and ... could anyone use a bag or two of starter fertilizer for the lawn? I just discovered about 8 bags of lawn fertilizers in the garden shed and we'll never use all that! Looks like tomorrow's weather will be perfect - have a great time! If I don't make it, I'll catch the next one. Diane

I've never heard of the Light Keeper Pros. Thanks for the heads up on them. I've been lucky with my lights for many years now, but it's probably about time.

I made several more batches of soap and increased the amount of FO to a T. per lb and the soap is smelling better. I made a lavendar Oatmeal for someone and they loved it, I also made several bars of Baby Soap and it turned out great. When I reorder I will be getting from WSP. Now I am trying to refine my body butter. I like it smoother than most recipes make it. I have been experimenting with glycerin in my revised recipe. Also trying to cut down on how oily it can make your skin. My lip butters are pretty much the way I want just have to get them done (been waiting 2 wks for my flavor oils to come in from a seller on Ebay) Last but not least I am also fiddling with the bath bombs, I live in a very humid area and they have been cracking once set up. I am going to try a different recipe this weekend. I make them in medium size round ornaments. I really want them to be available for my show, I think they make a great addition to my other items. Well, sorry for the rambling but it helped me to organize my thoughts. I can't stop thinking about soap etc. Elle

It appears they are just sawdust and sometimes other plant materials, but no chemicals. "Pellets are produced by compressing the wood material which has first passed through a hammer mill to provide a uniform dough-like mass.[9] This mass is fed to a press where it is squeezed through a die having holes of the size required (normally 6 mm diameter, sometimes 8 mm or larger). The high pressure of the press causes the temperature of the wood to increase greatly, and the lignin plasticizes slightly forming a natural "glue" that holds the pellet together as it cools.[4]" Standards are voluntary in the US so there is no 100% guarantee, but if this is the standard technology, it's unlikely anyone would spend extra $ on chemical ingredients. Here is a link that might be useful: Pellet Fuel - Wikipedia