A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall 2008 Fall Gift Swap---The FUN has BEGUN!!! Pt 3

yea Jiffy you should--I didn't have any then either, (I do not think) now I do too.

Kim, nice picture and nice socks, like Jiffy said.---I love pictures, so if more are comimng I sure am ready !!!!

You got some really cute things Kim, Sheri did a good job.

I too like fuzzy socks---my feet get SO cold in the winter.

Going off topic here, but Kim--how far are you from Lansing? My brother lives outside of Lansing and we might go visit him next Memorial Day.....would be cool if we had a chance to meet up!

Goody!!! Another box!! You got some great things in there!!!

Loz, does the Crunchie bar's holey middle give it the crunch???? How would it do that? I'm confused.

Hi Loz... We are about an hour.. Maybe a bit less. Pretty straight shot on Interstate 96.
That would be very fun. you will have to let me know. I always love to get a day to just get away!

I'll let you know next year Kim...

crunchie bar

You can see a picture of it there---the center is kind of hard and crunchie. But sooooo good.

KIm,
I think we need a photo of you in the t-shirt--yep I think we do.

I just checked "Track and Confirm" on the USPS web site.

My person's swap package has reached the town of its new "home". Hopefully it will be on its new owners door step by tonight!!

If not perhaps it will be there tomorrow.

Oh you do do you??
I dont do pics! I have to think about it. Maybe.. Just maybe..

Oh a Small snafu.. I had given my package to hubby to mail.. Guess where I found it this morning..
IN THE BACK SEAT OF HIS CAR!
He says, Oh yeah I forgot that, was busy.
So NOW it is off and winging its way to -------------- IT will arive Friday ! so be ready.
So sorry. NEver let men do anything!

You don't have to be sorry Kim! We have all learned those kinds of things just like you!

Yeah Kim that happens, no worries.

Cast of Characters:
1. Loz
2. Plantqueen(jessica)------>received package from Loz
3 . Juniegirl(carol)------->received package from Jenn
4. Patunia
5. Bestofour(sheri)
6. Bettyboop
7. jiffy
8. ditchy(kim)------------->received package from Sheri
9. Hisgal(Jenn) ------>received package from Tina
10. Faerywatcher(wendy)
11. Jonni13 (tina)

you guys are driving me nuts with the candy bar thing. Was it an Aero bar that Cindy Lou sent me?

Yeah I bet it was Sheri. Those are the ones that a lot of us have gotten from different people over the years. I am assuming that is what it was. They are yummy!!!!!!!!

Thank you. It's been driving me crazy.

You can add that:
Jonni13 (Tina)----->Received package from Juniegirl (Carol)
Boy I got so much cool stuff! I hope she was able to take a picture before it winged its way to me. Almost everything was gift wrapped with an individual note. That is wonderful and I keep swearing that my next box will be the same and it never is.
First of all, When Jonni comes home from school, she is going to abscond with the 'shrooms. Those are lovely and she loves them. She might even rip off the little Frankenstein toy you put in there for Ted.
Carol read my love for blue so everything is a blue theme. Even the little Willy she sent to me has a blue jacket on. I received a blue aqua globe and blue micro-fiber dish towels and wash clothes. Love the feel of those. And a blue dish scrub brush. I almost can't wait to try them.
The dragonfly rain gauge is awesome as well as just beautiful. Plant stakes for petunias and mint and a smaller one with a cute turtle.
There is a candle in a jar and some teas for me to retreat and relax with. (I will!)
I got a pretty leaf-shaped bowl an a birdhouse ornament as well as a tin decorative 'pocket' that says pansy seeds and has a seed packet for some blue flowers in it. Very cute. There is a beautiful notebook to keep track of my HG friends. Almost too nice for my scrawl to mess it up.
And I think my favorite thing is a a plaque (think rusty old license plate only not real rust) that Says "I Dig Gardening. This is so me!
Thank you Carol, You did very, very well by me. It was great fun to open and unwrap. And Jonni will get a kick out of going through everything again in a little while.
Aren't these swaps fun?

This is Loz, I'm at moms and don't want to sign her out to sign myself in....

Everything sounds wonderful Tina! Carol--did you take pictures so we can see the things that you sent!

yes I Did, take photo's

Tina I will PM you

OK--PM sent, Tina.......

Cool, i get to post photos. And also add the things I forgot to list.

Here is the plaque, willy, plant stakes, and rain gauge.


And here is the rest with the dog treats and little shell pot waterer that I forgot to list before. Thank you so much for taking pics, Carol. And for everything.

And here are the dish towels and dish scrubber that I am itching to try out. And the blue bowl/ soap dish?

so glad you are pleased Tina--that means my mission was accomplished.

about the "dish bowl" I made that in ceramics, before my surgery---I got lucky it was the right color, huh???

it is really a bowl to go with a "cabbage bowl" to put on the table to keep your paper napkins and such in.
I make them to keep my S.O.S. pads or scrubbies in.
But whatever you think it would be good for, then that is what it should do.

Like I said, the minute Jonni saw the mushrooms, she ran off with them. I knew she would.

Oooo, cool stuff! That bowl is nice Carol---you did a good job on that!

Next year I'm going to get some of those watering globes for my outdoor houseplants that dry out fast.

Everytime I see the commercial for those watering globes I say I'm going to order some. I really like those.

They are very pretty. I have seen them in a couple of stores now, Walgreen's I think. I almost bought some for my gift swap too. But I was already loaded down with goodies to send.

sheri, I did order the one Tina has from the the internet. On the TV ad there was a web site addy.----

I got my first ones from a "as seen on TV" section in an "Alco" (it is like a small versaion of Wal-Mart) The girls tell me that stores like Wal-mart & the like have them as well.

one tip: I placed my filled globes into some pots then got the bright idea to 'water' the pot, so the water in the globes would last longer.--bad idea- the dirt in the globe neck became more wet than it would of and clogged up its neck, I had to use a shish kabob skewer to clean it out.

on the postiive side, I put them in my flower pots indoors before I went to the hospital, and flowers that had to be watered every few days went a week or more and was still in great shape.

carol jean, you did well. and tina, i LOVE those watering globes. i had 2 before. they are great. and i love the blues of it all.

I like the watering globes as well! MIL has one in my peace lily that is at her house for the time being because she keeps forgetting to water it!

Lots of wonderful gifts!! You did a wonderful job, Carol!!

Every time the commercial comes on for the water globes, Tristen tells me that I need them. I really would like to get some though. I just forget about it.

Wow Carol Great gifts, both fun ones and practical ones.
Love the little blue soap dish.. I like stuff like that.

Hmmmm me thinks another person will be seeing something hopefully on their doorstep tomorrow. At least thats what the post office says!

JIFFY! You have a dragons egg.. Look out its terribly addictive.
I am obsessed with them, And I am 50.
If theres anything you want to know just ask. Woo hoo!

i just thought i'd try it! so, you gotta click it to help me make it hatch.


ok, we haven't heard from bettyboop in ages... i've got to pm and email her. i know what/where patunia is, but not the status of her package, sheri's box is in route, my box , faerywatcher , loz that is six boxes out and about and mail drop date isn't even here yet bill might let us do this again as successful as this one has been

I will start a thread about it if you like.. Theres a forum called the Dragon CAve.
This is a huge thing.. a 17 year old invented and runs it. The more views.. ie everytime anyone opens a page that you eggs are on, Clicks, they click on the egg and go to the description. or unique views thats different isp's viewing it will eventually get cracks and hatch and then grow up.
I will post a link to my scroll of all the dragons I have. Its fun and I am obsessive. There are many varieties. I have bred my dragons as well.
I see Loz has eggs too.

Anymore packages delivered today??? :wink:

uh, yeah! and i love everything in the box



i got so much nice stuff and you did well by me.

a pumpkin candy dish (ceramic), pumpkin tea light holders and apple spice tea lights a favorite, a watering worm, gloves, a cool bucket (i LOVE metal buckets!) pumpkin magnet, a "i love my garden" magnet (another "love") a popcorn ball, a chocolate halloween egg, a suet cake for my very empty feeder, 2 plant markers, oregano and thyme, a very cute card, note set (can't remember how to spell the artist's name ) 2 very cool vine pumpkins, and an awesome windchime. i'll have to look at the picture to see if i've missed anything, i put it in the other room to keep kitty cat from playing with it :wink:

thank you so much it was an awesome package, i couldn't have wished for more or better

Oh cool stuff! You did great Kim.... Very cool to see pictures of everything. So exciting, it's making me excited to get my package. Hey maybe it will come while Jiffy is here, that would be funny.

Oh Jiffy! I am thrilled that you liked it all. Now that I look at it all together it looks like fun stuff, I was not sure when I sent it.
LOL I love those buckets as well. They had all sizes but I had to stay a bit smaller. Got it at my favorite gardening shop, And you will have to let me know how those gloves work.. They are supposed to be great for weeding! Hope the Halloween Buzzards egg and popcorn ball were OK.
I was going to fill the whole pumpkin then I thought naa that should be reserved for whater you like!
Did you find the burts bees lip balm? I adore that stuff, I never get chapped lips anymore.
I just loved those vine pumpkins, I got a few more for me as well. They will be fine for thanksgiving, all thru fall. I try to think of things that will have longer time to be out.. I love Halloween stuff but the 31st is just one day, all those can be used for thanksgiving. I started with a gardening theme then got off on the fall holiday theme! Really hope you are happy. It gave me great pleasure! Kim

that would be cool!

Wow! You did great Kim! Jiffy received wonderful gifts!! This is so much fun!

You did a great job, Kim. I like the theme to your choices.
(Jiffy might want to keep those gripping gloves near her front door)
We all put our box together then send it off and then wait nervously to hear of its reception. Wondering if everything is the right thing. You did very well.

Aww thanks you guys! it was fun. And being I am such a newbie you took a risk that I was a wacko and would not send anything or would send horrid stuff!
Not me... So when can we do it again?? spring?? easter??/