Jayeanne -- That is absolutely beautiful! I'm so glad you posted a picture to share with us. :)

Thanks Erica! I was on cloud 9 last night when I saw these! =) 'Suppose' to be a beautiful day here today....almost 70! sometimes (most of the time) when I get outside...I look around and wonder where to start first, then I wonder over to something...hours go by and then when I come back inside I think to myself gosh! I didnt even get done what I went outside for! LOL love being distracted by things in the garden =)

Jayeanne

Jayeanne, how exciting. I'm going to make sure I plant my seeds next spring. Didn't get the chance this year.

Had to post one more NICE picture. This is my grandson Brayden and he turned a year old two weeks ago. Now how did that happen?

So sorry for my delay .
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Oh Margo! Isnt he just precious! wow... a year old already! Seems like just yesterday you were excited for his arrival =) Time sure has a way of 'getting away'....

Margo if this sets seeds, I would be more than happy to send some your way =) This is a photo of some 'toad lily seeds' I winter sowed in the milk jug method this past winter...they are still small but the wintersowing worked! look how many babies are here! Nothing bloomed yet on these ones....Maybe I should have thinned them out. I also just noticed some may be setting flowers! Just throw your seeds in a milk jug and winter sow Margo - it worked great for me! =)

Jayeanne

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Margo- What a handsome, beautiful grandson you have!
Yes, Jayeanne that wintersowing works great doesn't it!
Yes, Annie you do hold a wonderful swap award! You always make it so fun and interesting! Thanks for that!
Hope everyone has a great day! Hugs to all, Melinda

I am goin to try to wintersow this year. I can't wait!!! oh may be I can wait cus that means no more sun?

I can't thank you enough Mrs. Annie for your Nice SWAP this month. Its wonderful to be surrounded with NICE people because the ones around me nearby my area is NOT so nice. Great job Annie :)-

good morning I finally remebered to bring my camera in from outside. So much going on in these warm days of fall. Oh that toad lily is unreal. I winter sower tomatoes 3 years ago and had hundreds of plants. Overseeded .Sue I am thankful today you are able to talk about your terrible wreck. Annie this swayp was great. And i am finding the baseball game boring. I have been trying to watch but flip over to something else. I am not recieving GW notifactions. I check the box. *** I will always check in. Love you girls. Here is the NICE box from Mary. Candy gone. Stamp [handle with prayer] put with my note cards I have to write my mom today. talk to you all later Susan

The lip balm is from my niece in law Lindsey's LAZ cosmetics. Susan, it was fun swapping with you.

Shirley, oh my, those DWTS costumes last night!

The weather! Wow! But it can't last.

Mary E.

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Happy Tuesday!!!

First of all, I have made three adjustments to GAME 1, "WHO WILL WIN THE 2014 WORLD SERIES"

I feel it only fair to remove Sue G and lavenderpyly from the World Series game. They signed up to swap and we really never heard from them. I had to contact them both after the send out deadline to see if they were still even swapping. I had stated in the rules that if you were going to be late to please post here. They did not do that. I have replaced their three spots below with Suzanne (hibiscusfan), Promise and Mary E.. ..Promise and Mary E had been previously eliminated, so they are back in the game. Hibiscusfan, now has two spots below....the German fetched her name.

GAME 1 UPDATE
"WHO WILL WIN THE 2014 WORLD SERIES"

Game 6 San Francisco vs Kansas City Royals is tonight. Will San Francisco take the prize?? Remember, San Francisco leads the series 3-2. The first team that wins 4 games is the World Series Champion. So if, Kansas City wins tonight, we will move on to the final game tomorrow night. Which OBFER will take the prize?? Time will tell...............

*SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS* (National League Champion)

0 EricaBraun (Erica)
1 panhandle_seed_swap (Sheri)
2 bluee19 (Nicole)
3 cinnie0 (Nikki)
4 skyblue52 (Susan)
5 brittneysgran (Shirley)
6 pinkiris (Jayeanne)
7 hibiscusfan (Suzanne)
8 NonnaG (Nonna G)
9 smitties (Margo)
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*KANSAS CITY ROYALS*(American League Champion)

0 pmb2005 (Promise)
1 ilovefarac (Melinda)
2 sandlapper_rose (Jeanne)
3 cottonwood (Mary E)
4 cinnie0 (Nikki)
5 pinkiris (Jayeanne)
6 dmkelly (Dawn)
7 Hibiscusfan (Suzanne)
8 skyblue52 (Susan)
9 panhandle_seed_swap (Sheri)

Good Luck!!
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Margo, I still can not get over the fact that young man Brayden is one year young. I love his name!!

Shirley, how was "Gone Girl"? It is on my list to see. It is supposed to be very good!

Skyblue (Susan), yes, baseball can be a very, very slowwwwww game. Flipping the channel is understandable...LOL! I certainly do it...LOL! The nice thing is that you really don't have to watch the game(s) to win. But a winner is soon to be!!

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Enjoy your day!! You guys have been super fun to play with this month. So glad you enjoyed "Just Be Nice".

Working on prizes for those who have them coming....

Annie

Jayeanne, winter sowing has never come easy to me. Now that we are out in the country with no windbreaks, it seems the wind can come from any direction and there is no safe place for them. If they do set seeds, I would be happy to send postage or do a trade. Just keep me updated and thanks.

I agree with everyone Annie, you have made this a very NICE swap and I had a lot of fun. Thank you so much.

Finally booked a caterer for my daughters wedding. It was a tough go there for a bit. They were either to costly or all ready booked. Unfortunately, this one doesn't have the linens or bartenders so will have to take care of those things ourselves. Now to get the bakery booked for the cake. Once that is done, the big stuff is all accomplished.

Another beautiful day here. Had to put up the Christmas trees at work today. The ornaments we chose are very pretty so it all looks very nice but much to early as far as I am concerned.

Go Kansas City. Margo

This is my Susan G. Komen - Promise Rose. She has many blooms and is very lovely.

It's hard to believe October is almost over. This has been a fabulous month. Thank you friends for making it fabulous!

Melinda - yes! this past winter I really went 'all out' winter sowing and what a tremendous feeling of joy that brings! love it!

Margo - yes! I would love to share the toad lilys with you rather the seeds/babies whatever. Im not so sure the toad lilys will make seed in time - I see snow on my weather map for Sunday - yep! If nothing else I would be happy to send you some babies I winter sowed - unsure of their colors so that will be a surprise to you and I both =)

Annie!! I cant express my gratitude enough of letting you know just how UHH MAZING your 'Just be NICE' swap went. You are one incredible woman and you did one incredible swap! Some days you had me on the edge of my seat, LOL - that is rare as I am constantly on the go! hahaha I really enjoyed everything!

Today is suppose to be around 73 - and then a few days later SNOW.... crazy crazy crazy....

Sharing another 'first time bloomers' very excited to see this one this morning... ....you ladies all thought I probably only had 'pink' flowers hugh? LOL! Enjoy your day!

Jayeanne

Wow, Promise! I absolutely love that rose. I'll have to try to find one for my mother's memorial garden and breast cancer garden! Does it ever set seeds? I'm not good at cuttings. I have never heard of it but it's perfect!
Jayeanne that poppy is gorgeous!! I love it also!
This has been a great swap! And love all the sharing and pics from everyone!
Hope all have a great day! Melinda

Annie -- Just wanted to thank you for such a simple and fun swap!! You've had your hands full with all the prizes you've been awarding.

Jayanne -- Another beautiful flower pick, but I really do think that amazing, purple toad lily is going to be etched in my mind for many years to come.

Dawn, I sent you an email yesterday. Did you receive your prize (West Elm)? Let me know when you get a chance. Thanks! No tracking on you because you are a PO box.

Margo, what a relief to have the caterer! Weddings are alot of work and planning but what a joy it is when it finally happens. And then the day after, you can kick back and reflect and think about how broke you are...and smile!! LOL! It was all worth it!

GAME 1
"WHO WILL WIN THE 2014 WORLD SERIES"

OK OBFER contenders, last night in game 6, the Kansas City Royals wiped out the San Francisco Giants. It is nitty gritty time....tonight is game 7, hence we will have a 2014 World Series Champion, hence one of you below will be a winner. Remember, to win, YOUR TEAM MUST WIN and your number is the FINAL SCORE TOTAL.
EX If San Francisco wins with a final score of 7-0 or 6-1 or 5-2 or 4-3, Suzanne (hibiscusfan) WINS because she has San Francisco and her name is next to the number 7.

You girls have had to wait a long time for this...but...it is almost over....LOL! GOOD LUCK!!

*San Francisco Giants* (National League Champion)

0 EricaBraun (Erica)
1 panhandle_seed_swap (Sheri)
2 bluee19 (Nicole)
3 cinnie0 (Nikki)
4 skyblue52 (Susan)
5 brittneysgran (Shirley)
6 pinkiris (Jayeanne)
7 hibiscusfan (Suzanne)
8 NonnaG (Nonna G)
9 smitties (Margo)
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*KANSAS CITY ROYALS*(American League Champion)

0 pmb2005 (Promise)
1 ilovefarac (Melinda)
2 sandlapper_rose (Jeanne)
3 cottonwood (Mary E)
4 cinnie0 (Nikki)
5 pinkiris (Jayeanne)
6 dmkelly (Dawn)
7 Hibiscusfan (Suzanne)
8 skyblue52 (Susan)
9 panhandle_seed_swap (Sheri)
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You ladies all make these swaps possible, you make them fun and you put up with my corniness. Thanks!

It should be mid 80's today. Weather is absoloutley gorgeous. Yesterday, I planted in the ground, about 200 super sugar snap seeds, about 100 bush Oregon sugar snaps and lots of Fava beans. I need to get to work on all my lettuce. Now I just need some cool weather...not snow...just cool weather!! I do not allow my husband to plant anything as he has no idea what he is doing. I do allow him to put up trellises, so last week he got those up.

And two Q's while I am thinking of them.

1) We had a squirell invasion this Summer. We have never had a big problem with them. I know they are hard to beat. Have any of you beat them?? If so, with what?

2. I have been on a quest to make true, authentic, Southern UNHEALTHY FRIED CHICKEN. I do not care for chicken much but I am determined to get fried chicken perfect. Who can help me out here? Jeanne, Shirley, Melinda or one of you in the North. Email me with your "perfection" please if you are willing to share!

Happy Wednesday....

Annie

Annie, Thanks for doing such a good swap, I really enjoyed all the pictures, games, and friendship. Hope those that are healing from lost loved ones and those with illness and injuries heal quickly.

PS Send me some of that gorgeous weather!!

Melinda, I will do everything I can to make sure you get The Promise Rose. :) Your pumpkin is awesome!!!

Jayeanne, I love the toad lily. Thanks for sharing the picture. The other flower pictures are great, too ...

and Brayden is 1 year old - wow! Such a great picture.
Everyone have a Happy Halloween!

Jeanne

Good Morning!!!

Dawn, received your email....you got it! Thanks!

DING....DING....DING....DING

And we have another winner.......

Game 1
"Who Will Win The 2014 World Series"

Congratulations to Shirley! Last night, the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 in game 7 to become the 2014 Baseball World Series Champion. Shirley had San Francisco and the number 5. (3 + 2 = 5)
Way to go Shirley!!!!!!

I am wrapping up on prizes today. I will email each of you who have prizes(s) coming with the scoop!

Thanks for all the fun OBFERS!!

Happy Thursday!!

Annie

Congratulations Shirley!!
Have loved your swaps Annie! You do a fabulous job!

Annie, I received my prize already. It's hanging up in the kitchen. Today I made chili with Sioux tomatoes, Melrose peppers and a small piece of Bhut Jolokia. I used my rainbow paring knife, too.

(no band practice tonight I guess)

Mary E.

Annie... you grow fava beans? Do you grow them every year? I have one plant in a pot the I'm growing for the first time.

Let me see if I can get a good Southern Fried Chicken recipe. Letting the chicken pieces marinate, in buttermilk, overnight is one of the key steps.

Sheri

I like cayenne pepper, so this recipe appeals to me, Annie! Some southern cooks just use salt and pepper.

Sheri

Here is a link that might be useful: Fried Chicken

Annie, I never made it but I will help you eat it!

Annie-Yeah I won the 2014 World Series...what a fun game that was. We didn't have to do anything. The movie Gone Girl was exceptional...best movie I have seen in quite awhile.

MaryE-I agree DWTS costumes were great..I loved the theme.

Margo-You sure are making a lot of progress with your daughters wedding. It sure helps stress level I'm sure.

Shirley

Annie this has been a wonderful swap. Thank you so much for your time.

Congratulations Shirley! I love baseball. You know how some people sign up on football boards? I will be in big trouble if anyone here figures out how to make a baseball board. Hey! I wonder if that would work some how with seeds in place of the dollars? Then I wouldn't have to go to the bad place for "gambling".

Everyone have a beautiful evening.

NonnaG

Annie,

Your swap was wonderful. It was great to participate. Thank you so much!

Happy Halloween!
Promise

We are waiting for two more deliveries here, right??

Annie, I used that rainbow paring knife to carve the pumpkin!
While I was carving, the three little kids next door brought over their pumpkins. They wanted them in my front window, because they won't be home to answer the door! They will be out trick or treating.

Thank you for the kind swap! And the prize!

Happy Halloween!!!

I emailed everyone yesterday who has won recent prize(s)....Shirley x 2 prizes, NonnaG x 1 prize, Bluee19 x 1 prize, Melinda x 1 prize and Erica x 2 prize. If I left someone out, please speak up...LOL!

Sue G. emailed me this morning. She received her package from lavender and will post about her package today. She is sending her package to lavender today.

We are getting near the end of JUST BE NICE. As always, it has been a pleasure swapping with you OBFERS!

Sheri, thanks so much for the fried chicken recipe (Food Network). I have not tried that one yet but will put it to the test this weekend. Cayenne pepper, love the stuff!

NonnaG, chuckle...chuckle about the baseball board. I actually tried to do a grid of sorts for the WORLD SERIES game but it would not work here. And If GW thought we were doing the g word (g a m b l i n g), they probably would remove it and slap me on the hand...LOL! SEEDS instead of $$, now that is a thought and most likely legal. NonnaG, do you have Indian Casinos in your area??? Or do you head for Vegas?

Happy Friday....And be safe tonight!!!! BOOOOOOOO!!

Annie

I ve been looking around and wondering about this 'rate and review' thread.... I guess I didn't realize that was there and my apology's for never posting a 'rate and review' for ya all! I want to thank the ones who left me such sweet comments under my name, wow!(Just read them today!) this is a great way to see how things are going with some of our members trades/round robins! What is with the sorry boxes that I am reading about? and about rate and review on receiving broken boxes?
Im surprised I haven't read on any of your posts where any of you talk about the rate and review? I am going to go through my past 6 month trades here with the group swaps and start posting some rate and reviews for ya all....Is anyone else using 'rate and review' or reading the comments?

Jayeanne

Happy Halloween!

Jayeanne -- I check that thread quite often if I'm going to do any kind of largish seed trade with someone I haven't traded with before. It was actually a life-saver once. Someone wanted over 100 packs of seeds from me and I checked their review. Needless to say that they had a bad review, and when I contacted the reviewer I found out that I definitely did NOT want to proceed with the trade. I think people probably check it more often than you think.

Annie -- Thank you so much for the swap and for the wonderful gifts you sent. I received them today -- two beautiful little sauce dishes. You're so NICE to have sent them. :)

I received my very NICE package from my partner!

I got a lovely angel to add to my collection plus plants!
a pink geranium
a jasmine
a yellow (and I can't read this one) looks like Carolia Ca....something
and one that looks like a gardenia.

Arrived in great shape. Yours will go out tomorrow. Could not catch a ride to the PO today and don't trust the mail lady plus it's very hot in her truck still in the upper 80's low 90s here. Thanks so much!

Sue G

Hi all. It was such a wonderful day today. My little clients were so happy.

Annie. Thank goodness we don't have casinos here. I've only been to Vegas one time. We have lotto and scratch off cards but I rarely participate. I like football boards though. I only sign on the cowboys boards. Yup. I bleed Dallas Cowboy Blue.

Everyone please be safe tonight.

NonnaG

Nonna, Tom Landry was my father's cousin. He was a teenager when my parents visited on their honeymoon. I never met him.

Mary E.

SueG-What a wonderful swap box. Hope you are still doing well after your accident.

Jayeanne-Yes the rate and review is a good way to learn about traders. Glad you found it.

Annie-I received my beautiful cup today for winning BINGO.
Thank you so much....hot chocolate will taste wonderful during this cold spell.

Shirley

Sguanzon. I am glad you receive my package. Is night jasmin with the white flower, Carolina jasmin the yellow flower, purple, pink geranium and yes gardenia. Your welcome! :)

Once again, no trick or treaters here.
I'm glad someone had a recipe for fried chicken. I don't fry anything, but we do get fried chicken for take out or at a restuarant now and then.
Annie, thanks so much for all you did this month to keep the swap entertaining and fun. Wonderful job!
Jeanne

Oh Jayeanne, I have been so BAD about posting on RATE AND REVIEW. And I have been BAD about reading on RATE AND REVIEW. I am so glad you brought it up....a great reminder. RATE AND REVIEW is a great way to see how PRIVATE SEED SWAPS, ROUND ROBIN SWAPS, PLANT EXCHANGES etc...among GW members are working out, positive or negative. Like Shirley says, it is a good way to learn about traders/swappers.

In regards to The SORRY BOX, some people call it a REPLACEMENT BOX. That means if someone sends in an exhange/swap something that is broken, they are supposed to replace it. Accidents do happen, seeds get smashed, breakables get broken. It has happened to me on both ends. I sent something that was well packed but broken when they received it, so I replaced it. I have also sent seeds, packed well and in a little vial but they got smashed, so I replaced it. I have also received broken whatevers and smashed seeds and the sender(s) replaced.
Now, if someone did not replace within an appropriate amount of time, the receiver could post a negative on rate and review, somewhat like posting a negative if someone does not follow through with their seed/swap exchange by sending. And if my memory is correct, which I think it is, if someone did not send their sorry/relacement item(s), they could not swap in another Round Robin until they followed through. People usually just do it so there is not a problem. I have to look in some of my older files and see if I can find anything on this. Does anybody have info on any of this?

Jayeanne, I hope that makes sense. We have not talked about this stuff in a long time. Do any of the GWERS/swappers remember any of this? Since this Just Be Nice is just about over, I am going to copy this over to the November swap.

Sue G, thanks for posting. Once lavender receives your box
package, this is a wrap!

Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!

Annie

My conf # for my package

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:)

Sue G

Nicole, I received your email yesterday about your plate prize being chipped. Sent you an email back yesterday. In case you did not get my email, please hold on to the shipping receipt, box and shipping material. I will call the store I ordered from tomorrow and see how they want to handle it for a replacement. If they are unable to do so, then I will send you something else. I will email you after I speak with them.

Thanks for letting me know about the chip. Appreciate it!

Happy Sunday...must run!

Annie

Annie, thank you for being such a wonderful hostess this month! It was a lot of fun to read the posts and see the pictures.

A cute story about the gift you sent... My mom flew out for my birthday and saw the rooster plate. Her comment was "that's you but you can't have just one." So as a birthday present, she's having several more sent to me. They will be used at the first gathering I have after they get here. Thanks again!

Thank you sue. Guanzon I just receive your package!

Thank you so much!!!!

Good Morning/Afternoon!

lavender, please post what you received from Sue G! We all like to know what others receive. That is part of the fun!

Dawn, cute story and very NICE of your MOM! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY belated!

Everyone has sent and received....Just Be Nice is a wrap.....

Happy Tuesday!

Annie

Thank you Sue G!

Hello Annie Got my just be nice bumper sticker with stars galore. And a hand written note. Tommorrow i am spreading the nice gesture. I just have to figure out what to do . Thank you for a great month. Susan

Annie. Thank you for the wine bottle stopper. It is lovely.

NonnaG

Annie thank you for the NICE bumper sticker, card and stars. You did a wonderful job of hosting this swap!!

Thank you so much, Annie! Love my cup! My sister had bought be one almost like it, and it broke, so I am thrilled to have another. I drink hot tea almost all the time and it will be very useful! Thanks again, Melinda