Good afternoon! It is gorgeous here in East Tennessee. I wanted to share my new garden flag.

Amy - Thank you for giving me the reason to finally purchase a garden flag hanger. I love the flag you sent!

Annie - I have something to send i the mail yet, please forgive my procrastination.

Ruth - The Brown Turkey Fig is in a clay pot doing well. We have been preparing its forever home in our yarden. Will keep you posted.

Been a busy day in the garden. We did some tilling and set up a raised bed for asparagus. Dug out the firepit. Mowed some lawn. Exhausted now.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Happy Easter Eve....

ALL OVER THE PLACE BINGO

Today's picks (Saturday, April 19)

21 “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper

9. Heath Bar

And picking out of the BINGO basket for tomorrow, Easter Sunday (Sunday, April 20)

20. Egg and Spoon Race

42. “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin

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Wishing all my FOTESS buddies a beautiful Easter Sunday. Enjoy family and friends.

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From the song "Easter Parade" (from the film "Easter Parade"), with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire.

“In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, you’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade.”

— Irving Berlin

Happy Easter Everyone!!

Can I get the letter R?

Hoping everyone had a wonderful day yesterday.

• Partners.....sent/received update. Please let me know if I missed anything.
• *Promise sends to Annie....RECEIVED
  *Annie sends to Cinnie0......SENT
  *Cinnie0 sends to Ruth
  *Ruth sends to Nicole....SENT.......RECEIVED
  *Nicole sends to Jeanne.....SENT........RECEIVED
  *Jeanne sends to Amy....SENT.......RECEIVED
  *Amy sends to Promise......SENT.......RECEIVED

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A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.

~~~~~Phyllis Diller~~~~~

Q# 6 - can I get an N please Annie?

THE WHATEVER GAME

Q # 6 (5 points)

letters used/called thus far....V, R, N

Yes, there are several N's

_ _ _ E _ I _ E _ / I / _ _ N _ E R / _ _ _ / I / _ _ / N _ _ / I N / _ /

_ E N _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ /. _ _ EN / I / _ _ _ E / _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / EV E R _ _ N E /

_ R _ _ N _ / _ E / _ N _ / R E _ _ I _ E/ _ _ _ _ E / I / _ _ /.

How many times can we guess a letter in a day?

Nicole, guess one more letter today....

ALL OVER THE PLACE BINGO

Today's picks (Monday, April 21)

1. 10. “Dancing Queen” by Abba

6. Kit Kats

Can I get a letter E please

Can I have an I

I hope everyone had a good Easter. I made dinner here and my younger daughter and her family came over. I miss having food that I cook myself so I did lots of cooking. We all enjoyed it. Yes, it's nice not to have to cook every meal but sometimes there is something you want that is never on the menu. For example I haven't seen them offer spaghetti or lasagna since I've been here. I didn't cook that for Easter though - had chicken and ham. I love to use leftovers from those to make so many other things so I'll enjoy the next few days. I made Jello Jiggler Eggs. Do all of you remember Jello Jigglers? Hadn't made those for years. I'm sure the granddaughters never saw them before.

Today we had an Easter Egg Hunt. I was so tired I wasn't sure I wanted to hunt for them, but went and had a good time. Right now the auction for things left at my house is about to finish up so I'll be heading there to do more work again tomorrow. I took Sunday and today off from those tasks. I sure know not to ever move again!

THE WHATEVER GAME

Q # 6 (5 points)

letters used/called thus far....V, R, N, I, E

Yes, there are several E's and I's

_ _ _ E _ I _ E _ / I / _ _ N _ E R / _ _ _ / I / _ _ / N _ _ / I N / _ /

_ E N _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ /. _ _ EN / I / _ _ _ E / _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / EV E R _ _ N E /

_ R _ _ N _ / _ E / _ N _ / R E _ _ I _ E/ _ _ _ _ E / I / _ _ /.

Ruth and Nicole, take a guess before you guess another letter.

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Cinnie0, my tracking shows your Amazon package was delivered last Saturday...left in your mailbox. Did you receive?

ALL OVER THE PLACE BINGO

Today's picks (Tuesday, April 22)

44. PEEPS Easter Yellow Bunnies

12. “Every bunny needs some bunny sometimes”

And a BONUS pick.........

34. International Jazz Day

And another BONUS pick.......

23. Peanut M & M’s

Just need four more words for bingo Miss Annie :)

I need some more letters. I know there is one word that is everyone.

Nicole, take a chance and GUESS.........

THE WHATEVER GAME....

Ruth and Nicole, here is a free "T". There are several "T"s. Ruth and Nicole, pick a letter. At this point, only Ruth and Nicole can guess/pick letters, since they have been playing. Ruth and Nicole, this is for the WIN on THE WHATEVER GAME....5 points. Good luck!!

letters used/called thus far....V, R, N, I, E, T

_ _ _ E T I _ E _ / I / _ _ N _ E R / _ _ _ / I / _ _ / N _ T / I N / _ /

_ E N T _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ /. T _ EN / I / T _ _ E / _ / _ _ _ _ / _ T / EV E R _ _ N E /

_ R _ _ N _ / _ E / _ N _ / R E _ _ I _ E/ _ _ _ _ E / I / _ _ /.

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Partners.....sent/received update

CINNIE, it looks like you have not SENT to Ruth. Tomorrow is the deadline to SEND.

Hoping you received my Send to you.

*Promise sends to Annie....SENT......RECEIVED
*Annie sends to Cinnie0......SENT
*Cinnie0 sends to Ruth
*Ruth sends to Nicole....SENT.......RECEIVED
*Nicole sends to Jeanne.....SENT........RECEIVED
*Jeanne sends to Amy....SENT.......RECEIVED
*Amy sends to Promise......SENT.......RECEIVED

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Can I have an A, please

THE WHATEVER GAME

letters used/called thus far....V, R, N, I, E, T, A

Yes, Ruth there are several A's. Guess Ruth or Nicole if you like. Nicole, you can guess a letter as well.

_ _ _ E T I _ E _ / I / _ _ N _ E R / _ _ _ / I / A _ / N _ T / I N / A /

_ E N T A _ / A _ _ _ _ _ /. T _ EN / I / T A _ E / A / _ _ _ _ / A T / EV E R _ _ N E /

A R _ _ N _ / _ E / A N _ / R E A _ I _ E/ _ A _ _ E / I / A _ /.

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Sometimes I wonder why I am not in a mental asylum. Then I take a look at everyone around me and realize maybe I am.

Ruth, DING DING DING.............when you guessed "A" I knew you had it.

My sign is on top of my wine fridge.....always a chuckle!!!

Ruth you win THE WHATEVER GAME........

congrats RUTH!!! I need some more letters. You are good at these type of word games. I only knew one word Everyone.

ALL OVER THE PLACE BINGO

Today's picks (Wednesday, April 23)

50. “Spring is nature’s way of saying LET’s PARTY”~~~~Robin Williams

43. National Scrabble Day, April 13

And a BONUS pick......

16. Woody Woodpecker Day, April 27

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Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.

~~~~~Carol Channing~~~~~

Three more words for Bingo, hoping today is the good luck day :)

Happy Friday Eve everyone!!

I also need 3 more to get Bingo. Having fun seeing what is selected each time.

I want to mention that I will be posting the MAY SWAP and GAMES in a day or two. It seems most years we include the Kentucky Derby as a game and it's being run on May 3rd so we will get an early start on the May activities. I'll post under an new heading with FOTESS and MAY. I hope lots of you can join in.

ALL OVER THE PLACE BINGO

Today's picks (Thursday, April 24)

17. Easter Dinner: Roasted Leg Of Lamb With Marinated Artichokes

36. “Stayin Alive” by The Bee Gees

And a BONUS pick.....

5. California Poppy Day, April 6

And another BONUS pick.....

51. “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” by Whitney Houston

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Jeanne, looking forward to your month of May......love the Derby!!

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But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.

~~~~~Thomas Jefferson~~~~~

Just got home and found this waiting at the front door. I love it.

Thank you so much Nikki.

now, I just need three more words for bingo.

Hope everyone is doing well today!!

Annie - USPS says Monday. I do apologize for the packaging. It was the best I could do in my lunch break. Lots of tape. I tried to put a little Summer Fun party in a package. Thank you for hosting this swap!

Hope everyone had a nice Easter! I have been distracted with work. Have a great weekend!

Annie, Ruth and Cinnie, I am working on drying seeds to send. I have discovered that I am not very good at this. Please bare with me.

Amy, we are patient souls.....don't stress over the seed drying.

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Partners....send/received update

CINNIE0, please post if you have received or not received from me. AMAZON states that my package to you was delivered to your mailbox last Saturday (April 19).

Promise, there was no need for you to send me something else.....I love my FUN IN THE SUN garden flag.

*Promise sends to Annie....SENT......RECEIVED
*Annie sends to Cinnie0......SENT.....???????????
*Cinnie0 sends to Ruth.....SENT.......RECEIVED
*Ruth sends to Nicole....SENT.......RECEIVED
*Nicole sends to Jeanne.....SENT........RECEIVED
*Jeanne sends to Amy....SENT.......RECEIVED
*Amy sends to Promise......SENT.......RECEIVED

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ALL OVER THE PLACE BINGO

Today's picks (Friday, April, 25)

Check your BINGO cards.....could today be the day? The first FOTESSER to call BINGO wins. Good Luck!!

32. “I Want To Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles

54. “No medicine cures what happiness cannot”~~~~Gabriel Garcia Marquez

And a BONUS pick.......

47. “Love Shack” by The B-52's

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"A smile is the best makeup any girl can wear.”

~~~~ Marilyn Monroe~~~~

Hello, sorry Ive been very busy getting ready for craft fair season. Got 2 coming up the first weekend of may. Trying to get lots of stuff sewed and finished. I might not do mays swap.

Annie -Im so sorry I havent posted. Yes thank you it came last saturday. Love it.

Messenger is not letting me upload photos at the moment.

I usually send to myself in messenger and download to comp to post.

Jeanne - I also got my bingo prize form april, thank you very much!

Amy - No worries take your time.

My granddaughter came over yesterday and says I wanna make a fuggler. Huh whats that. So I went searching. Couldnt find any templates or patterns, Watched a video where someone made themselves one. She gave dimensions. So I free handed it using the dimensions. Ended up going down a rabbit hole and free handed a bunch of them with my own designs. Cut them this morning and transferred the designs to a cutting board and cut those out. (easier for kids to trace) Gonna have some friends come over this weekend and we will all be making fugglers with felt. Seems easy enough. So templates have been cut, supplies are set out. Need some of those crystal glass rocks for planters. Hope dollar tree has some. Will be using polymer clay to make some eyes and teeth.

Fugglers are funny ugly monsters with teeth. pic of fugglers attached.

TGIF everyone, no words for me today. Who is the lucky bingo winner??

I just posted the May Swap - trying to move it along quickly because the Kentucky Derby is early in May and Mother's Day not far behind. Games will be fun. Swap will be simple.

Had never heard of Fuzzlers. Hope you have fun making them, Cinnie.

One more selection needed for me to get Bingo

ALL OVER THE PLACE BINGO

Well, I was surprised no one called BINGO. I took a look at your BINGO cards....and no one has BINGO....yet!!!!

Today's picks (Saturday, April 26)

13. Easter Egg Hunt

25. Easter Dinner:Asparagus, Bacon and Shallot Tart

And a BONUS pick......

11. International Day Of Pink, April 12

CALL the B word if you got it!!

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A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.

~~~~~Eleanor Roosevelt~~~~~

PARTNERS.....update SENT and RECEIVED

*Promise sends to Annie....SENT......RECEIVED
*Annie sends to Cinnie0......SENT.....RECEIVED
*Cinnie0 sends to Ruth.....SENT.......RECEIVED
*Ruth sends to Nicole....SENT.......RECEIVED
*Nicole sends to Jeanne.....SENT........RECEIVED
*Jeanne sends to Amy....SENT.......RECEIVED
*Amy sends to Promise......SENT.......RECEIVED

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Fugglers, had no idea!!

Happy Saturday Everyone! I need one more Bingo word Miss Annie :)

Yes, Happy Saturday to Nicole and everyone else.

My niece has been visiting for the past eight days, so I haven't checked in as much. She left today and we miss her already.

I'll try to catch up now.

One day we went to Mineola for lunch and shopping. Made a stop at Bob Wells Nursery and I got a new fig tree. I love this nursery and will be going back, although they seem a little pricier than most. They had a great selection and I choose Violet de Bordeaux.

Jeanne, I know what the Jello Jiggler Eggs are, but I've never made them. I bet the kids enjoyed them. I miss having Easter Egg hunts for the little ones. And I do love having leftovers. I almost always cook bigger meals and freeze the leftovers. That makes it easier when I don't want to cook.

Amy, I'm in no hurry for the seeds. I just appreciate you sharing them. I've never heard of them and I'm excited to try them. Usually, every other year I give up on trying to grow tomatoes in Texas, but cherry tomatoes do better than the regular types.

Cinnie, another person here that has never heard of Fugglers. Good Luck with your craft shows.

I would love to see pictures of your finished goodies.

Promise, my new asparagus bed is coming along nicely. I planted twenty crowns of Purple Passion. I now have about fifteen stalks peeking thru.

Nicole, Annie,
THE WHATEVER GAME was hard. I didn't have a clue for the longest.

And lastly, how is everyone's garden doing? I have a lot blooming and a lot of seeds are up. Still need to plant a few types of seeds.

ALL OVER THE PLACE BINGO

Today's picks (Sunday, April 27)

33. Starburst

8. World Penguin Day, April 25

And Bonus picks, 2 of them.

26. “Good Vibrations” by The Beach Boys

28. Snickers Bar

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If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.

~~~~~Katharine Hepburn~~~~~

BINGO!!!

happy Sunday everyone!!

Any other BINGO's????? Speak up and call that wonderful ""B" word!!

Congrats Nicole!!

Bingo! Sorry so late in the day. I've worked at my house a lot over the weekend and am exhausted but off to bed now. Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Congrats Jeanne on BINGO....

I did take the liberty of checking all the BINGO cards to see if there were any other BINGO's.......

No other winners. To all players, thanks for playing.

I will send Ruth a winning prize for her win in THE WHATEVER GAME.....congratulations!!

I will send prizes to Nicole and Jeanne for BINGO wins.....congratulations!!

I will post here when prizes are sent out.

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I love this quote by the very beautiful Audrey Hepburn. In fact, I have if framed in bathroom.

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

~~~~~Audrey Hepburn~~~~~

Got mail again....from Promise!! WOW!!

Promise, I don't know why you sent me a second package but I am so glad you did!

Daisy sunglasses and yes, I wear fun and funky sunglasses all the time, a multitude of vegetable seeds, 2 beautiful leis (pink and yellow/lavender, wine charms, plant markers and a windchime.

Thank you so much Promise.

Jeanne, Nicole and Ruth, your little prizes should be delivered to each of you on Sunday, direct from AMAZON.

Happy May!!

thank you annie for the fun in the sun prize!!

Yes, Thank you for hosting a fun month and the very cute summer prize.

Nicole, I don't remember if I let you know that I received your Easter card and tuck-ins. Thanks so much. Finding something personal in my mailbox is a treat these days. All of my family who have passed on used to send cards for things like that, but not receiving those any more. Hope you had a good Easter.