Sure missed those of you that didn't make it. Was a wonderful day to spend with great friends !
This is Kenny, Jim and our newest to TN swaps (from Texas) - Becky.
Pictures of Kenny & Jim's Plant Swap
So good to see Marilyn. . . "but do you really think you can eat that entire cake by youself ?"
This was Jim's windmill spinner thingy that everyone was wanting to steal... yes, I said "steal". lol
Charlotte, Marilyn, and Crissy.
Mary (busy bee) and her sweet daughter Lisa.
Some of the garden pictures.
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more of the gardens
Kathy Ann and Kim - "always waiting to be served".... but wait, I thought we had already eaten.
"Our hosts"
Kenny and Jim - 2 of the most wonderful people in my life !
Sheila - opening her door prize.
Loretta with her door prize
Christine with her door prize.
SaraLee with her door prize. (She was Becky's guest)
Becky with her's - isn't this butterfly beautiful !
Charlotte opening her gift - but looks like Kathy Ann is trying to take it before Charlotte can get it out of the bag.
... Finally, Kathy Ann got her door prize
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And Kim with her's.
Can't believe I didn't get a picture of Lisa's daughter with her's - she carried around the rest of the day. She was sooo proud.
Great pictures. I had a great time, Thanks jim for allowing us to come to your home, your gardens are beautiful! it looks like a tropical paradise around there.
I didn't get my own gift, Kenny got my gift. lol I'm not sure who's gift I got. but I liked them.
Missed the one's that couldn't make, but thanks for all who came. Sandra I did get my Oreo's and Coke. It was great seeing everyone and meeting Becky, SaraLee and Sheila. The food was great and swapping plants was fun as always. I don't mind volunteering Jim's place at all LOL, so when we get together again if we need a place I'll just tell him like I did this time.
Marilyn updating her Facebook status.
Becky and Bonnie
Mary and Marilyn who is still updating her Facebook status. LOL
I guess whatever it was went that way!!
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Marilyn was very protective over that cake. It appears she and Crissy where fixing to have it out.
Sheila
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What a great time!!! Loved every minute! Kenny thanks so much for telling Jim we were having it at his place!!LOL Yall got some great pictures! Marilyn really did do a great job guarding that cake!
I had a great time too! Enjoyed the company, food , and Jim's amazing landscape! I'm with Charlotte, I want to come live in Jim's botanical paradise! I'll post pics later. I gotta get up at 3:30 am for work 12hrs. So I'm going to bed. Good night all.
Great pictures, everyone!
Kenny--you are tooo funny with those captions! LOL
I'll be right back with a link to my photos. No sense in posting them all here. You guys have already posted some really good ones!
We were on the road before sunrise!
. . .and we were still on the road at sunset! Now that is dedication to gardening and to friendship! :o) (as seen through the bug-splattered windshield)
Here's the link to my photos. There are also photos which I took at Kim's house on the afternoon of 10/21/11. There are about 100 photos in this link.
https://picasaweb.google.com/105392295270959293400/MidSouthRU102211?authkey=Gv1sRgCIzF-fXYvaqqmAE#
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Good pictures Marilyn!! Now wouldn't Kim's Peackcocks and Jim's windmill go good together! I missed the metal bird by Jim's pond! So much to see I couldn't take it all in!
Glad you enjoyed the photos, Charlotte!
Here's a photo of the new little shade bed which I made yesterday for the plants I bought at Homestead. This bed is along the north side of the house and gets very little sun so it should be perfect for these plants. I will enlarge it to go along the entire wall but there is a scrubby tree mixed in with an old climbing rose and they need to come out before I can do any more. The climbing rose needs to be planted in the sun and the tree needs to be tossed!
Very nice pix! Marilyn, I did not realize that you took so many pix of my yard!
Marilyn your pics are great and next year your beds will come to life. . Kim I think I could live on you deck. We've worked the past few days getting the shelves re-done so now we're ready to start putting things away.
Marilyn your bed looks good! Your daughter is going to enjoy all your flowers!
Kenny hadn't thought of concrete blocks to make shelves - need to remember that. I did that many, many years ago but hadn't thought of it recently. You are going to be able to pack that place tight!!
I haven't done anything yet and it may be toward the end of the week before I can. Have a busy week.
Glad y'all enjoyed the pix! Yes, Kim, while you were hiding behind the coleus so I wouldn't take your picture, I was taking pictures of your flower beds! ROFL
Kenny, you and Jim have really been busy in that greenhouse since Saturday! I am looking forward to next spring when I can plant the EE's that I brought home with me!!