I have utensils and a cartypit box in my car, TRYING to remember to take it in when I might need carryout box instead of taking yet another new one. And the utensils that I can take home and wash, again, saving using a new one.

Chantell, I put your name on it!

I can bring a couple of my Grandma's watercolors to this swap (see below), and I'll have some more paintings to share in fall. All I ask is that you not take them just because you like the frame (I can re-use the frames; I'm trying to find a home for the art).

Came across this oil painting. A. Colombo was a postwar artist, not sure if he was American or Italian. No frame, just a stretched canvas, my dad hung it on a nail. Paintings either "speak" to you or they don't, but before consigning or donating, I wanted to offer to friends. I know I could just bring a box of things and put them by the gift table, but I thought it might be easier to put names on things that were wanted.

Also have a watercolor collage and a floral watercolor by my Grandma. Two botanical iris prints in gold frames (I think they are by Redoute, can check). Plus a landscape with a little red barn, also by my father's mom, brown wood frame. And a "Grandma" squirrel, just because it made me smile, but I'm the only one who likes it LOL. The two larger florals are on marbled paper ("designer" items, not lithographs) with gold frames, and there's also a smaller oval floral print in a gold frame. I added a photo of the potato ricer as well -- it works just like a garlic press, but on peeled cooked potatoes, fluffier result than regular mashed.

I'll take the first ricer!
I like the utensils idea Francine. Thanks! Feel free to bring your favorite chair.

Oh, I am too late, was going to ask for the ricer. I guess I need to bring 3 chairs for my invited 2 friends. One is going to bring brownies. I have told Mariter no need to bring anything, and I will bring the veggie curry with lontong, and the Lemper. I hope everything can fit in her sedan car. Can you mention in the Swap that people should bring their plate or bowls and spoon, fork, knife and glass to the swap? We will have lots of desserts----Fortunately I do not have too many plants to bring and take back.

Rick, the ricer is yours!

I may be out of town the week before the swap, until Friday night, in which case I'll look at the food list and bring something easy (not homemade, possibly "semi-homemade" or just drinks) to fill in whatever category seems light.

I just took 5 cuttings from my 'Fairy Tale' cactus, will add to swap tool. They can callus up between now and the swap and be delivered in baggies. I have mine in regular Pro Mix with some added perlite.

Chantell you mentioned Daphne and I especially like Carol Mackie variety. Lalapalooza fragrance with nice variegated leaves but one heck of a fussy shrub. My Daphne craps out every 5-7 years but planning to buy a fresh one at Peppers Greenhouse. We gardeners are optimists!

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Oh my goodness Lisa I've only been to Peppers once - it's on my 'need to go' again list! Do they have Daphne's there?

Jill, I LOVE that oil painting of boats!!! May I have it if it has not been claimed by someone else?

Donner, I'd be delighted for it to find a home with you. Thank you!

Lisa,

Any chance on some sangria?

I was just thinking about sangria! I have the Monin flavorings (white, red, or blackberry) and was wondering how they would work with a bag of frozen fruit (less time prepping fruit means more time to divide plants). Of course that wouldn't be the equal of what Lisa makes, but it would do in a pinch.

Sure I'll switch out salmon mousse for sangria.

adding 2 Black Krim tomatoes to the tool, if I complete this thought, lol.

@sallyg re 'if I complete this thought' See pic attached...so me, it's scary

Chantell
But I am married to an engineer, there are never too many details in a story

Donner, you have the same taste like mine, I like that too, but I do not have space at all on my walls---I love the mood of that painting---and the reflections on the water and the sky--

Francine, yes! That painting definitely spoke to me . Love the mood! It is a bit like Turner and John Constable in one.

Yes! I saw them long time ago in London.--When one day you visit the Netherlands, visit the Round Museum in Den Haag (The Hague), I went there a LOOONG time ago, but it is a big big canvas, close by there are real sand, some shoes, shell, etc. etc, then it merged into canvas, old ships etc. and the view of old Scheveningen. I would like to see it again some day----Den Haag also has modern art, I went there too, but do not remember much. The Rembrandts are in Amsterdam. Nice Chinese restaurant in Rotterdam. But Scheveningen has a lot of seafood restaurants, also poffertjes, etc. I enjoyed the Pattat Friedes that is served with mayonnaise, yummy, the potatoes in the Netherlands taste so good. The ones in Heidelberg taste awful. The ones in Cologne are good too. It depends on the soil where the potatoes grow.

Here is a video about the round museum
https://www.google.com/search?...

There are bottles of Sangria at my Aldi close by, I do not know anything about Sangria, do you drink it that way or do you have to add something to the Sangria ? They also have chocolate wine----Different ones---

Does anyone know what tree this is. 2/3 of my neighbor tree is over my property. I hope when the rain stops all those branches are going to straighten up again. Those are big and heavy branches.