Lynn, MR can take over that easy chair at your house that Marilyn is leaving empty...that's if Petey isn't laying in it or bouncing up and down on it...

Who's Sharon? Mystery guest?

Lynn's other daughter. I'm bring my watch.

I'm bringing my phone!

Thanks for info, Julia.

I hope I bring my mind.

Well I hope you don't miss lunch at my place or I'll be eating clam chowder for 3 weeks! I mean i do like it but still. Am doing the recipe without bacon MR. You're safe!

Anyway I might appoint Greg as "head of the cat herders" over at Lynn's!

The weather is going to be 72F and sunny! How great is that?? Our weather -weary Easterners will get a special treat. The warm weather should bring out a whole bed of Pacific Coast native iris into bloom too. They are SO lovely.

Kevin

Looking forward to all the fun this weekend. We must watch the time, we were a little late last year and missed the walk around the yard.

Commute time again from Lynn's to Kevin's?

Commute time is about 20 minutes. If we leave my house at 11:30 we will be there with time to spare.

Sounds great!

OK, so now I am soooooo wishing I could be there. Warm weather, lotsa great food, nutty sempaholics, another informative and even exciting clinic and a mystery guest Booooohoooo.

Watch your time, leave room for the chowdah , keep the camera at the ready and semp on.

Oh and be sure you take good care of MR so she can enjoy all the great times too. She is going to love the view from Lynn's back porch and Kevin's patio. (not much of a view from the couch but it is comphy.) Sorry Denice is going to miss the fun but Sharon and Greg can keep the watch on the time, maybe.

Bev, be sure to pack enough batteries, or is that Jim's job?

Whew! I'm getting dizzy reading about all these preparations! You don't need to fix anything special for me, Patty and Kevin. And if the weather cooperates, everyone will think I'm a regular human being!

Yesterday it got up to 75 here -- a record! -- so I was in normal human being mode and out digging dandelions, trimming dead stalks and generally getting the front flower beds looking decent. I'll admit to being a bit slow today, since after a winter of absolutely zero gardening, I'm just a tad out of shape... But knowing it would be cooler today, I took advantage of the warmth and figured it was worth the push!

I am very much looking forward to this. Thank you all for making it possible!

Talked to the folks at Robert's Crossing last evening and they are all ready for us! For those of you who have not been, I love the "shed" (it looks like NO SHED OF MINE!! Think "hunting cabin". ) as it allows us a space all to ourselves to visit.

They are printing up special menus for the event. Both the Fisherman's stew and salmon have no red meat in the preparations and the Fisherman's stew can be prepared gluten free. We are doing a salad first course and a dessert choice at the end.

Well now it looks as though everything is coming together and we are going to have lovely weather, great food, great people and lovely plants! What's not to like?

Kevin

super excited! Pouring rain yesterday and today, getting all rained out for sunny weekend Greg ~ not toooo nervous about the Special Guest because he/she can't be more special than y'all. (I wonder if it's Don from SMG?)

Drivers ~ there is no street parking allowed here but just past my house there is a parking space on the right and one on the left. Our house is gray 2 story.

...Don from SMG... that is what I was thinking...

Patty, is that the space where the power lines pass through?

I was thinking special guest Chris (Goldfinch4) from Wisconsin who might have won the lottery???...

Oh you all are way off base with your guesses.

Is it somebody we know close by or from afar?

It could be any of those.