I think with 24 hours of that discussion, Catmint had gone from "thinking it over" to "this will be fun!" Sorry -- I don't think that was widely publicized yet... I'm sure Catmint figured it was still early, don't want you or anybody to feel out of the loop. Like SSG, I think it's wonderful that we have members eagr to take a turn hosting!
Gita, I really hope you'll think about doing a non-swap gathering... lots of possibilities there, and less complex without doing a big plant swap... although I don't think we've ever gotten together without plants changing hands!
Mid-summer picnic, or... ?