That was then, this is now. This year my partner is Stephanie Stamper, from down in the Sunshine State. She has an orange tree at her house! Living in Nebraska, growing citrus is a rather strange idea!
The last few of years or so have been a bit crazed and/or blessed for her as she is a full-time mommy of three little boys, age 4 and younger. Being the middle one of five boys myself, I can only imagine life from the other side. She does not have as much time to play with her beads as she would like, but it has not stopped her from adding to her stash. Stephanie and I have been chatting back and forth, learning about each other and exchanging ideas.
As I type this, part of Stephanie's goodies are sitting in an old peanut butter jar at my elbow, while the rest are cooling in the kiln. Gee, the deadline for shipping her stash is over three weeks away and I nearly have everything ready, except for the packaging. How in the world did that happen?
I have been looking forward to this Swap. I expect to learn some new things while I learn a new technique or two. Bring it on.
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