If you get a chance, please stop by my post on the Lowe's Garden Grow Along blog and leave a comment. I'd love to hear from you.

Dear Carol, Mary Ann, and all of our other friends, Hi everyone! Sorry I was gone so long. I couldn't tell you where I was because I left the older kids at home alone. I know, can you believe it? Diva is almost eighteen and ASW is fifteen and a half. My mother, sister and NGBF (non-gardening best friend), Aimee, kept watch over them, so they were a-okay. However, it didn't seem like a good idea to shout out into cyberspace "Hey, I'm gone!" As you can see from the lighthouse above, we were in the Outer Banks at Kill Devil Hills. It was one of the best vacations I've ever had. We also visited Dollywood on the way, and I found it charming and not as hokey as I expected. So, Diva was in charge of the garden, and she complained about it a lot, but who could blame...

The winner of the book, The Nonstop Garden, by Stephanie Cohen and Jennifer Benner, who guest posted recently, is Pat. I've contacted her by email. Thanks to everyone who entered. Also, if you'd like to drop by, I have a post about planting the seeds of friendship over on the Lowe's blog. I'd love for you come visit and even leave a comment. See you soon.

If you'd like to visit my Lowe's post this week on attracting wildlife, please go here.