In which we query...

If we were to have an ice cream social/get together this Friday, how many of you could/would come?

We promised the Valkyrie she could throw a bash for her friends before we left, and we figured it would be fine to make it do double-duty with a party for our friends too. Maybe 5-8pm for pre-teens and 8-11 for grumps (with grumps welcome during pre-teen hours, but with the understanding that this was very kid-friendly time.)

In which we seek green thumbs...

I have a couple of plants which need homes now, and some which will need homes come the end of July...
Right now, I have three aloe vera plants, all in varying sizes. They're "not up to show quality" so the realtor wants them out of the house before it starts being shown... They are in small to medium pots, suitable for sitting on a counter, table or large-ish window sill.

Come the end of July, I have five plants that will need homes... Four of them have bright yellow/orange Marigold/Daisy looking plants in them. Three of these are in identical beige Rubbermade indoor/outdoor planters and would be great on a porch/beside a front door, etc. The fourth is in a /big/ beige Rubbermade decorative planter, and would be great on a patio or front porch. (It's heavy because of all the soil.) The fifth plant is a beige Rubbermade planter with a good sized chive plant in it. I've "headed" the flowers, so they may re-bloom later this summer. It wintered over last year outside and came back strong, so this could be the beginnings of a lovely little kitchen herb pot or the like.

Write me if you can come get the aloe ASAP, or to put in dibs on the flowering planters after we sell the house. You must come pick them up, I'm too insane to deliver them. :)