Another super seed swap with Faye! Such a nice, friendly lady...asset to the GW! Looking forward to many trades in the future. :) Happy Blooms! vina

Recently I've hosted a few swaps within the Making New Friends (MNF) and Seeds-n-Stitches groups which Faye/nottougly has participated in. Sadly, I can't say that I'll be allowing her to play in any further swaps I host. She has not been communicative (which is deeply encouraged in both groups), nor has she been able to meet any of the "mail-by" deadlines. I've had to e-mail her repeatedly to remind her of her obligations, usually after she's received her end of the swap and not attempted to thank the sender online. The few e-mails she has responded to have been answered by e-mails and posts which are snippish and full of excuses. We all have bad times within our lives, but it seems that Faye has been using them lately to take advantage of people who've been bending over backwards for her.
On a scale of 1 to 10 for having Faye in a swap, I'd have to give her a .5, at best. She does eventually fulfill her end of a swap, but only after more prodding than necessary, and with boxes I'd be ashamed to send out myself.
As a co-creator of the Seeds-n-Stitches group, I'll be e-mailing Faye to ask her to not join in any more swaps within that group. My advice to her would be to take a break from swapping and trading until she can get her life back together and become an asset to the Garden Web.
Dan

I just received a VERY generous box of plants from Faye, and even though my box was late, It was very worth the wait. The box was late because Faye got double pneumonia. Nobody wants to be sick and I feel she did keep up her end as soon as she was able.
Thank you again Faye for all the extra goodies.
:) Laura

Thank you Faye! I love the beautiful White Sunflower seeds you sent in the Secret Santa Swap.
Alana

Faye, thank you for sharing your seeds and the beautiful snowman card in the Secret Santa swap.
Hope your house and gardens have recovered from the terrible tornado that tore thru Cleveland this spring.
Merry Christmas to your and your family.

Faye, thank you so much for being a part of the Secret Santa Swap on the Round Robin. I just love my angel card and all my super awesome seeds you sent.

Thank you so much for your generosity.
Merry Christmas!
vina

thank you for the wonderful christmas card and seeds in the secret santa swap,, a very merry christmas to you,, Lisa

Nottougly sent me a nice cards, yarrow, and forgetmenots in the secret santa rr! Thank you!

Faye, thank you very much for nice card and the seeds that were on top of my wish list for a while- you were always super, hugs.

Merry Christmas!

Bea

Ho! Ho! Ho! Faye makes a great Santa in the Secret Santa 2011 Swap. thank you for my goodies!!! and...

Merry Christmas

Sharon

Faye sent me a nice card and some most wanted seeds in the Secret Santa swap. Thank you, Faye, I really appreciate them!

I received a beautiful card and seeds in the Secret Santa swap. Thanks so much.

Don

Santa Faye sent me a lovely card and seeds in the Secret Santa swap. Thanks so much for your generosity!!
Merry Christmas!

Annie

Faye kindly chose me to send to in the secret santa swap and sent me some great seeds and a lovely card.

Thanks again Faye

Lisa

nottougly sent a beautiful card and some much wanted seeds.

Thanks, Santa Faye.

Faye was a great Secret Santa-she sent me a nice card and some great seeds.

Thanks! Rhonda

Faye was also a super secret Santa sending me seeds and a card. Thanks Faye

Just received a box from Faye in the "Let us sow" swap and it was packed with great fun. Thanks Faye for the fabulous goodies.

I just received a very nice box of plants from Faye, in the MNF Share Your Gardens swap. Very nicely packaged, arrived in a timely manner and she was very generous. This was my first swap with Faye and I was very pleased!
Shirley!

Faye was a integral part of the MNF's Share Your Summer Swap on the Round Robin. Wonderful swapper and a super nice lady!

Thank you for being a part of the swap! :D
vina

Faye sent me some great seeds and lovely card in Secret Santa Swap, thank you!!

I recently received a beautiful card and two kinds of seeds in our Secret Santa Swap.

I just received two packs of seeds off my wish list and a pretty card from Faye - Many thanks!
Shirley!

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Thank you so much for the lovely cards and seeds you sent me. I can tell you took great thought and care when selecting and packing.

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I received a very pretty Christmas card with much wanted seeds from my wish list from Faye.
Thank you for sharing with me in the Secret Santa Swap.

Faye was my sender in our OBF December swap. She did a great job in her package and thanks again, Margo

Faye sent two packages of seeds in the Secret Santa Swap. Thank you!

Thanks to Faye for the seeds and Christmas card in the SSS. Margo

Faye is a sweet trader and sent me a lovely card and seeds in the secret Santa Swap.
Alana

Faye sent me a lovely card and some great seeds for the Secret Santa Swap this year. Thanks so much!

Katie

Faye sent me a nice Christmas card with Goatsbeard seed, one of my most wanted seeds Thank you!!!Suzanne

I received a beautiful card, and great seeds from my wish list in the Secret Santa Swap 2012. Thanks!

Thank you Faye for the lovely card and great flower seeds you sent me in the Secret Santa Swap for 2013! I really appreciate it.

Betsy

I recently received a Christmas card and seeds in our Secret Santa Swap.

Faye, so very glad you participated in this year's 6th annual "Secret Santa Seed Swap"! Thanks bunches for the super festive Santa card and for the extremely generous amount of "Pink Columbine" seeds! How super kewl! Both card and seeds arrived in excellent condition. All blessings upon you-n-yours for the coming year! :)

Rec'd a lovely card and seeds from Faye in this year's SSS. Thanks so much for taking the time to make
Christmas special to me!

Thank you Faye for the wonderful Christmas card and seeds in the 2013 SSS.

Received a wonderful card and seeds in this years secret Santa exchange. Very nice and greatly appreciate it!

I received a great seed package/card from Faye. Thanks so much for sharing your garden with me!

Faye send me two seeds from my 2014 secret santa wish list, Liatris and ornamental grass "purple magesty millet". Thank you, can't wait to plant them.

Thank you Faye for your generosity this holiday season! I received a wonderful SSS card this year. Happy New Year!

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Notoughly thank you for marigold moonsong orange, marigold Jane Harmony and Cleome spider flower in the Secret Santa Swap 2014!

Faye sent me Cleome 'Drunk Butterfly' and Marigold 'Moonsong Orange' in the 2015 SSS. So looking forward to warm weather and cheery blooms. Thank you so much!

Faye sent me a nice Christmas card and Cleome 'Drunk Butterfly' seeds in the FOTESS Christmas Card Swap. I am bound and determined to have cleome this year!

Thank you Faye for the pretty Christmas cards and fun seeds you sent me in the 2015 Secret Santa swap! Happy New Year to you and yours,

Betsy

Many thanks to Faye. Not only did she send me a card and seeds in the 2015 SSS, I also received a cute card in our FOTESS card exchange. Great Houzz member.

I sent Faye White Lily of the Valley Plants. She always does a good job. I've swapped with her in FOTESS and most recently the LOTV. East to communicate with. Wonderful garden computer friend. Heidi

I was the lucky recipient of a package from Faye in the June MNF swap. She sent a great package...Thank you!

Great experience with Nottougly in the Secret Santa Swap! I received dark purple columbine and American beautyberry. Thank you! Look forward to more trades in the future :)

I'm so thankful for the excellent seeds and
trading I received as part of the New Years swap round robin. I'm grateful for
the generosity of each and every member of the swap! Thank you, Faye!