Last night I met with a few folks, I’d gotten to know through my last job.  It was a pleasant evening with lots of laughter and general conversation very relaxed at a restaurant on the shores of Whitefish Lake.  I had taken little bags full of thank you gifts in the form of espresso whoopie pies.  Its a new recipe and I figured they wouldn’t mind being taste-testers (I was right, they didn’t mind one bit).  They also gave me a little thank you gift in the form of some heavy duty hand garden tools, some awesome gardening gloves, and seeds (including some saved seeds from the gal’s garden).  Really, a gift that includes saved seeds from a local garden is the best gift a gardening gal can receive.  It was a grand night and I’m so glad that I’ve had the opportunity to work with these folks over the years and look forward to seeing how our paths continue to cross in the future.