To Everyone at Hayden Place!

It is with great pleasure and satisfaction that I am even writing a letter to you this year. Pleasure from watching the amazing second season on Once and Again; pleasure from talking with other O and A "obsessors" on the ABC O and A Board; pleasure from making lasting friendships with other people who love and appreciate the effort and genius that is packed into each and every episode. Satisfaction from knowing the third season will have twenty-three wonderful episodes; satisfaction from completing the wreath (My husband is building the box as I write this!); satisfaction from seeing the first three episodes of this season and loving each one of them!

It was quite a thrill (and honor) last year when you graciously hung the wreath in Lily's attic. Even before we saw that wreath on television, this second wreath was in the planning stage. In fact, the day after the first episode aired, I received an email from an O and A friend in California saying she had found a mini Monopoly Board for the wreath! It was fun to receive emails after each episode with suggestions for items for this wreath!

I have included a list of items that are on the wreath -- more or less in chronological order beginning under the bow. (Please fluff it up a little bit -- it was pretty when it left here!) Some of the items were purchased, some were handmade, and others were commandeered from toy boxes or personal collections.

Please know that we "obsessors" have such a good time talking about each and every episode, and each and every detail! Sometimes, it is mind- boggling that we have watched the same episode and have such varying degrees of appreciation and understanding of and for the content.

Wherever you take the Mannings and the Sammlers this year, we, the truly obsessed, will be right there along with you, enjoying the emotional roller coaster ride. Thank you for Once and Again -- finally an "adult" show with real people, real situations, and real romance!

Please accept this wreath as a small token of our love and affection for the show and for everyone who works so diligently to keep the high quality we have come to expect. You all are amazing!

Sincerely,

Jan Benne

ITEMS IN THE WREATH, BY EPISODE
201 - Wake Up Little Suzie New quarters Soccer shoes Monopoly Board, dice and car Monopoly Game piece: shoe dollar bill (for Carla) Lunch sack Soccer ball Rick's plaid boxers		212 - Suspicion sun during an eclipse Lily's clock radio
202 - BookLovers In Cold Blood Steve Tyrell CD -- The Very Thought of You dead chicken Polaroid print of Judy Munchkin from Oz salt & pepper shakers (Jake's ladybugs!) Orajel wine corkscrew		213 - Edifice Wrecked picket signs engagement ring jewelry box
203 - I Can't Stand Up Eli's padlock necklace Amplifier Guitar phone Leo's broken bicycle		214 - The Other End of the Telescope rescue squad car pistol baby booties
204 - Feast or Famine little boy profiles of Rick & Mikey Nutcracker (at the mall) turkey (in the microwave) cell phone grocery cart chopsticks haybales (from the grocery store) Eli's bicycle_		215 - Standing Room Only moving boxes table w/ blueprints and plate o' Waffles Waffle iron 8 ball Will's hammer
205 - Ozymandias 2.0 tailor measure tape blueprints Miles' fishing lure pony with a party hat thank you note		216 - Aaron's Getting Better snowflakes snowboy "scary" scooter Aaron's turtle with a peace sign Aaron's pet mouse boots - to cover Judy's hairy feet! Judy Doody sign
206 - Food for Thought psychiatrist's couch bowling pins & ball birthday cake balloons pizza pizza cutter soda		217 - Forgive Us Our Trespasses ice cream scoop icicles appreciation wreath (!) Will's tool box chest with baby items fungus cream Will's hammer Lily's house
207 - Learner's Permit Grace's learner's permit volcano model red dye #40		218 - Best of Enemies skis and ski poles bus snowflakes
208 - Life Out of Balance "Goodnight Moon" pregnancy test (result is from a paint pen!) a baby, maybe basketball foam #1 hand green and gold cheerleader pompoms		219 - Armageddon Part I Bible & Gavel Miles' turtle Search Warrant Rick's pink pants Rick's shopping list
209 - Scribbling Rivalry computer webmaster cape little pink ball small computer		220 - Won't Someone Please Help George Bailey Tonight wedding flowers bottle of Scotch broken model
210 - Love's Labour's Lost Cell phone Mini record - Torn Between Two Lovers		221 - Moving On bus mini map of Europe 3 monkeys (Eli, Carla & Grace) moving van beer bottle pizza
211 - Thieves Like Us glitter small champagne bottle mini file folder marked "PRIVATE" mini chimes pizza stolen cupcakes		222 - The Second Time Around red robin Carla's pink letter mini Hebrew prayer book toothpaste/tooth Hand mirror wedding bouquet wedding rings wedding bells Daisies Bride and groom Parachute Camera Calculator Money champagne bottle in bucket TV with Winston Churchill's Picture History Channel logo champagne glasses Champagne bottles
Bonus: Mini TV Guide cover