Fall 2007 Seed Swap

Thanks Carrie :-) Well, actually my school is blessed with many truly dedicated teachers and great colleagues. It's just that this term I am teaching 6 courses and 2 directed studies (meaning 5 class preps). Plus now we get the go-ahead from the lawyers to apply for our green cards, and all the paper work that involves - including medical exams, arranging for all our shots (just like we are puppies!) and getting the "right" documents - now I have to order the "approved" large version of our birth certificates - that's three different governments in Canada to deal with.

And I still have to pay for it all . . . . man, life is good if you don't weaken lol

So if my classes don't fill, and I only teach 4 courses, with 3 preps - life will be very good indeed!

OK, you two are making my head swim! I think you need some Calgon. [Does anyone remember that commercial?]

Calgon --- take me away ---? You want us to go away?

Never go away, Carrie - what would we do without you ????

. . . every once in a while I try to remind myself that there are literally billions of people who would love to have my problems . . . many of us really have blessed lives in spite of the day-to-day irritations :-)

Seandor, always a good reminder. . . we are lucky enough to have full, active lives and to be able to cope with them. . . well, most of the time!! LOL

{{{{{Seandor}}}}}} I won't go anywhere, fear not.

good point CapeCod- just when you think you've got it bad, look around. How does the phrase go? God only gives us what we can handle....

Ohhhhh - I take issue with that phrase. Sometimes you get a LOT more than you can handle. x, Carrie

I was away in DC so I hadn't added the two new packages I recieved. Here's a momento...

Thanks Suzy and Lala - that was very kind of you!

Anita, great pics! you can just send me that orchid...'kay?

no problem Jan!

Anita, I am about to mail my WS seeds, and I'm not sure how/where to get your mailing address. Could you please D-mail it to me?
Thanks for doing this!! So exciting.

CapeCodGardener

Hi Anita,
Wanted to let you know my seeds are on the way...

Yea! I finally figured out how to use "the exchange" and got Anita's address. Seeds are in the mail!

CapeCodGardener

CapeCod,

That's a learning experience that happens to all of us, some sooner, some later. (That darn exchange, I mean.)

Anita - nothing from ME yet? Oh, no! I sent them.

xx, Carrie

no worries Carrie. I have them.
Sorry I didn't back to you sooner Capecod, I haven't been on in a couple of days.
Looking forward to seeing what you've sent Trishann.

Yipee - i have little faith in the usps. -carrie oh, btw anita, i may have sent in more than ten packets - more than on my list. do with them as you will!

Ok, Carrie.

Very exciting - we are almost there. I am so looking forward to sorting through everything.

Anita, my seeds should be there PDQ or I'm going to go postal LOL!

step away from the keyboard.....
lol - they are here.

Very funny, Anita! Thanks for letting me know!

Anita, what you claim to be looking forward to is equivalent to my worst nightmare! Have fun, and thank you for doing all this work for our pleasure! I don't think I listed EVERYTHING I sent. Sorry. I think i sent more than ten - also sorry. xx, Carrie

No worries. I now have everyone's seed and will start sorting through them.

Thank you in advance, Anita!!!!

BOQUETS as well! ;0)

Ok everyone. The seeds went out in yesterday's mail. I hope everyone likes the seeds they received in return. If by chance anyone is short, please let me know. I double check, but you never know. The envelopes got closed, before I could put in my holiday wishes. Let me extend them to you now.

May all your holidays be bright and merry. May they be filled with the people you love. I wish you health and happiness for the years to come. Happy Holidays!

Thanks again for joining the swap. I usually do another in the late spring/early summer for anyone that would like to join again.
Anita

Anita, the same to you! And thank you for once again being such a gracious hostess :0)

May your holidays be very happy, Anita, and I will think of you especially as I officially open the WS season on the Solstice!!

You will certainly have added to all our enjoyment.

Yes Anita, agreeing you're another hostess with the mostess!!!BOUQUETS and Happy Holidays to you as well with another great gardening year! ;0)

thanks Anita, I look forward to receiving them. Thank you for hostessing and also well wishes to you too.

Thank you thank you thank you Anita for doing all the work! Kisses from Boston! xxx, Carrie

Thanks everyone

Thank YOU... It's a big job to get all these seeds taken care of so that we can all enjoy them. I appreciate what you've done. We'll all have to exchange photos next summer.

Er, ok, I didn't get a lot of identifiable growth last year BUT (you'll all be glad to hear this) I BOUGHT A PAINT PEN and have been saving half-gallon (not single-serving size) containers. xx, Carrie

YEAH Carrie!!! ;0)

Regarding pens and identification of seedlings....I would like to put a vote in for a plastic tag or two inside the milkjug, too. Put them in a corner and face them OUT because you can read through the milk jug itself. I cut up butter containers, including Clorox bottles and also cottage cheese and certain brands of yogurt containers. Just cut them into thin-ish strips and use a Sharpie or a paint pen on them. The name holds as long as they are pushed into the ground.

This tags (these tags) follow the plants when they are planted so you have an ID once they are out in the garden. Soooo important! So many of these plants look like weeds when they are teenagers that I tend to pull them, and so many of the things I sowed were flowers that were totally unknown to me, but if I can find a marker in the vicinity, it jogs my memory. I always plant it inthe visual middle of where I planted, whether it's a long strip or a clump. I have had 99% success with it and only lost a few when I had some emergency transferring of jugs due to the unusual cold snap we had last spring. I must have been swinging those things around a lot because there were two tags on the ground when all the jugs were put in the garage. I was able to determine which was which easiy enough.

Suzy

Anita, I got my seeds today! Thank you so much for hosting this swap and all the time and effort you put into it.

Bloomheaven

I read your message, went to the mailbox, and there they were! Thanks Anita, and to everybody else whose seeds came so nicely packaged. Fun, fun, fun!!!

I got my seeds too, haven't opened them yet! Fun fun fun!!! Thank you again! xxx, Carrie