Come Join Us! 5th Annual Tomato & Pepper Seed Exchange - Page 21

kygreg · December 14, 2012

Early Christimas, seeds arrived today. Great selection. THANKS, Heather!!!

sicily · December 14, 2012

Heather, you are Wonder Woman!!!! How you are doing all this especially around the holidays is amazing. I'm one of those pepper people, PLEASE don't go into your commercial seeds to fill an envelope, you are already doing so much. Don't worry about peppers, and THANKS SO VERY MUCH for all you are doing!!! Going to the post office this time of year is a large, time consuming job in itself. Hope you have a lovely holiday, you have made a boatload of folks very happy.

Pants · December 14, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmacdona

Today (Dec 13th) I mailed seeds to:
* pants

What a most excellent day! Seed exchange seeds and my wife and I got to take our newborn baby home. Well thats\ seems like all the time for the internet between screaming.

Thank you. I'll let you know when they arrive

**Mischka** · December 14, 2012

My congratulations on your newborn baby! A boy or a girl?

Redbaron · December 14, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pants

What a most excellent day! Seed exchange seeds and my wife and I got to take our newborn baby home. Well thats\ seems like all the time for the internet between screaming.

Thank you. I'll let you know when they arrive

Congratulations Pants!

KarenO · December 14, 2012

Dear Heather,
My package arrived today! Wow that has to be the fastest delivery Canada Post has ever made. I am simply delighted and amazed by everyone's generosity and for the gift of your time and organization skills that make it all possible.
Merry Christmas to all!!
Karen

bluebonnets · December 14, 2012

Congratulations, Pants!!

hmacdona · December 14, 2012

Congratulations Pants!!!! This is such exciting news for you. Maybe we can call you DaddyPants from now on

You'll have to let us know if you have a new baby boy or a baby girl...and of course their name. Maybe we have tomato or pepper seeds out there with your baby's name.

Sicily, it's no problem dipping into my seed stash to fill out wish lists. I do this every year, and where I have enough to share, I am happy to. Inevitably with this swap, I end up with a bunch of seeds I can't distribute for various reasons (usually they're on do not want lists, or lists of what people already have), so I plan ahead and have a stash ready to build out the variety. I know it's not necessary, but I definitely don't want to send unwanted seeds to people if it can be helped. Where I have individuals that send in tomatoes and want peppers back, or visa versa....I just hold those until near the end, and fill the others first. Then I see where I stand with what's remaining and go from there. I know it's hard for people being last on the list, but hopefully the wait is worth it, to end up with a good variety of seeds.

Thank you to everyone for your updates. It seems to me that the postal delivery is much faster in getting seeds back to you this year. The delivery time is certainly quicker than when you first mailed them in to me.

Well....I just got home from work, and plan to get started on your seeds again shortly. Thought about pouring a nice glass of wine first, but who knows what you'd get in your envelopes if I did that

I think I'll make a nice cup of flavoured coffee instead.

Pants · December 14, 2012

Thanks for the gratz. Its a baby boy named David Orion. We are calling him Davy. Since my wife was pregnant this past summer she couldn't enjoy many of the tomatoes (heartburn) so I spending way too much time planning this next year and am quite excited about my first seed swap.

hmacdona · December 14, 2012

That's awesome Pants. I did a quick internet search to see if there was a "David" or "Davy" tomato out there. Couldn't find one....but I did find an "Orion" F1 tomato. Maybe a tville member has some of these seeds they could send you. Would be fun to have a special tomato plant just for your son next year.

This is so exciting on a few different levels. In thinking back on prior years swaps.....every year - one of our participants had a newborn baby in the middle of the exchange. Sort of like our own little "New Years" baby. This year, your baby earns the Tville honours.

You must be sooo excited....and tired...and excited. We're all so happy that you took the time to share your great news with us.

...and just in case you're still sleep deprived when spring planting season rolls around - you're supposed to burp the baby and water your tomato plants.....not the other way around

RobinB · December 14, 2012

Congratulations, Pants! That's so awesome! Sleep is overrated. You'll get some eventually. Nothing will ever be quite the same... but I think it's better with kid(s)!

horses4jess · December 14, 2012

Heather,

My seeds arrived today! I'm thrilled with the wonderful selection; thank you so much!

Jessica

sicily · December 15, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS Pants,

My husbands name is David and I've been looking for a "Dave" tomato for many years with no luck. Maybe a kind breeder will take care of that for us. My daughter screamed her head off, she was diagnosed with that dreaded Colic, we purchased gripe water and other remedy's to no avail, after about 2 month's it miraculously disappeared. Now that she's 17, sigh, I'd love to hear those screams again. Enjoy and relish every moment, it goes by so quickly. We are looking at colleges now, I wish we were shopping for binkies. Have a wonderful holiday and warmest congratulations to you and your wife.

hmacdona · December 15, 2012

Today (Dec 15th) I mailed seeds to:

* austinnhanasmom
* ddsack
* guruofgardens
* halleone
* op mater
* pepguy
* poajoan
* sicily

PLEASE let me know when your seeds arrive so I can update my records.

Thanks the last of the envelopes from this forum. Have a very Merry Christmas everyone.

Redbaron · December 15, 2012

Merry Christmas to you too Heather! And thanks again.

December 14, 2012	#304
Mischka Tomatoville® Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Bay State Posts: 3,207	My congratulations on your newborn baby! A boy or a girl? __________________ Mischka One last word of farewell, Dear Master and Mistress. Whenever you visit my grave, say to yourselves with regret but also with happiness in your hearts at the remembrance of my long happy life with you: "Here lies one who loved us and whom we loved." No matter how deep my sleep I shall hear you, and not all the power of death can keep my spirit from wagging a grateful tail.

December 14, 2012	#310
hmacdona Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3A) Posts: 443	That's awesome Pants. I did a quick internet search to see if there was a "David" or "Davy" tomato out there. Couldn't find one....but I did find an "Orion" F1 tomato. Maybe a tville member has some of these seeds they could send you. Would be fun to have a special tomato plant just for your son next year. This is so exciting on a few different levels. In thinking back on prior years swaps.....every year - one of our participants had a newborn baby in the middle of the exchange. Sort of like our own little "New Years" baby. This year, your baby earns the Tville honours. You must be sooo excited....and tired...and excited. We're all so happy that you took the time to share your great news with us. ...and just in case you're still sleep deprived when spring planting season rolls around - you're supposed to burp the baby and water your tomato plants.....not the other way around Last edited by hmacdona; December 14, 2012 at 08:57 PM.

December 15, 2012	#315
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	Merry Christmas to you too Heather! And thanks again. __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

December 14, 2012	#301
kygreg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,019	Early Christimas, seeds arrived today. Great selection. THANKS, Heather!!!

December 14, 2012	#302
sicily Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 192	Heather, you are Wonder Woman!!!! How you are doing all this especially around the holidays is amazing. I'm one of those pepper people, PLEASE don't go into your commercial seeds to fill an envelope, you are already doing so much. Don't worry about peppers, and THANKS SO VERY MUCH for all you are doing!!! Going to the post office this time of year is a large, time consuming job in itself. Hope you have a lovely holiday, you have made a boatload of folks very happy.

December 14, 2012	#306
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,928	Dear Heather, My package arrived today! Wow that has to be the fastest delivery Canada Post has ever made. I am simply delighted and amazed by everyone's generosity and for the gift of your time and organization skills that make it all possible. Merry Christmas to all!! Karen

December 14, 2012	#307
bluebonnets Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: TX Posts: 178	Congratulations, Pants!!

December 14, 2012	#308
hmacdona Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3A) Posts: 443	Congratulations Pants!!!! This is such exciting news for you. Maybe we can call you DaddyPants from now on You'll have to let us know if you have a new baby boy or a baby girl...and of course their name. Maybe we have tomato or pepper seeds out there with your baby's name. Sicily, it's no problem dipping into my seed stash to fill out wish lists. I do this every year, and where I have enough to share, I am happy to. Inevitably with this swap, I end up with a bunch of seeds I can't distribute for various reasons (usually they're on do not want lists, or lists of what people already have), so I plan ahead and have a stash ready to build out the variety. I know it's not necessary, but I definitely don't want to send unwanted seeds to people if it can be helped. Where I have individuals that send in tomatoes and want peppers back, or visa versa....I just hold those until near the end, and fill the others first. Then I see where I stand with what's remaining and go from there. I know it's hard for people being last on the list, but hopefully the wait is worth it, to end up with a good variety of seeds. Thank you to everyone for your updates. It seems to me that the postal delivery is much faster in getting seeds back to you this year. The delivery time is certainly quicker than when you first mailed them in to me. Well....I just got home from work, and plan to get started on your seeds again shortly. Thought about pouring a nice glass of wine first, but who knows what you'd get in your envelopes if I did that I think I'll make a nice cup of flavoured coffee instead.

December 14, 2012	#309
Pants Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 35	Thanks for the gratz. Its a baby boy named David Orion. We are calling him Davy. Since my wife was pregnant this past summer she couldn't enjoy many of the tomatoes (heartburn) so I spending way too much time planning this next year and am quite excited about my first seed swap.

December 14, 2012	#311
RobinB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Near Reno, NV Posts: 1,621	Congratulations, Pants! That's so awesome! Sleep is overrated. You'll get some eventually. Nothing will ever be quite the same... but I think it's better with kid(s)!

December 14, 2012	#312
horses4jess Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Northeastern KS, Zone 6a Posts: 130	Heather, My seeds arrived today! I'm thrilled with the wonderful selection; thank you so much! Jessica

December 15, 2012	#313
sicily Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 192	CONGRATULATIONS Pants, My husbands name is David and I've been looking for a "Dave" tomato for many years with no luck. Maybe a kind breeder will take care of that for us. My daughter screamed her head off, she was diagnosed with that dreaded Colic, we purchased gripe water and other remedy's to no avail, after about 2 month's it miraculously disappeared. Now that she's 17, sigh, I'd love to hear those screams again. Enjoy and relish every moment, it goes by so quickly. We are looking at colleges now, I wish we were shopping for binkies. Have a wonderful holiday and warmest congratulations to you and your wife.

December 15, 2012	#314
hmacdona Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3A) Posts: 443	Today (Dec 15th) I mailed seeds to: * austinnhanasmom * ddsack * guruofgardens * halleone * op mater * pepguy * poajoan * sicily PLEASE let me know when your seeds arrive so I can update my records. Thanks the last of the envelopes from this forum. Have a very Merry Christmas everyone.