Hi All
I have decided to post here and see if anyone will be interested in me starting a new seed swap. After seeing all the seed I will not be using in my stash and not wanting it to go to waste, I think it would make a nice little starter pack.
anyone who is interested send me a pm. I will however not answer anyone until mid next week as I am away in London but I hope to get the parcel on the go by next Friday. It will run the same way as the others are. I think the first 12 names to come in will go on the list.
anyway, if you are intersted let me have your details.
Regards
Jitterbug
Have pm'd you. :)
cheerfulness
Hi Cheerfulness - not problem but you will need to send me your address in your pm. You are first on the list!
Jitterbug
Now have done. And first on the list...so excited. ;D
am interested in joining in .but dont know wot rules are ??
add me please, i'll pm you my addy.
Hi Grotbag
There are no real rules except that I will send out a bag of mixed seeds with a list of names of all participants- possibly with some flower seed included as well. All that particpants in the swap are expected to do is take a bit of anything that takes your fancy out and put in anything you have extra back - hopefully in equal proportions ;D ;D and would like to share in - then post to the next one on the list until it has gone all around and then maybe we can send it off again to the next lot of names.
So far I have the following participants :
Cheerfulness
thifasmom
Jitterbug
Me too please ;D
Will pm you my address
have sent you a pm
yes please ;D
PM on its way
Yes Please, Will PM my address hope I am not too late.
hi i am new to the site but please can i join your seed swap- not done anything like this before so not sure how it works!
regards molly44 :)
Yes please ;D, would love to join in of there is space, :) Twirlie
Have PMd you in the hope that there might still be space on your list. :)
Me too please, if there's space :)
Do you have room for a wee one? I'm also new to all this, but I would love to give it a go x
Hi Jitterbug, have sent you a pm if you have space on the list. :)
Cooooo-weeeeee......me too please if there's room ;D ;D
Molly44
and
Spandangled
welcome both to A4A .... beware of seed swaps ... you will be addicted before you can say germinate ;D ;D
Yes Mikey... but it's cheaper than a true "Seed" catalogue addiction... ;D
Quote from: mikey on February 05, 2009, 15:01:02
Molly44
and
Spandangled
welcome both to A4A .... beware of seed swaps ... you will be addicted before you can say germinate ;D ;D
It's bad enough everytime I go see my family in Grimsby! My grandfather has a 300 foot long garden full of treasures he won't let me 'borrow' bits of.
Though last time I went I acquired a nice little bay tree.
Ok Guys and Dolls
I have eventually dug myself out of London and the snow - it was absolutely terrible. :-\Everything came to a grinding halt - needless to say my course was cancelled so I spent Monday and Tuesday holed up in a hotel room. My sewing was finished by early afternoon on Monday and then I watched the telly and popped out now and then to see what was happening on the streets of the Capital. Not too far though - just out the hotel door onto the pavement and across the street to take pictures. I was glad that I was not booked onto a train to get back to Bournemouth on Tuesday night but managed to get out by bus. So I am safely home and not a snowflake to be seen!! Gnash, Gnash, and I so did want to lob dear hubby with one ;D ;D
Anyway, down to the serious business of seed swap. :o I now have enough names and have gone through my seed stash and have a nice, heatlhy envelope of seed that will be winging its way tomorrow. There is also some flower seeds that I thought peeps might like. I have also included some seed that have only just expired (not carrot, parsnip that does not have a long life), for anyone who wants to try it. Help yourself. The list is as follows :
Cheerfulness; thifasmom, Jayb, Littlebabybird, Mike McCoy, Susiebelle, Twirlie, Triffid, Purple Sprouting, Anemone, Spandangled, Molly44 (still awaiting address); Glosterwomble, Star
The first two are in that order, but then it is random. Have fun and hopefully you can try some seed that you would not normally have bought a whole packet of. Let us know when you receive it and when it goes out - you can add riddles to the peeps so they can guess the parcel's destination
Regards
Jitterbug
Ooh can't wait plse plse let it be soon or is that me! ;D
Quote from: saddad on February 05, 2009, 16:49:11
Yes Mikey... but it's cheaper than a true "Seed" catalogue addiction... ;D
I'm sure I don't know what you mean ;D
Yippee, I'm so excited this is underway!
I've a totally legitimate excuse now to ignore the housework and go through my seeds (yet again) to find some more goodies to add to the swap. ;D
Glad you made it back ok Jitterbug but how on earth have you avoided the snow at home? Most of us are knee deep in the stuff.
Hoooooooooooray!!!! I'm on the list!!! NOW I'm excited ;D
Great excitement. ;D
*does the happy dance*
The parcel is on its way.... have fun and hope you find something in it that you all like. Could not find my saved sweetpea seeds from last year. Mmmhh wonder where I stashed it...
Jitterbug
Whoooppee -its here! Postie just delivered it and looking relieved to off load that heavy weight. WOW its a lovely parcel! ;D
Made a pot of coffee and am going to enjoy this. ;D ;D
Don't worry, I won't take forever and will get it on the move again ASAP. ;)
Aww that's a shame about the trip! A friend of mine got stuck in Croydon, couldn't get back to Euston for the knee high snow. We don't have any :( least I can get in my garden though.
I'm dead excited now ;D
thifasmom, watch out for the postie.... it's on it's way! ;D
Glad to see that you are enjoying yourself. Still looking for those sweet pea seeds. Gnash! I am sure its in the greenhouse on the lottie - will pop down on the week-end and see if I can find them.
Jitterbug
will keep my eyes peeled ;D
It has arrived and what a package, such a mix of seeds and varieties ;D. i took what i liked and replaced with my extras and don't likes ;). it will be back in the post tomorrow.
thanks Jitterbug for arranging.
What a relief that it made it to you safely. Didn't realise how responsible I'd feel while I was waiting for it to get to you. :)
I noticed your photobucket link, too, thifasmum. Oh my, didn't you do well! Everything looks wonderful. ;D
yes the swaps are great fun but you feel all hot bothered till it gets to the next destination. i always breath a sigh of relief when it touches down safely.
i forgot to post a clue concerning the package's next destination.
so here it is:
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/thifasmom/72057967_c463f360af1.jpg)
Quote from: cheerfulness on February 13, 2009, 21:47:21
I noticed your photobucket link, too, thifasmum. Oh my, didn't you do well! Everything looks wonderful. ;D
thanks, last year was very good to me :)
oooh its on the way to Twirlie- I think!!! ;D
Has it got lost? ???
What a pity if it has as there was a lovely selection of seeds in it.
Twirlie hasn't been active on here since 5 Feb and I'm wondering if Jitterbug is away as she hasn't been on since the 11 Feb. ???
I'm sure she'll be back soon. ;)
oh dear i didn't realise this hasn't registered as arriving as yet, i posted it since the 14th a Saturday morning. hopefully it has arrived and simply was not posted back out yet, our A4A names are not on the list just our proper names and addys so i am also assuming it was going to Twirlie unless there is someone else based in Clitheroe ???.
Hi Jitterbug,
I'm not sure about the picture clue but the parcel (and I can only call it that!!) arrived here in Essex safely on Saturday (yesterday)....Thank you so much what a choice. I am having a sort out right now and will send the swap on its way.
The package will be posted tomorrow to Lancashire.
Regards
PS
Phew!! Mystery solved and parcel located!! Exciting isn't it!! ;D
well i certainly didn't post it to an essex address so the original recipient obviously got it then posted it on. good to know it is safe either way.
Hi Guys
Yes, I have been away - only got back on Saturday. Glad to see the parcel surfaced again. Have fun.
Jitterbug
Just to confirm I send the 'parcel' out this afternoon - so it should be arriving in Lancashire soon.
Regards
PS
;D
So exciting!
It's here! Apologies we only noticed it yesterday - our second car on the drive isn't locked (good luck to anyone trying to steal it) and the postie had put it in there with no card through the door!
I will send it on it's way this afternoon, is there any order to the labelling?
I think I remember right that each label has a number on it or the separate list (non-sticky) duplicate with the addys on it is numbered... so follow the numerical order. ;)
Hi all, thankyou for seed swap. Sorry I had no internet as hubby was away with laptop so I couldn't say thankyou or tell you I'd sent it on! I had lots of fun and tried to be as quick as possible. Hope you all have as much fun as I did!!!! ;D
Cool, I just went back and saw the picture of Clitheroe!! Yipeee!!!! The sausage shop on the right of the photo sells the best anywhere!!! I lived in the shop flat accross the road when I was born!! So you really couldn't have put it better! Thanks again, :) Twirlie :)
Quote from: Twirlie on February 28, 2009, 16:50:20
Cool, I just went back and saw the picture of Clitheroe!! Yipeee!!!! The sausage shop on the right of the photo sells the best anywhere!!! I lived in the shop flat accross the road when I was born!! So you really couldn't have put it better! Thanks again, :) Twirlie :)
hi I'm glad you recognised it, there were so many pictures online of the castle to choose from but i picked this one as it also had a street in the picture and i hoped it would have made the area more recognizable. :D
Um... has this one stopped now? It seems an age since anyone posted a comment about this. Hope all involved are ok and maybe just busy sowing and planting ;D can't wait for it to arrive! ;)
Whose got the parcel please? It seems to have got lost in the mists of time. I do hope that it has not got lost in transit?? It would seem that the last one who received it was Twirlie ? An update please Twirlie.
Jitterbug
Jitterbug - the last person that mentioned having it on here was spandangled and they haven't logged on again since asking which order they should post on to. I believe that twirlie sent it to them, just couldn't say at time because she had no internet access. ;)
Okay correction, just read back - twirlie sent it to PS, who sent it to spandangled. :)
Is this lost, I've been keeping seeds to put in but.....
jayb - it seems to have stopped with spandangled and jitterbug hasn't been around since asking that question.
spandangled does have an email address in her profile so you could drop her a line maybe and give her a nudge. ;)
Thanks cheerfulness, will send a pm (she should get an email copy) it may turn up yet.
If she doesn't answer it might be worth clicking on her email link. She could be on the option that doesn't link pm's to general email. I turned mine off actually. :)
Hope it gets going again for you. Was a lovely swap. :)
shame isn't it, I've been on a couple of lovely swaps before. This one does seem to have gone pear shaped!! :'(
Spandangled has moved and will check to see if the parcel she posted was undelivered and sent back to her old address. Perhaps if we knew who was next on the list we could pm them?
Just seems a shame for these to go 'pear shaped' when so much thought, kindness and effort has gone into them.
Quote from: Jayb on March 28, 2009, 10:38:21
Spandangled has moved and will check to see if the parcel she posted was undelivered and sent back to her old address. Perhaps if we knew who was next on the list we could pm them?
Just seems a shame for these to go 'pear shaped' when so much thought, kindness and effort has gone into them.
Doesn't Spandangled know who she posted it to?? How can it have just been lost? ???
I did ask in second email, waiting for a reply.
Quote from: Jayb on March 28, 2009, 17:34:53
I did ask in second email, waiting for a reply.
It's good of you to be doing the investigation work Jayb, hope we get a positive end result!! :)
Gone very quiet .... :(
is the 'goody bag' lost in space :'(
It does appear lost but maybe not in space. I've not had a further reply from Spandangled and Jitterbug has not logged in for a while. Shame really as I was looking forward to my first seed swap!
So annoying!! Spandangled was the last one to have it and now seems to have disappeared ?!
Why can't people just do the thing properly? I've been involved in seed swaps before and they've always gone well, such a shame for those who were looking forward to it.
Quote from: glosterwomble on April 07, 2009, 22:08:53
So annoying!! Spandangled was the last one to have it and now seems to have disappeared ?!
Why can't people just do the thing properly? I've been involved in seed swaps before and they've always gone well, such a shame for those who were looking forward to it.
Maybe connection and/or ISP problems ?
We use Tiscali and our Broadband has been 'down' since Sunday morning 5 April, only coming 'up' now and then for a few hours, today the best since Sunday, been running since 07:30 hrs .... which has now put the mockers on it ;D
Hope parcel shows up again :(
fingers crossed
Hi Guys
Sorry to have been away for so long but life has been very hectic. have managed to catch up and am currently on a fortnight's leave. Sorry to hear that the parcel is still missing. I still have not heard from spangled and although I do have a list of all the people I posted it to, I did not keep a list of the actual internet names - only the real ones. By my calculation it went out to four people successfully? Can everyone who received it confirm to me. Just give me the starting letters of the street address I can will be able to tick off.
i will sort out another lovely parcel for all the others who were so disappointed when the parcel went to ground and we can still have another lovely swap. I have planted most of what i want and still have a nice selection of extra seeds that I am sure someone could find useful. Also will stop me from feeling so guilty about this seed adiction I seem to have. :-X The parcel might not be as varied as the first one but there should be some good things in it. ;D
Will be able to post the parcel by the end of the week hopefully. My son is going in for an operation tomorrow morning so if things are not too hectic I will try make up asap. Will let everyone know when it is on its way.
Cheer up guys ! it will soon be on its way again - no-one is going to spoil our fun.
Jitterbug
hi jitterbug,
I was first on the list and you sent it to w. yorkshire. ;) I then posted it on to thrifasmum in Maidstone, kent. Hope that helps. :)
hi i recieved it and posted on to twirlie in clitheroe who posted it onto purplesproutng in essex who posted it onto spandangled in Lancashire where it stalled and hasn't resurfaced. hope this helps.
Jitterbug, hopefully your parcel may nearly be back on track. Here is a copy of the email I received today from Spandangle (I've taken out names which I can pm to you)
Hi Emma,
Okay, mum phoned the collection office, it'd been returned. She's here this weekend and has brought it down. Apologies it's taken so long but she works 8.30 - 6.30 so it was hard to get to the post office. It was sent to C and I'm going to post it again to him on Tuesday as I'm off work and I'll send it recorded so it definitely gets there if you can get a message to him to say please look out for it that'd be fab.
Really sorry about all of this, I wasn't expecting it to be sent back so I didn't think to check with mum!
Can you let me know that he receives it, just to put my mind at rest,
Thanks
Spandangle
I'm so pleased this seems to have been sorted out. 'C' is in for a treat when it gets to him. ;D
I received this email yesterday from Spandangle after I had emailed her to ask where the parcel had gone as she was the last person to have it ...
Hi Chris,
As I explained to JayB, it was sent to you, and has been returned to me because it wasn't collected from the collection office. Because I've just moved to Birmingham, I've had to get my mum to go and get it, but she works 8.30 - 6.30 so it's been a bit difficult for her. She's brought it down to Birmingham this weekend, and I'm going to post it again on Tuesday, so if you can look out for it and let me know when you receive it, that'd be a weight off my mind,
Thanks,
Spandangle
I NEVER received the parcel and NEVER had a note from delivery person asking me to collect the parcel from a collection office. I'm not impressed by this but very happy that Spandangle has finally found it after a couple of us have emailed her. I will look forward to a parcel now!! ;D
I've had that happen to me repeatedly thanks to temoprary postmen. Round here they're not allowed to deliver anything which needs a knock on the door as they're so unreliable, but I still find the cards aren't always put through the door, and I've had several parcels disappear into thin air. On one occasion I had to go chasing down the street after some idiot to get a package out of him.
I'd like to join in if I can not done this before so all new stuff! I have PM'd you too.
HI not sure if the swap is still going on but if it is please add me
Hi Glosterwomble
O I am so pleased that the parcel has been found at last. Fingers crossed we don't have any more hold ups.
Any luck yet with the parcel getting to you. Is was posted last week so should be with you by now ?? ;D ;D
Jitterbug
YAYYYYY!!!!! I received it yesterday and selected some great seeds, thanks to all for taking part. I posted it on this morning!!
Glad its back on track, sounds like you had fun choosing GW!
Quote from: Jayb on April 23, 2009, 22:19:39
Glad its back on track, sounds like you had fun choosing GW!
I certainly did!!! :D It was a massive parcel and some amazing seed packets in there ;D I'm glad it finally arrived!!! Nice to know it didn't just die out as we were worried it had.
Jitterbug ... your post box is full !!! Flo x
glosterwomble
has this one been sent on? is it by chance in surrey? i have a card from the post office
lbb
I sent the parcel on last Thursday, sorry but I forget now who it was sent to as they are real names on the list not our A4A nicknames. It was number 6 on the list though.
Anyone got an update on how this is doing?
I have never known a seed swap to be so doomed!!! Has it been received yet??
It's with me, arrived yesterday, in bed with lurgy so nice bag of seeds to rummage through. Will get OH to post for me tomorrow, Saturday, sorry if it's me that's holding things up!
Sorry got a bit confused and posted on another seed swap thread will be on its way tomorrow.
Hi Susiebelle, I sent it to a man I thought so it must have gone to someone before you so I don't think it has been held up just not reported on here when it has arrived to somebody.
Just now I heard the doorbell ring;
My postie, with a cheerful grin.
"Morning, love ... D'you know this 'un?
'To Mr Triffid'... but that's your address on."
So now I've brewed a mug of tea
And opened up a treasury
Of future flowers, and veg to come
(If we get both rain AND sun). ::)
I've picked some beans -- and toms the kids'll eat;
Verbena too, to give the bees a treat.
And now am adding treasures to the store...
Fave veg, flowers, herbs and more.
This Jiffy bag is beaten up; I'll find a better one.
This afternoon, I'll send it on its way.
Large packet, first class: that sounds fine.
Who's next? Ah, here's it is: the next one's number nine.
So here's a clue to where it's going...
A city known for "dreaming spires" and rowing!
Please excuse the doggerel verse.
I only meant to do the clue --
But rhymes arrived and this just grew:
I'll stop right now, to save you worse.
;D :-[ ;D
Just confirming that the Jitterbug Seed Swap is on the move again. :) With luck, it may even reach its next stop tomorrow.
Jitterbug, your inbox is full, so I couldn't send you a PM.
Yippee - the package has arrived here ! I'll go through tonight and hope to get it back in the post tomorrow.
Marvellous news Anemone. And a weight off my mind, now it's safely arrived. ;D
It's a lovely collection, isn't it?
Yes really lovely :)
Sorry everyone, I missed the PO Saturday (closed at 12) and obviously it wasn't open yesterday. The parcel has been sent off today though :) I'm not as talented as triffid so won't attempt any verses, the parcel would probably arrive before I'd managed line one!
Never mind the verses, Anemone, but do give us a clue as to where the parcel's off to next. :)
okay, here it is...
(http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/gallery_images/0805/0000/0471/chicken1_mid.jpg)
Trying to work out who the parcel's on its way to now...
Who's still waiting? Jayb, Littlebabybird, Mike McCoy, Molly44 and Star, I think.
Nope, I'm none the wiser... :)
In any case, it's a lovely pic of a beautiful, thoughtful chook. :) :) :) :) :)
Sent out on Tuesday... just wondering if the parcel's arrived at the next stop yet?
Still wondering where its destination was...
Hen-don? Brecon Beak-ons? ::)
Oh dear. Easier clue - place name is also a breed of chicken begining with 'O'.
;D
Thanks, Anemone... the dunce in the corner's got it now. ;D
Well I dunno a place where I live startin' wiv 'O'.......but I got it anyhoo. Will look through it and send it on tomorrow. It'll be going Westward from the Midlands.........possibly to an apiary ;D
Ooo... who else on this seedswap has got bees? (apart from me) ;D
Maybe it went somewhere in between. The pretty pic is of an Orphinton chicken :)
I'm relieved to see the swaps still winging it's way around :)
Oooo, didn't see that coming! what a lovely suprise. Received yesterday, will be having a look through today and post on tomorrow :)
Who to? An original trekkie!
is this still running and is it too late to join?
LL
Hi Folks ....
Goody-Bag arrived this morning, safe and sound ;D
Am away for long weekend so will try and get parcel back on it's travels tomorrow (Friday) morning
clue ....... sounds like a place for very religious Brewers ::)
Just wondering, has anyone heard anything from wonderful Jitterbug or know how to contact her? She hasn't logged on since late April and her PM inbox is full... :(
After all the glitches this parcel faced to begin with, it'd be nice for her to know that it's swooping along so merrily now. :)
Hi All
Sorry I have not been around for a while but I was been terribly busy at work and on the lottie and also became a granny!! I now have a beautiful grandaughter called Alisha. The alloment is looking good with me putting the corn and pumpkin plants in last Saturday. That's all for the summer so just the regular maintenance and harvesting. Froze 3.5 kgs broadbeans and 4 kgs cauliflower on Sunday.So not too bad - it has taken me four years to get my plot organic since I took over but it is now paying me back for the hard work so hang in all you newbies!!
As far as i am aware everyone on the original list has now had this swap = if not let me know and I will send the parcel on its way again.
Regards
Jiterbug
can i be added to the list please?
If its not too late?
LL
Hi could i also be added too.
Regards
James
If the list's still going, please include me. I'm suffering from seed parcel withdrawal symptoms!
have pm`d you jitterbug