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Karma?
Mar. 15th, 2026 06:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rebelsheartI've had the same roommate for years at Midwest FurFest - with him only missing one as he'd moved.
He was laid off from his government job a month ago. His attendance is understandably in doubt, though we've got time to spare to determine this.
My plans for an Alaska trip this summer hit the wall of finances for friends who were interested, so I made alternate mini-vacation plans. One to Myrtle Beach with a friend, and one with my husband.
My friend has suffered a family emergency involving a significant number of dollar signs. Right now, he is unlikely to be able to join but has asked me to check in with him in a month.
I don't know who's karma is coming back to get them, but it is causing me frustration.
He was laid off from his government job a month ago. His attendance is understandably in doubt, though we've got time to spare to determine this.
My plans for an Alaska trip this summer hit the wall of finances for friends who were interested, so I made alternate mini-vacation plans. One to Myrtle Beach with a friend, and one with my husband.
My friend has suffered a family emergency involving a significant number of dollar signs. Right now, he is unlikely to be able to join but has asked me to check in with him in a month.
I don't know who's karma is coming back to get them, but it is causing me frustration.
Urbana Free Library Seed Exchange
Mar. 14th, 2026 09:48 pmysabetwordsmith posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
gardeningYesterday I discovered the Seed Library Network. I was delighted to find one near me.
Today we visited the Urbana Free Library Seed Exchange. It's on the second floor. We rode the elevator up, and the display was big enough to be seen from where the elevator lets out. Seeds are stored in drawers, sorted by type. There are sections for flowers, herbs, and vegetables. Some of the really popular ones have their own drawer; others are grouped together. Unopened packets of commercial seed are filed as they are, for folks who want to know exactly what they're getting. Opened packets or homegrown seeds are put in envelopes by library staff. With wildflower and landrace seeds, especially mixes, you may get more surprises.
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Today we visited the Urbana Free Library Seed Exchange. It's on the second floor. We rode the elevator up, and the display was big enough to be seen from where the elevator lets out. Seeds are stored in drawers, sorted by type. There are sections for flowers, herbs, and vegetables. Some of the really popular ones have their own drawer; others are grouped together. Unopened packets of commercial seed are filed as they are, for folks who want to know exactly what they're getting. Opened packets or homegrown seeds are put in envelopes by library staff. With wildflower and landrace seeds, especially mixes, you may get more surprises.
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Performing some traffic maintenance today
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dw_maintenanceHappy Saturday!
I'm going to be doing a little maintenance today. It will likely cause a tiny interruption of service (specifically for www.dreamwidth.org) on the order of 2-3 minutes while some settings propagate. If you're on a journal page, that should still work throughout!
If it doesn't work, the rollback plan is pretty quick, I'm just toggling a setting on how traffic gets to the site. I'll update this post if something goes wrong, but don't anticipate any interruption to be longer than 10 minutes even in a rollback situation.
Gardening
Mar. 13th, 2026 07:55 pmysabetwordsmith posting in gardeningSeed Library Network
This website has extensive resources on seed libraries and seed swaps.
Seed the Map
Is your seed library open? Take 5 minutes to get on the Global Seed Library Map.
Explore the Map
Search the map to find other folks in similar regions or at the same type of location.
Seed Library Networks
Check out the other seed library networks & learn about how you can create your own.
This website has extensive resources on seed libraries and seed swaps.
Seed the Map
Is your seed library open? Take 5 minutes to get on the Global Seed Library Map.
Explore the Map
Search the map to find other folks in similar regions or at the same type of location.
Seed Library Networks
Check out the other seed library networks & learn about how you can create your own.
It's a Beginning;>
Mar. 13th, 2026 03:28 pmmdehners posting in gardeningGot some Garden-related stuff done the last 2 days. Planted a Saskatoon bush in a container and moved a few seedlings into 3" pots from the trays. My Fig cutting is showing buds along the stem but I'm not tempted to even look until April;>
Giant and Bronze Fennels, Variegated Lunaria(though no sign of it at present). The Giant isn't edible but looks really kewl the 2nd yr when it blooms about 10-12 ft tall! Next week a few more should be ready to bump up to larger pots just in time for the next batch of Stratified seeds to be ready to plant...
Cheers,
Pat
Giant and Bronze Fennels, Variegated Lunaria(though no sign of it at present). The Giant isn't edible but looks really kewl the 2nd yr when it blooms about 10-12 ft tall! Next week a few more should be ready to bump up to larger pots just in time for the next batch of Stratified seeds to be ready to plant...
Cheers,
Pat
Seed Starting
Mar. 9th, 2026 06:52 pmwinterfirelight posting in gardeningFinally started some seeds this past weekend! A little later than I intended, but given that last year I started them a whole 2 months sooner than I ought to have, I'll take it as a win. More seeds than I had realized need to be stratified first, so those are now chilling in the fridge and I'll get them in pots next month instead.
I'm hoping this week it'll be warm enough out that I can get some compost into the garden so it's all prepped when plants are ready to go in. We've already had crocuses and daffodils up for a few weeks, but we also had a frost this morning, so it's still a little early for most things. Unpredictable March! I've got big plans for some of the space this year, but we'll see how much I actually manage to get done. So far I'm mostly working on clearing out the cabinets so I have space for harvests later in the season. I made some tincture blends on Saturday to consolidate some jars, and used up some oils for salve yesterday. I'll have to spend a lot of time over the next couple of months drinking tea to work through my stash of dried herbs. There are worse fates!
The community garden has gotten started too, and I spent some time there today weeding and clearing out dead plants. I took an extra parsley and some stray borage home with me. I've never gotten borage to take in my garden, but I've tried putting it in a different location this time and maybe it'll settle in.
I'm hoping this week it'll be warm enough out that I can get some compost into the garden so it's all prepped when plants are ready to go in. We've already had crocuses and daffodils up for a few weeks, but we also had a frost this morning, so it's still a little early for most things. Unpredictable March! I've got big plans for some of the space this year, but we'll see how much I actually manage to get done. So far I'm mostly working on clearing out the cabinets so I have space for harvests later in the season. I made some tincture blends on Saturday to consolidate some jars, and used up some oils for salve yesterday. I'll have to spend a lot of time over the next couple of months drinking tea to work through my stash of dried herbs. There are worse fates!
The community garden has gotten started too, and I spent some time there today weeding and clearing out dead plants. I took an extra parsley and some stray borage home with me. I've never gotten borage to take in my garden, but I've tried putting it in a different location this time and maybe it'll settle in.
Springing!
Mar. 7th, 2026 02:17 pmmdehners posting in gardeningToday, weather and health cooperated and I got out to do some gardening! Got almost all of the Winter-killed stuff cleared and part of a bed weeded. Unfortunately, the mini Irises bloomed while I was down. Bummer;>!
My dbl Ice Follies Daffs started blooming. They're finally mature enough to put on quite the show.
I figure next week, everything willing I should be able to plant cold hardy veg seeds like radishes and onions.
I've good germination of the seeds I started indoors so far with the exception of the Giant Fennel. Only got one seed to sprout so far and it's been 3 weeks. In 2 weeks the next batch of stratified seeds will be ready for planting. This batch has the Skirret, Rampion, Sea Kale and Turkish Rocket. Grew Sea Kale about a decade ago but it didn't "do" coastal Florida well.....unsurprisingly;>!
Cheers,
Pat
My dbl Ice Follies Daffs started blooming. They're finally mature enough to put on quite the show.
I figure next week, everything willing I should be able to plant cold hardy veg seeds like radishes and onions.
I've good germination of the seeds I started indoors so far with the exception of the Giant Fennel. Only got one seed to sprout so far and it's been 3 weeks. In 2 weeks the next batch of stratified seeds will be ready for planting. This batch has the Skirret, Rampion, Sea Kale and Turkish Rocket. Grew Sea Kale about a decade ago but it didn't "do" coastal Florida well.....unsurprisingly;>!
Cheers,
Pat
Photos: Savanna
Mar. 6th, 2026 11:17 pmysabetwordsmith posting in gardeningI took some pictures around the yard today. These are from the savanna. (See the house yard.)
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