I found Trudi's post.

Here is a link that might be useful: Solstice

Nice idea for a thread Mary. Remembrance, Life, Mother Nature, Faith. I'm sowing dogwoods for remembrance, black-eyed Susans for life, Echinacea for Mother Nature and something for Faith. Haven't decided on which will fit that one yet. It's so amazing to find myself looking forward to the winter from a seed's perspective! Rather than dreading the cold and bitter winds, the ice, snow and freezing rain, deep down the seeds know they need those harsh conditions in order to fulfill their destiny and become new plants. Guess I'm grateful to be part of that.

I guess I have to change my tree seeds from Life to Mother Nature and choose some others.

I was digging about in the seed box today instead of getting the lights up on the tree. I am so distracted by what I want to grow, and the seed catalogs are no help here either. I wonder if I will get any baking done for the holidays. I'm sure it won't be anywhere near what I would like to do.
I'm going to pour me a glass of eggnog with a shot of Amaretta and keep warm as the temps here. Tomorrow is soon enough to decorate the tree.

...as the temps here DROP was what I meant to say LOL. The forecast is 12 degrees overnight.

I've also been lulled by the unexpected warm weather up 'til now but the snow, cold and wind sure make it look and feel as though Old Man Winter finally woke up and realized he'd been sleeping on the job. It's weird looking out on my beds and seeing a blanket of white covering them. No more walking through them every afternoon mulling over plans in my head for what I'll add next year. There are still green things growing indoors in front of my south-facing window: daylilies, foxglove, hosta and false indigo. Guess it's time to tip over the bird bath before it cracks.

My nature seed is Tree Peony, my leap of faith will be Himalayan Blue Poppies. I have not yet decided on the other 2.

Haven't decided on my ritual seeds yet, but will soon - in addition to them, I will sow as many of mine that need multiple cold-warm cycles as possible - we don't get much cold time in AL

It's taken awhile to put together a decent set, but here goes:
Remembrance - Nicotiana - both my mom & aunt died from problems caused by smoking
Life - Echinacea
Mother Nature - apple seeds
Faith - half-hardy hibiscus/zone 6

Thanks for this thread, Mary. Made me get off my duff and get busy today!

I decided on daylily for my "faith" container. Both my mother and brother loved daylilies. I lost both of them to lung cancer within a year of each other so nicotiana isn't one of my favorite flowers. Daylilies are mainstays in the garden that provide interest and color long after the iris and peonies are done and to my mind they're a fitting tribute. There were more than 25 clumps of them growing here when I moved back into the old family home and I've planted that many more since.