Suzie,

Since it is something as important as your granddaughter's senior prom, I won't pout. I wouldn't want y'all to miss seeing her that day because it is such an important day for her, but we'll still miss y'all.

I can bring you Texas Hummingbird Sage next year. None of my plants have come back from the drought yet, but I am sure they will. I believe they are totally indestructible as a group, although an individual plant or two may fall by the wayside here and there.

Dawn

Jo - Kid Kount is at 11 including my 2 grandkids (girl 10, boy 7)

I'll be sending maps via e-mail later today!

Paula

Hey guys, I think I'm going to have to scale back to "maybe" for the fling. A few weeks ago I found out I was pregnant (!!!), and the morning sickness started over the weekend. My attendance will likely depend on how I feel the day of, but I'll try to be there. I think I said I would bring some coolers of bottled water and pop. I'll still do that if I come, but perhaps someone else could bring some drinks too just in case?

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations!!

Heather,

Not to be totally redundant, but CONGRATULATIONS to both of you. That's wonderful news. Well, the pregnancy is wonderful news, but the morning sickness is not. Hopefully the morning sickness will last for only a few weeks.

If you are are not able to make it to the Spring Fling, we will miss you, but we totally understand.

Dawn

SSSSQQQQUUUEEELLLL! Heather - I'm so happy and excited for you!!! Wonderful news that makes up for you IF not being able to attend!! I know you're of the scientific mind that will do the research needed to give you the tools to avoid the "morning sickness". In other words, keep food in your tummy. It will take care of the over-load of pregnancy hormones that are in your system.

Another little gardener is coming!!!!

And about the map e-mails....um, tomorrow...really! I'm 2/3 there...but I'm too tired to finish tonite. Watch your "in-box" tomorrow....or watch for another apology from me. Seriously, I'm close to hitting the "send" button. Just gonna take me about 10 more minutes with a lucid, energized brain. Who am I kidding? Like I ever really have that? LOL! Really, Gang. Give me time to proof the list and it's ALL good.

Paula

Thanks so much everyone! I'm getting the hang of the nibbling food all day thing, and plain tortilla chips are now my new best friend, LOL. I'm so glad I started my garden when I did, because I can't wait to snack on all the awesome and organic veggies! My aunt even told me she's going to make me homemade baby food from her garden, too. Yay!

The homemade baby food from the garden is just the best stuff because it is so pure and so fresh. When our son was little, I made it sometimes when we had the fresh veggies in production. Back then, you couldn't even buy organic baby food in jars like you can now, so I just made my own.

P-Mac, did you send the directions yesterday? If so I didn't receive the email. Would you mind resending? :) thank you!!!

Exciting news!! Maybe that will lessen and you can come anyway :~)
I have two bottles of Diet Orange Crush that I will be glad to bring...

Sharon

Congrats!!!

I am second to Dawn on homemade baby food. Our kids are growing up by eating only homemade baby food...indeed they never liked the taste of baby food bought from store, since then we started preparing our own at home. There are tons of ways to make fresh and healthy baby food from the homegrown vegetables, fruits, tubers and homemade yogurt, cheese, etc.

Cheers -Chandra

Congrats!!!

I am second to Dawn on homemade baby food. Our kids are growing up by eating only homemade baby food...indeed they never liked the taste of baby food bought from store, since then we started preparing our own at home. There are tons of ways to make fresh and healthy baby food from the homegrown vegetables, fruits, tubers and homemade yogurt, cheese, etc.

Cheers -Chandra

I finally hit the "send" button to all with maps attached to the Spring Fling! If you do not receive one and think you should, either e-mail me or post here.

Two peeps signed up but I don't have an e-mail.

Okienurse
Sherry_OK

If you can't e-mail thru "my page", e-mail Dawn and she'll forward it to me. There's more than one way around those Garden Gnomes!

T-minus 11 days and counting!

Paula

Ok, the kid count is 11 and I hope it stays there :). Most of the goody bag items were sold by the even dozen, and to get two dozen just in case would have been super pricey, so I went with one dozen.

Each kid will get a Garden Gnome Goody bag, 6 insect and reptile tattoos, 3 gummy bugs, an insect finger puppet, and a design-your-own flower and insect garden sticker scene.

My kids will be bringing baskets for Seedmama's wonderful eggs, too! :)

Jo

Jo, those are awesome! I am sure kids will love them.
Seedmama's eggs will be great fun for kids. Thanks -Chandra

Very cute, Jo! I predict my oldest will try to barter his other contents for more gnomes. I don't know what it is but he loves them. When we go door to door for Cub Scout popcorn, it's a 30 minute discourse at every house that has gnomes!

Jo,

How cute!

Between the goody bags you bring and the eggs SeedMama is bringing, the kids are going to have such a good time.

Dawn

I am a noob here (and to gardening) but I will be coming - probably bringing some okra seedlings and maybe some food.

Seedmama,

Your eldest is out of luck, because the only gnomes I will have are in the form of bags. If I see a small prize or two between now and then that is "gnomish", I will grab it for him.

I am feeling very bitter about gnomes right now.

Two weeks ago, our backyard was robbed. They stole our hammock, my concrete garden gnome that I got on vacation when blueberry picking in Kansas City, the kids' bench, their table and chairs, their sand table...and numerous garden ornaments etc. A small mosiac table. A toad house. My solar girl garden statue. Assorted hangings that were on my fence (glass sun, butterfly, etc). The kids' watering cans and shovels. My racheting pruners. I was super mad and I called the police and filed a report, but there is almost no chance that I will get the stuff back.

People are scumbags, and it will take us years on our current budget to replace everything.

JO

PS when this happened, DH said that no one is welcome at our house, now or next year. I hope he changes his mind. I am bitter and sad and very angry, but would still like to host spring fling 2013.

Jo

Jo,

I am sorry your family was victimized by burglars. That is just awful. It also is incredibly common nowadays no matter where you live--big towns, small towns, out in the middle of nowhere, etc. I am astonished at how common burglary has become in our county, particularly in the last year.

I understand your DH's feelings right now, but hope that after he calms down, he'll change his mind because you know we'd love for you to host the 2013 Spring Fling. You know that we'll understand if he doesn't change his mind.

Hang in there,

Dawn

I'm sorry to hear about that, Jo. That's so sad. hopefully you get your gnome back.

Kelly

Jo, that sucks! Do I remember something about you giving away things from your house before the major construction started to people on CL? Do you think it might have been someone from that group? We often use CL to advertise our rental properties and I always feel a little bit nervous about it. Make sure you have deleted any posts on CL about it, too, because people look at stuff that is MONTHS old and still contact us about it - I always think to myself - "Really? It says Open House Feb 10. It's April now."

In other Fling related news, I am going to have to eat and run, so I will be there at 11am sharp to unload my goodies. Found out I have to make to all the way to Yukon by 1:45pm for work and Google Maps says that's over an hour drive. Will be testing the lead foot gene that runs in my family.

I will prep a ton of bamboo poles (trim down to fit in my SUV) this weekend, and bundle them up. Also have some 2" PVC blinds that I've meant to cut into plant ID markers - might try to put together some bundles of those, too, might make for a small door prize(s). Carol's cement planters are coming with me, and possibly a few blackberry cuttings for JLHart (these are fruiting right now, is it ok to take a cutting?)

Have a few metal "garden art" things left by the seller of our house, and maybe a heavy concrete birdbath - that will be as space and my back's strength allows.

Look forward to seeing everyone, even if it's for a short time!

Put me on the tentative but really want to come list. I have other plans for that evening, so it's just a matter of whether I can take the day off & still do my evening stuff.

p-mac if you can shoot me a email at njdjs at hotmail dot com with the address of the fling hubby said we might be able to get away for a few hours to attend. Might come up on a bike. depends on the weather.Tried to send you a email but won't go through.

does anyone have established tansy or golden or pastel yarrow they might bring me a small clump of ??

i could bring a lilac sapling from our hardy old fashioned lilac that has survived all our droughts.......
or a bar of soap.........

also ISO valerian plants and echinacea,trying to redo our medicinal herbs

thanx so much
leava :)

Hi Leava,

I have some really nice echinacea seeds I'll bring you. I'm sorry to say I don't have any plants though.

Kelly

PS. Does anyone have any daffodil bulbs?

Jo,

I am very sorry to hear about your theft! I am always saddened by what people will do and the way one bad apple can do so much harm. Do you have flea market or used knick knack store nearby? Based on what I have seen, people will steal amost anything to get a few bucks for drug money.

I would love a lilac, and I have a tub of daffodils to bring.

I think since this thread is so long, I'll start a new one about plants we're bringing.

kelly thank you for the offer of echinacea seeds...

Well, it looks like I can come this year. I just don't have anything to swap... but I will gladly haul off left overs. LOL

Moni
PS, mypage works for me.

Ok, first - Jo - THAT FREAKIN' STINKS BIG TIME!!! But sadly, I kinda understand how you & your DH feel. Just imagine if it was your in-laws that stole the stuff. We'll get thru this one way or another. Enuf said.

And Moni - YEA! YEA! YEA! I've had your e-mail from the last 2 years and I've sent you the map, etc. on your yahoo address. Please let me know one way or another if you receive it? Can't wait to see you!

Paula

Moni, so glad you can come.

Leava, I have tansy. If I can make it, I'll put your name on one.

tigerdawn,will bring a sapling for you and would love some daffy bulbs,jlhart thank you on the tansy if you make it :)

leava

I'd really like to come out and check it out. How can I get directions?
It will be my first time to an event like this so I'll get a feel for it and be better prepared next time.
I have been trying out new things this last year like flax (for spinning) and native wildflowers and plants that make good dye (for the linen later)
Also it's my second year trying my own vegetable garden.
I have things, I'm just getting started though and not quite ready to split anything. Will have a lot of Coreopsis tinctoria and indian blanket seeds soon :0

JDStar - I don't think I have seen you post before and I don't see your zone. Are you in Oklahoma? Why don't you tell us a little about yourself and what plants you are interested in. Do you have your veggie garden planted?

Yes, I am in NW OKC. That was actually my very first post so there aren't any others :)
I have some stuff planted, bell peppers, a couple of tomatoes, okra, strawberries, potatoes, lettuce, onions.
I kinda fly by the seat of my pants and follow directions the next time when that doesn't work out.

I'm really interested in native wildflowers and plants that can be used for dye (ie, madder, coreopsis, indigo, weld, woad, henna...)

I got my flax in good and early and it's closing in on 2' tall right now. I don't know if I will just let the seeds ripen and have a fuller crop next year or if I want to try to process about 1/2 of what's growing and see if I can spin it. I'm afraid that it won't be enough to complete a project so I'm still pondering that.

About me:
I am a former OKCPS art teacher. I'm a stay at home mom now (2YO girl)and I run an online business where I sell things I have woven.
I volunteer in the horticulture department at the OKC zoo on tuesdays, started that about 6 weeks ago. I've really enjoyed learning about the plants they use, why and how they do things.
I also volunteer with the OKC CERT program. (Community Emergency Response Team)
I've learned a lot with them too. I've got my ham radio license KF5NRK but I don't ever get on my radio.

I've been married 5 years now and hubby is deployed. actually he's still in country but by next week he will be in afghanistan.

I go by JD but I will also answer to Jennifer, not much else though :)

I trried to follow p-mac's directions about emailing to RSVP but I kept getting an error message.

Also, if you guys allow my to come out, I don't have anything to trade garden wise, but I'd be happy to bring some woven bookmarks to trade.

Let me know if there was something else you wanted to know. I feel like I've just rambled on and may not have focused

~JD

Hi, JD!!! Welcome to the forum! Your post gave us a good intro so glad to have you aboard! Sorry for the e-mail issue. OK GW never seems to like my member page. =( However, when I started this thread I requested copies of post sent to my in-box and yours showed up complete with your e-mail address. I've sent you the maps. Don't forget sunscreen, a chair and to wear shoes that will keep the stickers out. As for myself, I'd LOVE to have a bookmarker! And you do weaving? We need to talk...but I won't go into detail here.

And when you tell your hubby about this crazy bunch you're about to meet (or met), please tell him for all of us that we very much appreciate his sacrifices of time and effort. We all know he must miss his home, you and your little girl very much.

Will you be bringing your little girl? See you tomorrrow!

Paula aka p-mac

Welcome JD!!!

JD, you've stumbled into a great group! This will be my second Fling, and to say I've been looking forward to it for a year is not overstating it a bit. I was a wallflower last year, being the newbie on the block (and nursing some lingering High School "outsider" personality traits), but am excited to visit with everyone this year!

Is it too late to sign up? I'd love to come.

Donna - Do you still have my e-mail address from the Dixondale group? I dug and found I still have yours so I've sent you the maps. Let me know if you get it? Also, refer please to the introductory post at the top of this thread for other info.

Hope we get to see you tomorrow! I'm the only other lucky one that's met you so far.

Paula

The spring fling is in the morning, I'm excited. I know I'm new to the forum and to starting my own gardens but I'm still excited about the gathering and getting to meet so many new people. I haven't really introduced myself, so I'll give a small bio.

My name is Rachel,I'm 23 years old and I live NE OK, near Tulsa. I'm originally from CA but my father was in the army when I was younger, and well...this is where we ended up. I've been with the same wonderful man for the last five years and we plan to get married. We bought a house, a fixer upper, this past fall and the front and back yards are in desperate need of plants, lol. I grew up with a wonderful mother, who loves plants and gardening, so Im really excited about fixing up my yards. Also, I work at a Lowes, in the outside lawn and garden, so I spend just about everyday taking care of plants and helping people select the right plants.

I was going to bring a painting and a stuffed owl for door prizes, but my friend really wanted the painting so I'll try to find something else.

Also, I found the seeds that I collected from my mothers garden, from this past fall. I'll bring them incase someone wants some. That way I'll have something to trade, and won't feel like such a mooch if someone gives me something. : )

I hope everyone sleeps good tonight and I can't wait to meet all of you.

-Rachel

Can somebody send me the address or map. Thanks, Sheri

Rachel - Yea! Go you! We all look forward to having you join us!

Sheri_ok - your member pages doesn't show me an e-mail address so I can't send you a map...and my member page probably won't let you send me an email. Grrr....I'll try to send you an e-mail anyway. Hope you can find a way to make it!

Paula

Paula,
Got the email!! See you tomorrow! Thanks, Sheri

Dear All,

As usual we had one more wonderful Sporing Fling 2012. Our sincere appreciation goes to Paula and Ken. Thank you all folks for making this a great event. Thank you for all those surprise-wonderful gifts! Please find photos in the below link. Have a wonderful weekend.

-Chandra

Here is a link that might be useful: Spring Fling 2012

Chandra - AWESOME PICS!!! You've got to link this on the "Post 2012 Fling" thread! Seriously, you captured wonderful moments!!!! We are so blessed that you are part us!!!

'pkm'....haha!