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OBF May Swap: It's a small world

8 years ago

*Our Blooming Friends Swap Group [0BF] was created to have a reliable, fair and safe haven to swap and trade between group members. If you care to join us, we would love to have you.

*Please be a successful member of GardenWeb/HOUZZ and have completed a trade with two or three of our members. Membership requests should be sent to Shirley [Brittneysgran]

1. Have fun! No bickering!

2. Send your swap by posted deadline. If you are going to be late in sending, please POST that on the swap thread.....

3. Always include a Delivery Confirmation/Tracking number and

post it on the swap thread when you send the package

4. Please send things that you yourself would enjoy receiving.

5. Please post after you have received your swap and post what you have received

6..You will be required to replace a swap package that does not make

it to your partner, for any reason. Also you'll be required to replace any item that arrives broken/damaged.

7. New members, for the first two swaps, you will be required to send your swaps first.8. If for some reason, you must pull out of a swap, please let the swap host know ASAP.


Now that all that fine print is out of the way, on to the fun stuff.

For this swap, you choose a place and design your package around that place. It can be a country or a region (New England, South, Mediterranean, etc), or a town. No need to post what place you have chosen. You will send:

  1. Three packs of seeds related to the place you choose.

  2. Three items associated in some way with the place you choose.

For example, if you decided on the southern US as your place, you might include seeds for purple hull peas, yellow collards, and Georgia rattlesnake watermelon and your items can be a Goo Goo cluster, Coca Cola napkins, and a Delta airlines cap. Just use your imagination and have fun.

Sign up by May 7 and please mail by May 21. I will post the first game once sign ups are done.

Comments (284)

  • 8 years ago

    Santa Barbara

    Reno, Nevada

    London, England

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Guess 2

    Honolulu

    Reno, Nevada

    London, England

    Seattle



  • 8 years ago

    Clue 3: At least one person has gotten very close with three correct answers since this game began.

  • 8 years ago

    London

    Toronto

    Nova Scotia

    Alexandria

  • 8 years ago

    Sorry, Amy, you didn't get all four correct. You have one more guess for today!

  • 8 years ago

    Toronto

    Nova Scotia

    Alexandria

    Tampa

  • 8 years ago

    Sorry, Amy. That is not correct either.

  • 8 years ago

    London, England

    Honolulu

    Nova Scotia

    Toronto

  • 8 years ago

    Sorry, Erica, that is not correct either.

  • 8 years ago

    Happy Memorial Day everyone!

    Clue 4: At least one person has named all four cities but unfortunately, not in the same answer.

  • 8 years ago

    London

    Nova Scotia

    Tampa

    Alexandria

  • 8 years ago

    Sorry, Amy, but that is not correct.

  • 8 years ago

    London

    Honolulu

    Alexandria

    Tampa

  • 8 years ago

    London

    Honolulu

    Reno

    Nova Scotia

  • 8 years ago

    Guess 2:


    Toronto

    Tampa

    Nova Scotia

    London

  • 8 years ago

    I track my package and it arrived on the 24th but it has not been picked up yet. I know poor Tammy has been injured so I hope they are able to pick it up before it gets returned to me. Tammy, my message says you need to arrange delivery before June 7 or it will be returned to me.

    I hope you are doing well Tammy.

    DC#9505513950418142111272

    Margo

  • 8 years ago

    Sorry, no one has gotten the correct answer yet.

    Clue 5: Three different time zones are represented in the four cities.

  • 8 years ago


    London, England

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Boston

    Toronto


  • 8 years ago

    Kristan, your package is in the mail The receipt says it should get there on Saturday so we'll see. Thanks for being patient with me while I was dealing with back pain. I wish I could have gone to Columbia (state capital) or Charleston to send more interesting South Carolina things, but I just can't drive that far right now. Enjoy!

    Jeanne

  • 8 years ago

    London

    Nova Scotia

    Tampa

    Honolulu

  • 8 years ago

    Sorry, Amy and Ruth. You did not get all four correct.

  • 8 years ago

    Toronto

    Nova Scotia

    Tampa

    Dallas

  • 8 years ago

    Guess 2:

    Toronto

    Nova Scotia

    Reno

    Dallas

  • 8 years ago

    Sorry, Erica, but those answers are not correct.

  • 8 years ago

    Clue 6: Two of the places are outside of the US.

  • 8 years ago




    Pittsburgh, PA

    Tampa, FL

    Toronto

    London, England


  • 8 years ago


    London, England

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Boston

    Toronto


  • 8 years ago
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    I received my prize for winning guess. I'm so excited to try the Cosmis Purple carrots and the Pennsylvania Dutch Crookneck squash. Thank you so much Emily.

  • 8 years ago

    Thank you everyone for all the thoughts and prayers. It has sure been painful.

    I am so upset with my hubby, Margo's box has been sitting on the kitchen table with all the mail. I asked him while ago if I had gotten a box as I knew she had sent it. He didn't bother to tell me he thought it was something I had ordered, I been asking him each day and so finally he brought all the mail and there it was!

    Margo I apologize for not getting on here sooner and THANKING you for the package. I haven't gotten to open it yet so I will post again with pics.

  • 8 years ago

    London

    Nova Scotia

    Alexandria

    Tampa

  • 8 years ago

    Toronto

    Nova Scotia

    Alexandria

    Tampa

  • 8 years ago

    London

    Toronto

    Alexandria

    Baltimore

  • 8 years ago

    Washington, D.C.

    London

    Toronto

    Alexandria

  • 8 years ago

    Sorry, no one is correct.

  • 8 years ago

    It's May 31 so let's wrap up this game so we don't interfere in Shirley's swap. If no one gets the answer today, then I will declare the winner as the person who was the first person to get three cities correct and was also the first person to name all four cities. If someone gets the answer today, then that person is of course the winner. Good luck everyone.

    Clue 7: The cities are all on the same continent.

  • 8 years ago


    Honolulu

    Santa Barbara

    Nova Scotia

    Toronto

  • 8 years ago

    Reno, Nevada

    Santa Barbara

    Nova Scotia

    Toronto

  • 8 years ago

    Congratulations, Ruth! Your second guess today is the correct one. I really thought this was going to be a short game since you got three of the four cities on your first guess. Congratulations, again!

  • 8 years ago

    Thank you for hosting a fun month of games and swapping.

    gardengirl37232 thanked ruthz
  • 8 years ago

    Ruth -- Congrats! That was a tough game.

    Emily -- Thanks for hosting the fun swap this month. It was a great theme.

    gardengirl37232 thanked EricaBraun
  • 8 years ago

    Congratulations Ruth! That was a tough game!

    Emily, It was really a great swap, Thank you! Amy

    gardengirl37232 thanked amybabyboy3
  • 8 years ago

    Thank you Emily for great swap this month. I am still having a tough time. But great grandaughter coming up from Fla. running late stuck in traffic in Kentucky. she will e 2 next week. So she will know me more from this visit. My mind just keeps thinking of things to do. But I need to just enjoy. SIGH

    gardengirl37232 thanked skyblue52
  • 8 years ago

    I wanted to post that I received Kristan's package in today's mail. I'll post details and pictures tomorrow. Thanks so much for the great package, Kristan!

    Jeanne

  • 8 years ago

    Tammy, Susan and Jeanne, I hope you all three feel so much better soon and that June will be a wonderful and enjoyable month for you all! Take care, Amy

  • 8 years ago

    Thanks all for a great month and for participating and playing. Hope everyone is healing well. I think there are still two packages in the mail that should arrive soon. Looking forward to seeing the June swap!

  • 8 years ago

    Tammy, glad it arrived. Since it was an envie and hubby was looking for a box, he missed it. Lol. My hubby doesn't always pay attention. Hope you enjoy the contents. Margo

  • 8 years ago

    My camera connection to the computer was being weird, but I did get a picture to post. Lovely swap from Kristan and doesn't it look like Hawaii?

    There is this colorful dish towel, seeds: Hot Hawaiian Chili Pepper, Kabocha - Japanese Pumpkin Squash, Sugar Snap Peas, and Lettuce Anuenue (Developed by the Univ. in Hawaii for warm growing conditions --- sounds like a good one to try here!) Also, Kristan included 3 Hawaiian Host candy bars. Yum! One I had already eaten when I took the picture.

    Thank you so much, Kristan. Great swap!

    Jeanne

  • 8 years ago

    Thank you so much Jeanne!! Just received ! The tags are so cute ! And the tea bags as well!! Sounds yummy!! I’ll be hiding the peach rings from my daughter ....lol


    love it all! Thank you !!

  • 8 years ago

    I had already thanked Margo for her Cincinnati package but wanted to share a pic. Just love all of it! Peanuts are already gone. The Chili - it will be next! The cardinal bird handed I already know where on my patio it is going. Carnation seed is gonna be planted ( it’s my favorite!) I could be biased there as 32 yrs ago this Dec. that was the first flower my husband gave me on our first date. The currant tomato seed I love to can so those will be of use too. She also sent a cute buckeye keychain. And in the background is a veggie tote bag. I always use these when going to the store. Wow, so glad you were my partner Margo. You really brightened my world today especially when all I can do is try to rest and pray the pain will ease up. Will be having surgery Wednesday.

    Margo - Jay mailed your box a few days ago and he said you should have gotten it yesterday. Hope you enjoy the state theme I picked. And again Thank you for being so kind as I was late getting yours to you.

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    Emily- Awesome swap this month, I enjoyed reading everyone’s posts and those games kept them on their toes guessing..haha! Thanks for hosting!

    Hope everyone has a beautiful weekend. God bless!

    gardengirl37232 thanked mcc371
  • 8 years ago

    It looks like everyone has sent and received so we are done with May. Thank you everyone for participating. On to June!

  • 8 years ago

    Tammy, I found your box this morning. The mail person put it under the door in the garage. I feel so bad that you had to post a box when you are having such troubles. It is a super box and a delight to open. Tammy filled the box with creative things from and about Texas.

    Bluebonnet seeds-Texas state flower. Was secretly hoping she'd send these.

    rain gauge from Seminole which is her city

    Pecans-state tree

    blackeye peas-Texas annual ritual at new year. Will look that up.

    frog flag and wind chimes- state amphibian. I love frogs

    Tammy topped it off with friendship items which is Texas's state motto.

    4 packs of seeds

    mini magnetic clipboard

    butter rum lifesavers-my favorite

    Cappers farmer magazine

    also in the box is info sheets about Texas and it's gardens.

    Thank you so much Tammy. Good luck Wednesday and I'll be thinking of you.