Thursday, December 24, 2009

'Twas the night before Christmas

when all through the house

barely a creature was stirring, and definitely not a mouse!

just a manic veggie gardener raising a clatter

of spilling seeds on the counter

his wondering eyes gazed upon early season trades

with hopeful thoughts of the season hereafter

True Red Cranberry beans & Soldier beans from Kath @ Veg Heaven

Borlotto Lingua Di Fuoco beans & Victorian Climbing peas from Gary @ Reads Allotment Retreat

Cascadia Sugar Snap peas from Laura @ The Modern Victory Garden

Tail of Tears beans, Bright Lights chard & Red Tropea onions from Daphne @ Daphne's Dandelions

20 comments:

  1. I am so glad the peas finally arrived! I was beginning to worry that they were lost in transit.

    What a great collection of seeds you have received!

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  2. As soon as I get your mailing address, I'll be sending your sweet pepper seeds (2 kinds, red & yellow) and the Kellogg's Breakfast tomatoes.

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  3. Love the poem Dan! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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  4. So exciting getting seeds ! Merry Xmas, Dan. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Holiday Season. :)

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  5. Such a lovely poem and a wonderful collection of seeds from fellow bloggers. Happy Christmas Dan.

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  6. Nice poem, and looking forward to reading about the germination and cultivation of your gifts! Happy Holidays.

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  7. Ah seed receiving. What better gift but one that can be shared back? Happy holidays.

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  8. Merry Christmas, Dan! All of my seeds are now in and I will be doing a post in a few days on every variety I will be growing next year. Let me know if you want any!

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  9. And a Merry Christmas to you and yours Dan. John

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  10. Happy Holidays Dan!
    What a great collection of seeds!!
    Enjoy the time with loved ones, dreaming of spring when you can plant all those great seeds!
    Cheers!

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  11. Merry Christmas!. Half the fun of gardening is the memories of the peple who sent you the seeds or cuttings.

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  12. Isn't it wonderful sharing seeds with gardeners all round the world! Excellent!

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  13. Great looking seeds you received... :)

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  14. Nice Poem dan...i enjoy reading your posts.

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  15. You have some wonderful seeds... can't wait to see them grow when you share them on your blog. Do you have a good seed connections?
    Stop by my garden sometime!

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  16. Cranberry bean??? What is that? Is it a Cranberry or a bean? So confusing.

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  17. What a delightful post. I don't know much about seeds, but I enjoyed every word of this post. Very creative.

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  18. ohh nice! I've been trying to find a place to buy true red cranberry beans! perhaps next year!

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  19. thank you Dan :) I'll look into the Amishland link!!

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