THANKS!

Marianne

I love basil. I hope there are some packs in there when the robin comes flying into Tennessee!!

wow! this is the most seeds I have ever seen before.
I took 35 and put in 36, I have a new large bubble envi to pack them in. this robin will be in flight to dorothy tomarrow.

I'll use the delivery cof. I was sent
0304 3490 0001 1790 1989
can't wait till round two
thanks everyone for the great seeds
michelle

I would love to be in round 2 too!

Deb

Round 2???? where do we sign up at? I want in. I haven't even got round 1 yet..lol but reading about all the seeds coming,I am steadily packing up lots of different seeds to add. I am not real good at waiting,does it show?...lol
moonphase

FYI- When you all replied to the very first email I sent, you indicated that you wanted to be in either just round 1, or both rounds. I have the following people who ONLY wanted to be in Round 1; the rest of the group is in both rounds:

Whisst
Pastvast
Skyblue
Schmily

There will be a couple of new players for round 2, and any current players may choose to either 'opt-out' or 'opt-back-in' for Round 2 at any time.

Marianne will be added to Round 1 in slot 35B, after Don.

This is my first Round Robin..I can't wait to see what goodies are in there...I have my seeds to put in ready and waiting...FLY ROBIN FLY!!!!!

Jeanene

anyone know where the package is now? I'm getting antsy! lol

Hey there Tina-
I received your snail mail! You are so clever! Thanks for hosting such a wonderful robin!
Julie

I checked yesterday, and it was Delivered on Monday at Dorothy's house.

Nancy...it's on it's way to you!

delivery confirm 0304-3490-0001-1790-1965

Dorothy

I'll be on the lookout Dorothy : ) Got my seeds ready to go : ) This is really alot of fun : ) Nancy

Dorothy,Are you sure you typed the confirmation correctly? I went to usps to check on the robin to see when it might arrive here and all it says is
Label/Receipt Number: 0304 3490 0001 1790 1965

There is no record of this item.

I typed in one number wrong once.. and that happened to me : ( Please check on the number and let me know ok? I am sooo excited : )
Nancy

Awesome!!!! The envelope arrived today : ) Wow!! There are alot of seeds to go through.Good thing it landed here over the weekend!! LOL .It will be back in flight Monday morning to Ordella.I will post the del con # after I send it off.Thanks for sponsoring this Tina!!
Have a Great Weekend All : )
Nancy/cedarnest

The number is correct; Dorothy, you hand delivered, and got your end postmarked, yes?

DOH!

Ordella,The robin is on its way!! It should arrive in 2 days : )
#0304 3490 0001 1790 1934

Thanks Tina for the Great RR : ) Nancy

Thank you Nancy: I will be watching for it. ~ I have
seeds all ready - I am really excited about this
after what everyone is saying about the big package.
Thanks OrDella

LOL!! Big it Is Ordella!! I repacked it all into an even "Bigger Envelope"!! There are certainly alot of seeds to choose from. This is soo much fun : ) Nancy

Maggie, Alice, Stephanie watch your snail mail; going out today!

Hi: I received the package in the mail last nite so I will take a final look tonite and put it in the mail
tomorrow - Julie you will have fun with the large package.
Conf. # 0304 3490 0001 1790 1873 Thanks alot everyone
for the nice seeds that were in the package.
Tina, thanks for starting this - Happy Thanksgiving to everyone that is involved with this R.R. OrDella

Tina - Thank you so much! I can't wait! I'm getting spring fever already!
Maggie

hey guys, I'm really excited about this swap, but worried that I might hold it up and maybe I should pull out? I'm having surgery Nov 30th on my left shoulder/neck to relieve pressure on the nerves/arteries in the thoracic area. this has been causing pain/numbness/tingling in my shoulder, elbow and hand/wrist. I've been watching as the seeds make their way around and I think they may make it to me about the time I'm having surgery. I don't want to delay the envelope, so should I just wait til it gets closer to me and then let people know if it should skip me? after the surgery, I'll be off work 2-3 weeks, but should be up and moving - just not very quickly.

what do you think?
Barbi

I would love to be included in round 2 if possible. I have never done a RR but it sounds fantastic.
Thanks, Eileen

Hi Eileen-
I'll send you email so we can get you into R-2!

Barbi- Do you think it'll be a LONG holdup, or just a couple extra days? Cuz I don't think we'd have a problem with a few extra days, but if you think it'll be a lot longer, I can re-route it and put you further down the list, say in slot 33B?. Email me and we'll chat.

I would be interested in being included in round 2!

Hi Sue! Yup; you're already on the R2 list!

Updated List. Barbi needs to be rescheduled. Daphne, your snail-mail will reflect the change, everyone else stays the same.

9. Oknish- Ordella

10. Julie_mn- Julie
11. Northerngirlz3- Jen
12. Candycow- Candy
13. Debbya- Deb A
14. Etravia- maggie
15. Michiganalice- Alice
16. Pastvast- Stephanie
17. Lisam627_ohio_z6- Lisa
18. Daff_knee2000- Daphne
19. Strmywthr3- Barbi
20. Columbusgardener- Debbie C
21. Skyblue52- Susan
22. Msprettyky- Brenda J
23. Simply_lisa- Lisa L
24. Flowergardenlady- Jeanene
25. Tinatn- Tina
26. Daisydo- Joyce
27. Mimib1- Brenda S
28. Giverny4me- Susan
29. Moonphase- Annette
30. Lil_green_thumb- Kimberly
31. Ggwrn- Ginger
32. Antiquegardenfairy- Sandra
33. Schmily- Ann
34. Kayemell- Kristen
35. Dem_pa- Donald
36. Jeanie74- Jeanie
37. Gardenscout- Lauri
38. Wendeyzee- Wendey
39. Zabecc- Elizabeth
40. Amy B
41. Mmqchdygg- Tina
42. Strmywthr3- Barbi

Tina,
Is it too late to join this round? If it is, please sign me up for round 2.

-EJ

Think it'll make it back for round 2 by Spring? LOL! It's like an enormous snowball, just keeps growing!
Tina, I have never seen someone as organized as you are with this RR!!! It is awesome just to be part of this!
Thank you again for such a wonderful RR!
Susann

EJ- Pretty much it depends on where you're located in the country. The way the Robin is set up, it's moving West-East, and individual mails are being sent to everyone for who they send to. Please email me directly, and I'll see what I can do about squeezing you in somewhere. Otherwise, we'll definitely get you in Round 2.

Ok everyone else, I need an opinion here on a related subject. We've all noted the amount of time it's taken to get just this far. It is anticipated that it will take minimum 3 days between stops, which means that we've still got a LONG way to go. For those of us Winter Sowing, it's going to be REALLY tight for even receiving the first round.

I'm proposing that the Robin be split in 1/2 and run twice as fast. For Round 2, I'd swap them out, and start them at either end of the country, that way everyone gets to see the entire Robin.

I need a quick poll:

A) Leave it alone to run as-is
B) Split it and MOVE IT FASTER!

Thanks.

Hi Tina,

I'm voting for option B. I'm planning to winter sow so I'd be in trouble if we stay the current course.

Marianne

Hi Tina,
I'm voting for option B also..I am planning to do my first winter sowing this year.

Jeanene

Hey Tina...split it!

(35B is still Marianne- sorry Marianne! I cut & pasted from the last list I posted!)

Tina,

No worries.

Marianne

My suggestion... to split it, but wait until it's at the half way point to do so. With each stop, it continues to grow and the variety of seeds increase. Now that we know it's possibly splitting, we could each add even more 'extra' seeds to help the seed robin out.

Deb

B. split it up. It will move much faster that way: )
Nancy

Oh, absolutely. I totally agree with you debbya, and here's why:
I've already sent out snail-mails up to Stephanie. The next one to go out would be Lisa...she's very nearly 1/2-way, so I figured she can just do it (if she's willing and if we decide to do it at all). The 'plan' would be:

Split the Robin into a Red Robin & a Blue Robin.
Red stays on course til the end.
Blue gets redirected to Ginger, who is at the 1/2-way point of the remaining participants, and travels its normal route from there to the end, at which point, blue gets back-peddalled (by me) to Daff_knee, and takes the course as far as Kimberly, who would then send back to me.
At that point, time will no longer be a factor, I'll stick them both back together, and restart Round 2 with the original fat robin.
Follow?
This would mean that by the time blue has to be recirculated, EVERYONE will have seen at least a good portion of the Robin, and it'll be closer to New Years than mid-February. Round 1 will still END in Mid-Feb (likely, assuming that 3-day turnaround time), and everyone will get to see the ENTIRE Robin, but EVERYONE will have seen SOME portion of the Robin by the end of the Year, so that everyone has a chance to get SOMETHING from the Robin earlier than Feb.
See?

While the polls are still open, I'd like to throw something else out there (I may be complicating this more than is necessary):

If we split it, we can do a couple things:
1. Run each only to the end of their respective 'halves' and then start over- means Round 2 starts ~New Years.
2. Run each as stated above, making sure that all participants at the end see both halves- Means Round 2 starts ~Mid Feb
3. LEAVE it split for Round 2, run two separate Robins, as suggested by one of the participants...one headed East, one headed West.

Feel free to chime in on the topics-at-hand.

Oh, and if you didn't notice the change up there in the map, please welcome EJ to the Robin in Upstate NY in slot 34B! (Kristen, your snail-mail will reflect the change.)

(I don't post a new map each time; I just change the one I have, and it updates here.)

I agree with the split. I will be attempting to wintersow again this year.

Barbi

EXECUTIVE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE
Sorry for thinking out loud on the thread guys & gals. I'm making an executive decision. Forget the first part of my thought-pattern about back-peddalling the Blue one back to the 'starting' point of the split.
IF the majority votes to split, it will be a Red Robin/Blue Robin Split, and each will travel another 12 & 13 stops, then both returning home. Round 2 should start ~ New Years. Period.

I'll take a look at each Robin when it gets home to see what I can do to start a second round as 'equally as possible' and then run one from each end so it doesn't take as long to run.

It's looking like the majority of voters are wanting to move this Robin along and split it up (18 votes so far, with 16 votes to split (need 22 for majority vote), 1 vote to leave it alone, and 1 fence-sitter).

Back later with more details.

Split it.

dem_pa

I vote to split it. And if it's not too much trouble at that point I'd like to change my mind and be included in the second round (like I need MORE seeds?!?!?).

Hi ya-all-
THE package has arrived!
It had about 80 great seed packets in it-
I found 11 for me- and put in 108 more!!!
I think I read some where above we should bump up the number in the package for the eventual split-
I did my bit- And covered for another one or two who might not be as....... compulsive..... (yeah- that word might fit) at saving seeds as I am!!
I may be a compulsive seed saver- but I am cheap! My packets are folded paper- which hold seeds fine- but care should be used when sorting through them so they dont fly open on you-
They are in a seperate baggie as well- which helps them to stay closed for the next gal on the list-
I am putting Tina's Addy as the return addy- should the robin ever feel the need to fly home- and sending on with the delivery conformation code of 0304 3490 0001 1790 2283 to NorthernGirlZ3 tomorrow at lunch.
My thanks to Tina and all -
Julie

hello
I say split it(b) but please update everything on the rout, I'm a little confused ( that is not hard to do :) )
thanks michelle

Ok, it's official. I have 23 votes:

20 "Split it"
1 "Leave it alone"
2 fence sitters.

I'm taking those 2 fence sitters and putting them in the "Split it" group, and the deed is done.

Here's the scoop:

Robin splits at Lisa. NO CHANGES TO ANY PLAYERS BEFORE LISA. You will receive the current Robin as-is, and send it according to the instructions you received in your snail-mail.
Lisa, I will send you some additional instructions, a second DC for Ginger, and we'll be good to go.

Red Robin continues on current path, stopping at Kimberly.
Kimberly, your DC will be changed to reflect returning the Robin to me.

The Blue Robin will be sent directly to Ginger, and continue to the end: Me.
Barbie, you will be put at the beginning of Round 2 (call it the end of Round 1 if you want), as well as in your usual spot within the Round, so you will NOT be missing a Round.

Round 2 will also be a split Robin. I will make every effort to equal out the two Robins with number of seeds and/or seed varieties. In cases where there aren't duplicates to put in each Robin, I'll just go by style & color and/or annual, perennial, veggie/herb. I'll make a new map for Round 2.

Here's a new map for the "Pick-Split"

{{gwi:1303618}}

All- I am closing this thread. I will post all the changes clearly in a new Update thread.

DO NOT POST TO THIS THREAD, PLEASE. Thanks.

Hi i got a new message on me posting if any new rr where going on and i got your message for pick a seed rr.i would love to join plmk what i am to do thanks rosie