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May FOTESS Swap - We will be celebrating Mother's Day!
You don't need to be a mother in order to participate, you only need to have had a mother or other special woman in your life who has served as a mother. Much of the idea for this month's swap came from Annie when she sent me an "Easter egg" that had memories of her mother and what her mother liked. She did this in another group's swap back in March. Thanks for your idea leading to this one, Annie!
1. You must be a member of FOTESS in order to join in on the swap. If you are not currently a member and would like more information about joining, contact me or Shirley.
2. No Easter eggs for this one - that event has passed. We will use flowers, but not those picked from your garden! The flowers will be created by you. Each flower must come with garden seeds attached to it or inside it. (You will make these flowers from paper, seed catalogs, flower supplies, silk flowers, origami, or however you like. You will send 3 flowers each with different seeds in or attached to it.
3. Here's where Mother's Day comes in - thinking about your mother, what did she like that you could represent with the seeds that you send? I remember my mother liked red geraniums. Now it might be hard to get red geranium seeds (especially on short notice), but I could use seeds from any type of red flower and tell in my note about my mother liking red geraniums. Did mom have a favorite food? How about if she loved blueberry pancakes? Then maybe you could use something that blooms in blue or produces a blue fruit or vegetable. Be creative and it's the thought that counts!
4. To make it easier to explain your choices of seeds, you will be including a note - and that's where you tell about your mother (or other special woman) and which seeds you included and why.
Pretty simple, but that's what we're all about: 3 flowers, each created in your own manner. Use your creative touch to attach or fill them with seeds. Include your note with comments about your mother and why you included the seeds that you did as they relate to your mother.
Sign up by May 1. I will match partners the following day and please get your swap packages out within a day or two after that so maybe everyone can receive her package by Mother's Day. Use a padded envelope or a small box. With the contents being light weight if you use a small box, you should be able to send it first class mail - so not much expense. No delivery confirmation required.
Keep in mind that there's no need to know who you will send to when you begin to create your items, so once you sign up start thinking of how to create your seeded flowers.
Apart from the swap, we will play a game or two in May.
Whether you are in the swap or not, my idea for all the members is that we pretend someone will prepare a special meal or snack for us on Mother's Day and share at least one recipe for what you would like them to prepare for you. I think we all love new recipes. Post those here on the thread and maybe we can leave a hint at home and taste our favorites!.
Okay, I'm signing up for the swap. Who else?
You need to be a member of FOTESS (Friends of the Earth Simple Swaps) in order to join in on this swap. We may be able to get you onboard in time. I'm sending you an e-mail message about membership.
Thanks for being interested in our group.
This post was edited by sandlapper_rose on Mon, Apr 29, 13 at 22:42
Jayeanne (pinkiris) got her information to me today - welcome to the group! We're so happy to have you join us.
Now our swap list is:
I hope I didn't post this too early for our members to find it. I was just attempting the timing so the packages might arrive for Mother's Day. Come out, come out, wherever you are...
By the way, if you haven't read our poem lately (March and April FOTESS Swap), check it out. That is an outstanding poem. Good effort on the part of everyone!
Okay. Jaynine raised a good point. How about if I extend the deadline to sign up through to May 6th. I'll post the swap partners on the 7th and you can mail by May 14th. Will that help some? Dates are now adjusted!
If you had planned to be an early bird on mailing your items, I think getting them out on May 7th or 8th might still get them to your partner in time for Mother's Day.
I'll get our game started tomorrow or Friday so watch for it. You do not have to be swapping this month in order to play the game - it's open to all FOTESS members.
Notice that I posted above that the sign up for the swap is now extended to May 6th. Maybe that will allow a few more to join in.
Game created! All FOTESS members can play and since I know some people can't get online everyday, you have until the end of the weekend to send me answers for this first game.
What will that do for determining the winner? If only one person has all the answers right by the end of the weekend, she will win. If there are multiple people with all answers right or the same number right, I will draw the name of the winner from them. Because of the way this is being played, you may want to e-mail your answers to me, but you can post them here if you prefer.
So here's what you do. Below there is a list of 15 mothers and their 15 daughters. Match the mothers and their daughters. You will have 15 pairs.
Note: If the woman used a married name, I probably listed it that way. Some of the names may be stage names, character names, or the like.
Mother and Daughter Matching Game
Sophia Petrillo
Janet Leigh
Hillary Clinton
Judy Garland
Demi Moore
Liza Minnelli
Liza Todd
Alice Longworth
Rumer Willis
Pat Nixon
Elizabeth Taylor
Dorothy Rodham
Princess Leia
Mary Bailey
Dorothy Zbornak
Goldie Hawn
Julie Eisenhower
Jamie Lee Curtis
Padme Amidala
Kate Hudson
Lourdes Leon
Mary Wollstonecraft
Naomi Judd
Mary Shelley.
Alice Roosevelt
I hope I got all the spelling correct. Have fun everyone!
I'll try to start us out with a favorite recipe or two tomorrow.
Please post your recipes to share. We all love new recipes!
There's lots of fun here this month so join in! I'll post a second game towards the middle of the month.
Would love to join in but because I am taking time off to go visit my son and daughter in law, (the one expecting our first grandchild) I am working extra hours before the trip and after so am afraid to overextend myself. I even have to work Mother's day. Thankfully, we are only open 4 hours.
I hope you all have a successful swap and happy Mother's day to all our member who are moms.
Hi Everyone, sorry I haven't been around for this swap, still busy with the March/April Poetry swap, and also the May MNF swap. Just wanted to say HI! I hope everyone is having some great gardening days and a Happy Spring!
Spent the last two days outside working in the gardens and getting my annual seeds planted. My muscles are really sore tonight! Oh well, I can take a break and go back to work tomorrow!
Talk to ya all soon!
Hi there, ladies. The weather turned for the worse on Saturday evening, but we were able to get our tomatoes planted and mulched, and half of the flowerbed expansion put in. I even got some annuals planted. The cold and drizzly weather kept me inside for much of the day today, but that enabled me to get my act together and prep my package for this swap.
My mom was the first person I ever gardened with. She didn't really grow veggies, but she did grow lots of flowers and fruit trees. As a baby, my mom used to set me up in the yard in my pool while she worked in her flowerbeds. Here's a photo of me "helping" my mom in the flowerbeds. I think I was probably 12 months old. No doubt I was really good at weeding!
May I join? I know I'm more than a day late (and probably a dollar short). May is great, but crazy. Next week in our neck of the woods it's Mother's Day and high school graduation on the same weekend. The state colleges had their graduations this weekend. There's the end of the month Decoration Day (that's what my grandmother called it) or Memorial Day. Kids have 2 more weeks of school, I have 2 parent-school meetings about computers that I GET to attend, 1 chorus concert, 2 band concerts, Fine Arts Night, Academic Awards night and a partridge in a pear tree. (I think I'll wish I was the partridge in the pear tree.) ha If I'm too late for the swap I understand--no problem. I was watching the March/April swap with one eye, but even then time got away from me.
All of those tulips I planted in the parks are coming up. By now they've usually all bloomed. They are so stunted this year from the cold. I saw one today that was blooming and the stem is less than an inch long. It looks like it has some kind of vertically-challenged hex on it. The trees started budding out last week and then they predicted ice, but we got rain instead. Thank goodness...we're still hoping for lilacs and our blooming fruit trees. The dandelions haven't slowed up a centimeter, however. They are out in great numbers stronger than ever. Sorry to write a book. Later!
Sorry to have been away a bit - we had company for the weekend. Anyway, we now have a longer list of swappers for May so that's great! Welcome Katie and Heidi!
(Cute picture!)
Now our swap list is:
One more day to sign up for the swap then I'll match partners.
Anyone else joining in on the game? I'll list the winner tomorrow.
Let's see if I can have enough luck to get my recipe typed in here... This is delicious!
Fruit Pizza
1 1/2 c. flour
2 Tbsps. sugar
1 1/2 sticks of butter (softened)
1/2 small carton of Cool Whip (or similar whip)
8 oz. softened cream cheese
2/3 c, powdered sugar
1 tsp. almond extract (if you don't like almond, substitute vanilla extract)
To Prepare:
Mix the first 3 ingredients and press on a greased pizza pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 min. Cool.
Mix the next 4 ingredients together well. Spread on the crust. Place cut up fresh fruit or well drained canned fruit on top. Use a variety of fruits and you can create a lovely pattern. Strawberries, blueberries, bananas, fruit cocktail, pineapple, seedless grapes - everything works well. If I am concerned about the fruit darkening I add Fruit Fresh or dip it in lemon juice and water.
Chill the "pizza" a bit and cut it into pizza style wedges. Great as a dessert or a snack. If you have any left, you do need to keep this refrigerated.
Serves 8 - 12
It's getting to be my bedtime here, but I promise to be back tomorrow. We had a rainy weekend, but my plants are loving it! The weather we've had lately reminds me of the spring when I traveled to Holland and we know they have great luck with plants.
Now, if only I could do away with all the voles. I had a 9 year old bay tree that was special to me and they ate all the roots and killed it. I'm sure it's not the only plant that will fall victim this year either. Unfortuntely, there is not a lot you can do to get rid of them. :-(
We watched the Kentucky Derby (on TV) on Saturday and prepared some special food - even Derby Pie. They sure had some rain. I think that amount was more like what we had today.
Have a great week!
A big CONGRATULATIONS to Annie who won our mother-daughter matching game!
The correct matches are:
Sophia Petrillo and Dorothy Zbornak (The Golden Girls)
Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis (actresses)
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli (actresses)
Mary Wollstonecraft was the author of a famous feminist social study and her daughter, Mary Shelley, was the author of Frankenstein
Demi Moore (actress) and Rumer Willis
Dorothy Rodham and Hillary Clinton (former Sec, of State)
Princess Leia and Padme Amidala (Star Wars)
Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson (actresses)
Madonna (singer) and Lourdes Leon
Mary Hatch and ZuZu Bailey (From the movie It's a Wonderful Life)
Demeter and Persephone (Mythology)
Pat Nixon and Julie Eisenhower (Nixon wife and daughter)
Elizabth Taylor (actress) and Liza Todd
Alice Roosevelt (first lady) and Alice Longworth
Naomi Judd and Wynonna (singers)
Lots of interesting and successful mother-daughter combinations here!
I'll be back with the list of partners tomorrow...
and more recipes, and another game yet to come!
Drum roll....
and now for our swap partners!
Vina and Jayanne will send to each other.
Heidi and Katie will send to each other.
Jeanne will send to Annie.
Annie will send to Janine.
Janine will send to Jeanne.
I hope to get the swap for my partner packaged up and mailed tomorrow. We'll see how it goes and I'll post here when I mail it.
I totally understand that everyone is busy in May. It's like that at our house, too - Mother's Day, family birthday, anniversary, etc. Thanks for taking the time to swap, play games, or just drop in and say hello.
Jeanne, I took my husband for a few dollors on the Kentucky Derby last Saturday. But I did not have any Derby Pie...need to look that one up.
When I make the following, I usually at least triple it and put in a bit more white pepper. So easy too!
(from Summit House...a favorite restaurant)
1 lb. Frozen Kernel Corn
12 oz. Whipping Cream
1/2 t. salt
2 T. sugar
pinch white pepper
1 1/2 T. Melted Butter
1 1/2 T. Flour
3 T. Parmesan Cheese
Combine corn, cream, salt, sugar and white pepper in a pot and bring to a boil. Simmer 5 minutes. Make a roux from butter and flour, add to corn, mix well and remove from heat.
Transfer corn mixture to casserole. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and brown under broiler.
Serves 4-6
Janine...need to get to work on my three flowers for you....SOON...LOL!
Happy Tuesday!
Gooey Buns
1 can spam, diced
3/4 c. cheese, cubed (Velveeta melts really well)
Add 1/4 c. prepared mustard
2 T. minced onion
2 T. chopped sweet pickle (sweet pickle relish works)
3 hard-boiled eggs, grated
12 hamburger buns
Mix together and put in bun. Wrap each in foil separately. Heat at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
This is for post-mother's day when you need something new, something quick and something they'll love.
We've got sprinkles of rain today. We're loving it. The farmers are frustrated. It's getting late to be planting, but it's so cold. If the ground temp doesn't warm up the seeds won't germinate. If they put off planting they run out of time at the end of the season. Most shoot for May 10 and that's coming up fast.
Thanks for letting me play!
I love trying new recipes so thanks for posting recipes for us, Heidi and Annie. I will try to get another one typed in after I take care of FOTESS business... which is... Annie, I mailed your Mother's Day Swap package today. it also has your prize for the mother-daughter match game. I hope you like what I sent. I had fun doing this.
Okay, can you tell I like pizza themed recipes? Here is another that is just as good as the first one I posted.
Banana Berry Brownie Pizza
1 pkg. brownie mix (13 x 9" pan size)
1/3 c. boiling water
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 egg
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/4 c. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. sliced fresh strawberries
1-2 med. firm bananas, sliced
1 oz. semisweet chocolate, melted
In a bowl, combine brownie mix, water, oil, and egg until well blended. Spread into a greased and floured 12" pizza pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 min.
In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until combined. Spread over brownie crust. Bake 15 min. longer until topping is set. Cool on a wire rack.
Just before serving, arrange strawberries and bananas over topping. Drizzle the chocolate on top. Refrigerate leftovers.
Makes 10-12 servings
I'll try to post something that isn't sweet tomorrow or the next day. I do have some healthy recipes! ;-)
I have checked out Derby Pie and well...that sounds awfully good! I have been to many Kentucky Derby parties over the years...and have never had this that I can remember. Mint Juleps yes, but no Derby Pie! I think I will make it for the Preakness...LOL..unless I make it before.
Your Fruit Pizzas....interesting! I am having a party in a few weeks. This group would love these. I will not eat fruit but I am thinking I could do something else with nuts and chocolate on your crusts for me. These crusts sound very good!
And Jeanne, I love PIZZA!!!! Not the healthy kind.....do you have a recipe (inc crust) with sausage, pepperoni, sausage, peppers, anchovies, onion, garlic, cheese and all the other stuff ...no fruit? I am due for a major PIZZA pig out.
Janine, I have your flowers ready to go. I will mail today or tomorrow...will post after I send.
Happy Wednesday!
Heidi, your package is on its way! It should arrive by Saturday, according to USPS. Somehow, I got a DC # on this 1st class parcel for free. Don't know how that happened, but the DC # is 9574210133933128370065
I've had some interesting adventures with the P.O. this week... I brought some packages to mail for work, and had previously weighed and affixed stamps prior to going over there. Cost to mail was $9.75 according to USPS.com
When I brought my boxes to the clerk, their scales were overcharging and indicated cost to mail was $11.95! I brought my packages back to the office to double-check myself. I went back today with PROOF of the cost to mail those boxes from one zone to another, priority mail, as $9.75. The clerk and I compared notes, read the current published rates, and determined their scales have the wrong micro-chip in them and are over-charging! I wonder how many people are getting hosed because of that?! Unbelievable.
The Fruit Pizza and the Corn au Gratin recipes are currently tied for ones most appealing to me. YUM!
This weekend I made gumbo. Along with the requisite andouille, I also added duck and rabbit (both locally harvested). I like to call it Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck Gumbo.
Evening Everyone! :)
Sorry I missed the game :( Been having some crazies this week! And it's only Wed., hahaha.
Jayeanne, sent you an email. :) Please let me know if you don't receive. I don't know if I'm going to make the mommy's day deadline. But, hopefully that Monday...hoping...hoping...
Have a Super Mother's Day everyone!
ps. love the recipes!
It's been a crazy couple of weeks, but here is one of my favorite recipes. I usually add one or two layers of lasagna noodles to hold it together a bit more. :)
Zucchini Lasagna
3 pounds large zucchini, scrubbed
1 quart spaghetti sauce or thick tomato sauce
1 cup bread crumbs
1 pound ricotta cheese (more, if you like - the original recipe calls for 2 pounds)
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 Tablespoons parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspoon each dried oregano, basil
Salt & pepper to taste
1 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
1 pound mozzarella cheese, coarsely grated
Slice zucchini into long slices. Cook in boiling water just until limp, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
Combine ricotta, eggs, parsley, seasoning and half of the parmesan cheese and half of the bread crumbs in a bowl. Set aside.
In a 9x13 pan, spoon a thin layer of tomato sauce. Sprinkle with a quarter of the bread crumbs. Arrange layer of zucchini over this. Spoon half of the reserved ricotta mixture on top of the zucchini. Sprinkle with half the mozzarella cheese. Arrange the rest of the zucchini over this, layer more tomato sauce and the rest of the bread crumbs and top with remaining ricotta mixture. Top with remaining mozzarella and parmesan.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 1 hour or until top is brown. Let stand 20 minutes before cutting.
My mom used to make this lasagna for us often. She's coming over on Sunday, but she has requested steak and asparagus, so that is what we are having.
Janine, your package went out yesterday. Happy Mothers Day...
Mandy, Zucchini Lasagna, now that sounds good. I have never made a meatless lagagna.
Katie, your PO adventure...pathetic!
Love the following...a little on the rich side....delicious! I am not one to follow recipes so I am always playing with this and that.
I sometimes will use small scallops versus the large. If possible, use fresh scallops. Funny, it always tasted better when my Mom made it.
Coquilles St-Jacques (Gratinéed Scallops)
Serves 6
8 oz. button mushrooms, chopped fine
6 tbsp. unsalted butter
5 small shallots, minced
3 tbsp. minced parsley
1 tbsp. minced tarragon, (and 6 whole leaves for garnish)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
¾ cup dry vermouth
1 bay leaf
6 large fresh sea scallops
2 tbsp. flour
½ cup heavy cream
��" cup grated Gruyère
½ tsp. fresh lemon juice
Heat mushrooms, 4 tbsp. butter, and ��" of the shallots in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium heat; cook until the mixture forms a loose paste, about 25 minutes. Stir parsley and minced tarragon into mushroom mixture; season with salt and pepper. Divide mixture among 6 cleaned scallop shells or shallow gratin dishes. Bring remaining shallots, vermouth, bay leaf, salt, and ¾ cup water to a boil in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium heat. Add scallops; cook until barely tender, about 2 minutes. Remove scallops; place each over mushrooms in shells. Continue boiling cooking liquid until reduced to ½ cup, about 10 minutes; strain. Heat broiler to high. Heat remaining butter in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium heat. Add flour; cook until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add reduced cooking liquid and cream; cook until thickened, about 8 minutes. Add cheese, juice, salt, and pepper; divide the sauce over scallops. Broil until browned on top, about 3 minutes; garnish each with a tarragon leaf.
Enjoy your Thursday!
Yours is in the mail. My brain has been in 'cramp' mode for days. I knew Mother's Day was coming. It suddenly dawned on me today that I have to get things in the mail. I have grandmothers in other cities. What was I thinking? So I can hope it will get there by Saturday, but I'll probably be a day late. I had fun making yours, too!
I have been working on my Garden of Hope-a city flowerbed on a busy corner. Three local women have died of cancer in the last few months and I knew them all. Another friend diedin Texas. I got some decorations and made tags with their names on them. I put them up today and have been planting more flowers there. The decorations are just for a short time--not forever. Just helps us, as a community, remember and appreciate. I'll try to post a link here. It's a FAcebook page.
Oh my, yesterday I received "Mother's Day" beauty from Jeanne!!!!
First of all, Jeanne wrote a touching and lovely tribute to her MOM, whose name was Pearl. Jeanne chose three flower seeds that grew in their garden when she was growing up....Interesting as well, in that the three colors in the flowers chosen were red, white and blue... Pearl was a Patriotic woman, a young adult during World War II. During the war, Pearl grew a "Victory Garden" , which so many people planted in their home gardens during World War II.
The flowers Jeanne sent......
The color RED...Oriental Poppy "Brilliant Red"...Jeanne remembers red poppies in their garden. However, her Mom's favorite flower might have been the red geranium. Jeanne's Dad was Polish and Pearl learned to make various Polish foods. Poppy seeds are cherished by the Polish as a "delicious food item"..... In Polish culture, is the term, "a bushel of poppy seeds", which is symbolic in that it relates to a wealthy and and abundantly stocked home. And at Christmas, the custom of serving dishes with poppy seeds is to ensure an abundant harvest and auspicious year. Also, the red poppy honors fallen soldiers during WWI and WWII. These seeds were in a beautiful hand sewn drawstring bag with the seeds Zinnia "thoughts of friends" on the outside.
The color WHITE... Alyssum "Carpet of Snow"....Pearl was not crazy about snow but Family and Religion were big parts of her life. White reminds Jeanne of christenings and weddings as the bride and baby wear white. These seeds were inside a beautiful handmade sewn "seed packet" drawstring bag, The seed packet says Baby's Breath "innocence".....
And the color BLUE...Jeanne sent Forget-Me-Knot "Blue Bird" seeds. Pearl did not forget family and friends. Pearl through her life kept in touch with her best childhood friend and would keep in touch with cousins and neighbors after they had moved away. Blue Bird reminds Jeanne of her blue parakeet that she had when she was young. These seeds were in another beautiful hand made drawstring bag, of course, made by Jeanne.....the seed packet says Forget-Me-Knot "remember me".
I am not doing these drawstring bags justice. They are simply beautiful and so colorful. Did you photocopy these seed packets (which have a price on them of 15 cents ...LOL) on to material? I do not sew!
Jeanne, I so enjoyed reading about your Mom, your thoughts, the memories, the history on poppy seeds (very interesting).....and the polish pastry "Makowiec (Poppy Seed Rolls), which I have never heard of etc...etc...etc.....
A also received my prize from Jeanne. Oh my goodness, this is so beautiful....a towel with teapots and black eyed susans.....and yes...you made this too??? This is art!
Jeanne, thank you for sharing your lovely Mom, Pearl, with me. She died at such a young age, but she lives on in you!
THANKS SO MUCH!! Happy Mothers Day!
Annie, I'm excited that you were so excited to receive the package from me. Thanks for the compliments. It was a nice way to remember my mother for Mother's Day. Annie got me curious as to whether I can easily find a picture of my mother working in the Victory Garden during World War II. If I can, I will post it. It was a "community Victory Garden" that the neighborhood tended together. Old concept that became new again, I guess.
Anyway, I said I would be back to post a recipe that is not dessert. (The desserts always seem to be my favorite!) This one is healthy and is one of my younger daughter's favorite things for me to cook. I haven't made it for awhile so I'll have to keep it in mind when I am trying to decide what to make for dinner.
Shepherd's Pie
1 lb. extra lean ground beef
Nonstick cooking spray
1 cup chopped onion
1 large clove garlic, finely chopped
1/2 cup sliced carrots
1 can (14 1/2 oz.) beef broth
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup frozen peas
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 can (5.5 oz.) mixed vegetable juice
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper
2 cups mashed potatoes
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
1. Heat ground beef in large skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until browned and crumbly. Remove meat with slotted spoon. to colander to drain. Drain fat from skillet.
2. Coat skillet with cooking spray and add onion, garlic, and carrots. Cook, stirring, until onion is softened, adding a little beef broth to prevent sticking.
3. Add remaining broth. Boil then reduce heat. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender.
4. Add mushrooms and peas and cook 1 min. more.
5. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
6. In small bowl add cornstarch into mixed vegetable juice to dissolve. Add to cooked vegetables. Stir over medium heat until mixture thickens. Add Worcestershire, rosemary, salt, pepper, and browned meat. Transfer to 2 qt. casserole.
7. Place dollops of mashed potatoes on top. Sprinkle the potatoes with Parmesan cheese.
8. Bake 15 min. until potatoes are golden brown and filling is bubbly.
The temperatures are pretty good today so I have been outside trying to settle the last of my winter sowing plants into containers or the ground. I also transplanted some of last year's plants into bigger containers. Our roses are either starting to bloom or already full of blossoms so I should take some pictures. They don't like our hot summer weather so this is when I have to enjoy them. I think my variegated hydrangea bush that I moved to a bigger container came from a cutting that was a FOTESS swap - maybe early last year. That and a butterfly bush, I think, are the only ones that made it from those cuttings, but what great plants to succeed with! Hopefully we can try the cutting swap again sometime.
I'll be back to say "Happy Mother's Day" tomorrow, but if you'll be traveling or super busy all day - here's an early wish for a special day for you tomorrow.
I found the picture of my mother in the Victory Garden! Some times I amaze myself with what I can find (or not find...)
I am posting it now in case I have problems getting this to go through tomorrow.
I'll try to be back online tomorrow to see how everyone's day is going. I found this quote to add for Mother's Day and like that it is not limited to mothers... in addition to that, it mentions gardeners so how could it be better!
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~Marcel Proust
I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!
Here is one more game to finish out this month. It's a city name game. 15 cities are listed below with a space shown for each letter in the name of the city or town. I listed the name of the state. You will be guessing the city name.The cities or town are all "typical" girls' first names that you should be familiar with. The prize will be a vintage cookbook.
Once you have a guess on all 15, contact me with your answers by e-mail so I can announce the winner. You can guess multiple times. The first person with all 15 right will win.
I will fill in a new letter every day and if it seems to be taking too long, I will select more than 1 a day as the month moves along.The letter that I added for today is "D" - I know that wasn't a lot of help, but maybe tomorrow's letter will appear more frequently.
Good luck!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ South Carolina
_ d _ _ Kansas
_ _ _ _ _ _ Louisiana
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ North Carolina
_ _ _ _ _ _ New York
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ West Virginia
_ _ _ _ _ _ Ohio
_ _ _ _ _ Texas
_ _ _ _ Nevada
_ _ _ _ _ _ Montana
_ _ _ _ _ _ Michigan
_ _ _ _ _ _ d _ _ _ Minnesota
_ _ _ _ _ _ Delaware
_ _ _ New Hampshire
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Connecticut
As for the swap, Annie received from me and I will keep posting as packages arrive.
Forgive me for not posting sooner: my seeds from Annie came on Friday. She sent enough to fill a vegetable garden(!) attached to the most adorable homemade flowers. My favorite part of the package, though, was the note describing Annie's mom, Rosemary. The smile never left my face as I read about how wonderful she was...I'm quite sure I would have liked her very much.
Thank you, Annie, for making my day a better one.
Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.
My swap package arrived from Janine today! Janine, the flowers you made are great. So much so, that I took a picture. Excuse the way I have them posed and the white one (which looks to me like a daffodil, my favorite) doesn't show up as well as it should. My husband liked the purple one best, and who can resist the pattern with the polka dots. I think these two are iris and tulip. Am I right? The flowers are like origami and Janine did a great job making them.
Janine's mother's name was Leona May. That's such a pretty name and from all Janine said about her, I can tell she was a wonderful mother and is greatly missed. We are so lucky to have wonderful memories if our mother's are no longer with us. The seeds are Phlox 'Moody Blues', Zinnia 'Gumdrop Candy' and 'Chinese Forget-Me-Nots.' Blue was her mother's favorite color, she loved spiced gumdrops, and sadly developed Alzheimers near the end of her life. Wonderful seeds and they will be especially meaningful to me in my garden now that I know about your mother.
The note card Janine sent is interesting, too. It depicts a painting named "Blessing the Melon" - very different and appropriate for gardening! The painting is located in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
I forgot to say that any FOTESS member, signed up to swap this month or not can play the game I listed earlier today. Now to update us on our swap.
Vina and Jayanne will send to each other.
Heidi and Katie will send to each other.
Jeanne will send to Annie. (Annie has received.)
Annie will send to Janine. (Janine has received.)
Janine will send to Jeanne. (Jeanne has received.)
I'll be watching to update our list some more.
The weather is outstanding here right now in SC. I'd better enjoy it before the heat rolls in!
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I received your package today. The mailman came by and an hour later he drove by again and jumped out with your package! You are quite the origami-ist. Such pretty flowers made out of plant magazine pages.
She sent me a beautiful card of the Platte River (which our town is about 1/2 mile from). I've never officially been to any Sandhill Crane migration events, but I've seen them and they are such interesting and beautiful creatures.
Katie's mother and my mother have something in common: they love red flowers! She sent me Twinkle Phlox and Globe Phlox as well as Dracopis Amplexicaulis. I loved what she wrote, "Being annuals, that means almost instant flowers!"
I am also going to post a picture of my tulips blooming on my wall. A couple of weeks ago we had snow and today it was 96 degrees! That's weather in Nebraska! lol Heidi
Hi Ladies! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. It was really sweet to have my mom here visiting for Mother's Day, especially since we lost her mother, my grandmother, in February. We all miss her so much.
I received my flowers from Heidi today, too! Heidi, I just love what you made. When you first posted about your cricut last year, I went and investigated and they looked like so much fun! I just love getting stuff from you that you make with it! Heidi sent 3 flowers that remind her of her mom and grandmother: dark red Scabiosa, cheery Sunflowers, and Datura.
Heidi and I both share a lot between our moms and our grandmothers. Both of our mothers are/were teachers. Heidi, my mom taught reading to middle-school children for ~30 years before retiring. Teachers are such special people. And my grandmother was born in Kansas, too! Thanks so much for your note about your family women and the seeds!
BTW, last year, Shirley sent me a few white plains beardtongue. My very first bloom opened today! Yay!
Thanks for posting new pictures. I always love seeing the gardens and flowers! I'll update our swap list tomorrow, but I'm up and it's after midnight, so I am going to draw a letter to add to the clues for our game. The letter I'm adding is "N" - that should definitely help!
_ _ _ _ _ n _ _ , South Carolina
_ d n _ , Kansas
_ _ _ _ _ _ , Louisiana
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , North Carolina
_ _ n _ _ _ , New York
_ _ _ _ _ _ n , West Virginia
_ _ _ _ n _ , Ohio
_ _ _ _ _ , Texas
_ _ _ n , Nevada
_ _ _ _ _ _ , Montana
_ _ _ _ _ _ Michigan
_ _ _ _ _ n d _ _ _ , Minnesota
_ _ _ _ _ _ , Delaware
_ _ _ , New Hampshire
_ _ _ _ _ n _ , Connecticut
Evening Everyone!
Forgive me for not posting sooner, but, I mailed out Jayeanne's MOM on Saturday. I wasn't quite so creative with my flowers, lol, but I tried :)
I absolutely love the photo of the victory garden !! Jeanne, your mom's beautiful!!
I hope everyone had a super Mother's Day!
Talk to you later.
Shirley has a heading here on the Round Robin board asking if one of our members wants to be the FOTESS hostess for June. Please let her know if you do. Otherwise, we will just have a "vacation month."
The letter that I drew for the name game is "R" --- here goes with plugging it in:
_ _ _ r _ n _ _ , South Carolina
_ d n _ , Kansas
_ _ _ _ _ _ , Louisiana
_ _ _ r _ _ _ _ _ , North Carolina
_ _ n _ _ _ , New York
_ _ _ _ _ _ n , West Virginia
_ _ _ _ n _ , Ohio
_ _ _ _ _ , Texas
_ _ _ n , Nevada
_ _ _ r _ _ , Montana
_ _ _ _ _ _ Michigan
_ _ _ _ _ n d _ _ _ , Minnesota
_ _ _ r _ _ , Delaware
_ _ _ , New Hampshire
_ _ _ _ _ n _ , Connecticut
That "R" wasn't has much help as I expected. We'll see what turns up tomorrow!
As for the swap, here we go:
Vina and Jayanne will send to each other. (Vina has sent)
Heidi and Katie will send to each other. (Both have received.)
Jeanne will send to Annie. (Annie has received.)
Annie will send to Janine. (Janine has received.)
Janine will send to Jeanne. (Jeanne has received.)
I love hearing about the flowers people sent and how they relate to their mothers. Have a great day.
Here's a recipe for one of my mom's favorites (mine, too):
Lemon Sponge Pie
1 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp melted butter (*1 Tbsp)
3 eggs, separated (*2)
2 Tbsp flour, rounded (*2 Tbsp level)
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups milk (*1 c)
juice & grated rind of 1 lemon (can use 2 limes for lime sponge--I think I've made it with every kind of citrus)
Cream together sugar, butter, egg yolks, flour and salt. Add lemon juice & rind and milk. Fold in beaten egg whites (stiff peaks) last. Pour into 9" unbaked pie crust and bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. It's difficult, but it really should be completely cool before cutting to allow it to set. (* indicates measurements for 8" pie. bake 35-40 minutes)
The letter I drew today is "O" - filling them in!
_ _ o r _ n _ _ , South Carolina
_ d n _ , Kansas
_ _ _ _ _ _ , Louisiana
_ _ _ r _ o _ _ _ , North Carolina
_ _ n _ _ _ , New York
_ _ _ _ _ o n , West Virginia
_ _ _ _ n _ , Ohio
_ _ _ _ _ , Texas
_ _ _ n , Nevada
_ _ _ r _ _ , Montana
_ _ _ _ _ _ Michigan
_ _ _ _ _ n d _ _ _ , Minnesota
_ _ _ r _ _ , Delaware
_ _ _ , New Hampshire
_ _ _ _ _ n _ , Connecticut
Have a great day!
I apologize for not posting sooner, but, yes I did mail out Vina's MOM earlier in the week . I have tracking if needed. I have been under the weather with a stomach bug of some sort. Also for some reason I am not getting the updates sent to my email, any ideas? thanks for the help =)
Hope everyone had a beautiful Mother's Day!
Glad you're feeling better, Jayeanne. I'm sure both you and Vina will post when your packages arrive.
Glad people are enjoying the game. Here's a bonus letter. I have a doctor's appointment in the morning so may not get on until later in the day
Bonus letter is "G" - bad news is it only falls in one name.
_ _ o r _ n _ _ , South Carolina
_ d n _ , Kansas
_ _ _ _ _ _ , Louisiana
_ _ _ r _ o _ _ _ , North Carolina
G _ n _ _ _ , New York
_ _ _ _ _ o n , West Virginia
_ _ _ _ n _ , Ohio
_ _ _ _ _ , Texas
_ _ _ n , Nevada
_ _ _ r _ _ , Montana
_ _ _ _ _ _ Michigan
_ _ _ _ _ n d _ _ _ , Minnesota
_ _ _ r _ _ , Delaware
_ _ _ , New Hampshire
_ _ _ _ _ n _ , Connecticut
I'll post another tomorrow.
The first letter I picked today was "J" which didn't add much to our list so I picked a second one which is "T" - filling them in below. That only filled in 3 spaces, but I'll be back with more tomorrow.
_ _ o r _ n _ _ , South Carolina
_ d n _ , Kansas
_ _ _ _ _ _ , Louisiana
_ _ _ r _ o t t _ , North Carolina
G _ n _ _ _ , New York
_ _ _ _ _ o n , West Virginia
_ _ _ _ n _ , Ohio
_ _ _ _ _ , Texas
J _ _ n , Nevada
_ _ _ r _ _ , Montana
_ _ _ _ _ _ Michigan
_ _ _ _ _ n d _ _ _ , Minnesota
_ _ _ r _ _ , Delaware
_ _ _ , New Hampshire
_ _ t _ _ n _ , Connecticut
Good luck!
It's my husband's birthday tomorrow so I need to start cake baking!
And today we have the letter "S"
_ _ o r _ n _ _ , South Carolina
_ d n _ , Kansas
_ _ _ _ _ _ , Louisiana
_ _ _ r _ o t t _ , North Carolina
G _ n _ _ _ , New York
_ _ _ _ s o n , West Virginia
_ _ _ _ n _ , Ohio
_ _ _ _ _ , Texas
J _ _ n , Nevada
_ _ _ r _ _ , Montana
_ s _ _ _ _ Michigan
_ _ _ _ _ n d _ _ _ , Minnesota
_ _ _ r _ _ , Delaware
_ _ _ , New Hampshire
_ _ t _ _ n _ , Connecticut
Today we have the letter "L" which should be more helpful!
_ l o r _ n _ _ , South Carolina
_ d n _ , Kansas
_ _ _ l _ _ , Louisiana
_ _ _ r l o t t _ , North Carolina
G _ n _ _ _ , New York
_ _ _ _ s o n , West Virginia
_ _ _ _ n _ , Ohio
_ l _ _ _ , Texas
J _ _ n , Nevada
L _ _ r _ l , Montana
_ s _ l _ _ Michigan
_ l _ _ _ n d _ _ _ , Minnesota
L_ _ r _ l , Delaware
L _ _ , New Hampshire
_ _ t _ _ n _ , Connecticut
I suspect you may have 1 or 2 figured out with the letter from today. Keep playing and have a great day! I'll think I'll draw two letters tomorrow to keep things moving along.
I think I have the game figured out except for 5. Of course, just when I think I know one...it doesn't fit. Helena Montana had the right number of spaces, but that didn't help!
Am giving away marshall's delight bee balm starts, solidago wand, pink morning glory if anyone needs any for postage.
My swap package arrived from Vina on Saturday 18th =) Vina, the flowers you made are beautiful! Thank you so much! Sorry in the delay of posting till now, I have been under the weather now with some kind of 'bite' thinking it was a spider. Its not looking good and plan to go to the Dr tomorrow for it. Really liked the selection of seeds you sent =) thank you so much!
Ok, here goes, LOL My guesses for the game =)
F l o r e n ce , South Carolina
E d n a , Kansas
Kap l an , Louisiana
Cha r l o t t e , North Carolina
G en eva , New York
Jack s o n , West Virginia
Athen s , Ohio
p l ano , Texas
J ean , Nevada
L aur e l , Montana
As hl ey Michigan
A l exan d ria , Minnesota
Lau r e l , Delaware
L ee , New Hampshire
Be t han y , Connecticut
Good morning!
My MOM from Jayeanne arrived this morning! LOL! All I can say is that your mom and I would get along swimingly :)
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the packages that you picked!
Beefsteak Tomatoes...perfect
I LOVE orange flowers... Tithonia Sundance
Sunflowers...I have a special Sunflower bed I grow every year!...AMAZING!!
I'm so glad to see mine arrived for you :)
This was such a super fun swap!! Jeanne, thank you so much for hosting!
Have a super day! Talk to you later!!
ps. Also, LOVE the mouse card...too cute!
Many on your list are right, Jayeanne, but not all so we are still playing the game! I'm adding 2 letters today "C" and "Y."
_ l o r _ n c _ , South Carolina
_ d n _ , Kansas
_ _ _ l _ _ , Louisiana
C _ _ r l o t t _ , North Carolina
G _ n _ _ _ , New York
_ _ _ _ s o n , West Virginia
C _ l _ n _ , Ohio
_ l _ c _ , Texas
J _ _ n , Nevada
L _ _ r _ l , Montana
_ s _ l _ y, Michigan
_ l _ _ _ n d _ _ _ , Minnesota
L_ _ r _ l , Delaware
L _ _ , New Hampshire
_ _ t _ _ n y , Connecticut
And so sorry to all, I forgot to include an "L" in the name for Ohio when I added the "L's". It's in there now.
Jayeanne, I hope you feel better soon and hopefully the doctor will think everything is healing fine. If it's a spider bite, those are scary!
For our swap:
Vina and Jayanne will send to each other. (Jayeanne has received and has mailed to Vina.)
Heidi and Katie will send to each other. (Both have received.)
Jeanne will send to Annie. (Annie has received.)
Annie will send to Janine. (Janine has received.)
Janine will send to Jeanne. (Jeanne has received.)
Have a great day!
Trying this again, LOL
F l o r e n ce , South Carolina
Edna , Kansas
Violet , Louisiana
Cha r l o t t e , North Carolina
G en eva , New York
Madison , West Virginia
Celina , Ohio
Alice, Texas
J ean , Nevada
L aur e l , Montana
As hl ey Michigan
A l exan d ria , Minnesota
Lau r e l , Delaware
L ee , New Hampshire
Be t han y , Connecticut
You are so close. Only one city name is wrong. Everyone can still guess. I pulled one more letter since otherwise it wll be late tomorrow before I can do it. The letter is "F" - only one "F" and it's the beginning to Florence.(Yes, I gave you that one!)
Ok, Here we go again! LOL **whew**
F l o r e n ce , South Carolina
Edna , Kansas
Amelia , Louisiana
Cha r l o t t e , North Carolina
G en eva , New York
Madison , West Virginia
Celina , Ohio
Alice, Texas
J ean , Nevada
L aur e l , Montana
As hl ey Michigan
A l exan d ria , Minnesota
Lau r e l , Delaware
L ee , New Hampshire
Be t han y , Connecticut
Sorry not to have been on here earlier today. I had an eye appointment and then couldn't see well enough to type. You know how that goes...
Anyway, two good pieces of news:
Our swap is complete! and
Jayeanne, after all your hard work, you won!
I'll get your prize mailed out this week.
Everyone, thanks for participating in the swap and the games.
Have a wonderful month of June and I think the plan is to take a month off. I'll check once again with Shirley.
If so, watch for the July Swap!
Hi Everyone, just wanted to jump in and let all the FOTESSER's know that we WILL be taking a break for the month of June.
Jeanne or I will be back in July to start swapping again, so be watching for it around the end of June!
Have a great month off!


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I HATED the ending. It was a freaking IDIOT plot ending. How MANY abandoned cars with tanks FULL of gas did they drive past? How many abandoned GAS stations? These people were NOT stupid and they did NOT wish to die. Yes, I can accept that in a moment of crisis after so much trial that they might have lost hope. But it is unacceptable to me that these characters simply IGNORED the gas needle creeping toward "empty" as they drove mile after mile after MILE along major highway and doubtless through towns and cities (conveniently NOT shown) to run their tanks dry in a godforsaken remote location with no hope of finding fuel. It was stupid and purposefully not shown because in the minds of most audience's what you don't see on screen doesn't matter and makes no difference. It bugs me that there was NO WAY these characters could get where they went without passing probably THOUSANDS of opportunities for fuel, yet they didn't bother.
Then, the gimmick ending which was telegraphed a hundred miles away annoyed me to no end. I much preferred King's original ambiguous yet HOPEFUL ending.
They were afraid to leave the car, even for a few minutes, after what they saw in previous few days. I think they lost the last bits of hope when they saw that giant animal crossing their path.
I loved this film and the ending.
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Kavya ...
Pyari Chidiya (Hindi)
Nanhi si woh chidiya thi
Barsaat mein bheeg rahi thi,
Udkar ped par baithi woh
Pani se bachne nikli woh,
Par fir bhi baarish mein doobi jaa rahi thi
Apne liye ghosla nahi dhundh paa rahi thi.
Dekhkar use bola mera Nanha Munna
Aa chidiya! Mere ghar aakar baithna,
Maano usne sun lee iski cheekhe
Seedhe udhkar aa baithi woh mere ghar ke bagiche,
Khush hokar bajayi Munne ne taali
Darkar bechari ud gayi chidiya fir usi ped ke daali!
Translation (English) - A Lovely Bird!
A tiny sparrow came in our window pane
Fully drenched it was in the rain,
To avoid getting further wet
Flew it across and sat on the branch of a tree to get set,
But it was of little help though the tree was huge
And the poor bird could not find any better refuge!
This sight caught attention of my little son
Come, O sparrow! to my home, u will have trouble none,
Soon the sparrow flew and sat on our adjoining garden
As if it had heard the shreiks of my little one,
His joy knew no bounds and he started clapping happily,
The tiny bird got scared and back it flew to the same tree anxiously!
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Akhtar Jawad (3/5/2015 11:17:00 PM)
The original poem is a beauty but it's translation is also lovely.....................10 (Report) Reply
Valsa George (1/5/2015 2:51:00 AM)
Seeing the title in Hindi, I had not looked at this poem. Accidentally while checking to see if you have posted any new poems, I saw its English translation! A lovely poem with an unlaboured rhyme scheme! Yes, a small child cannot contain himself when it sees a bird at close quarters and his excited sounds did frighten the bird! (Report) ReplyKavya . (2/2/2015 4:00:00 AM)
hahaha...thx Mam
Rajesh Thankappan (12/19/2014 9:09:00 AM)
pad kar bohut accha laga. Aap ney yek sada sa kghatna bohut madhurtha sey prastut kiya. (Report) Reply
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Geetha Jayakumar (8/7/2013 6:19:00 AM)
Beautiful poems...I loved reading your both poems.....Loved reading it Kavya. Waiting for more. (Report) Reply
Lorraine Colon (7/8/2013 12:02:00 PM)
Lovely poem, Kavya. Just mention birds and you have my attention. I have 3 feeders and 2 bird baths in my yard, and, needless to say, plenty of birds. I can't imagine my garden without them. Sometimes I feel like a child, delighting in the simple pleasures of nature. (Report) Reply
Shahzia Batool (6/30/2013 10:13:00 AM)
10 for Hindustani, and 10 for English version Kavya, you presented innocence and translated innocence too...in our tradition juvenile poems or such light poems matter a lot, or aap ne iss rivayat ko boht acchhay se nibhaya he...naazuk nazam! ! ! (Report) Reply
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Our friends over at the Digital Media Law Project (formerly the Citizen Media Law Project — they're in the process of rebranding) decided to take a deeper look at this issue; they're planning on releasing a report in the next few weeks that can serve as a guide for journalism organizations trying to apply for nonprofit status. Reviewing decades of case law around nonprofit news organizations as well as previous IRS rulings, the guide tries to make the complex 501(c)c(3) process less of a mystery.
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While DMLP puts the finishing touches on its report — "Guide to the Internal Revenue Service Decision-Making Process under Section 501(c)(3) for Journalism and Publishing Non-Profit Organizations" — Hermes shared some of the key points with us.
The single biggest problem for news organizations seeking 501(c)(3) status, Hermes said, is that they don't properly identify themselves when applying. Namely, they make the mistake of calling themselves journalism organizations. That's a problem, because the IRS doesn't recognize journalism as one of the defined categories eligible for nonprofit status. But what is eligible? Education. And civically oriented news organizations can make a very strong case that what they do qualifies as educational.
The problem is that some journalists, in their applications, are willing to leave that journalism-to-education up to interpretation — as a step for the IRS to take. Wrong: The IRS doesn't deal in interpretation. "If you have journalism listed as your purpose, the IRS will look at that and say, 'journalism isn't on my list of eight categories,'" Hermes said.
(The eight categories? "Religious, Educational, Charitable, Scientific, Literary, Testing for Public Safety, to Foster National or International Amateur Sports Competition, or Prevention of Cruelty to Children or Animals Organizations.")
Any journalist can make the case that their work is educational in nature, but in this instance it really does have to be spelled out, Hermes said. "The key to passing this side of the test is whether journalism is your purpose or the method by which you're achieving the educational purpose," he said. Think journalism as tool for education.
In keeping with the educational standard, potential news nonprofits have to pass a kind of operational test that shows they are structured to educate the public. What does that look like? Hermes said the IRS will look at whether you provide researched, factual information to a specific audience and are not engaging in advocacy. They'll also want to know how your work is being distributed and whether you are trying to reach a targeted group or mass audience. As an educational entity, journalists fill the role of researchers and experts — the kind of structure the IRS is looking for, Hermes said.
Another note on that advocacy issue: Hermes said the IRS scrutinizes groups for whether they are lobbying for specific political candidates or campaigns. That means no editorial-page-style endorsements of candidates.
Another point on the organizational issue: How closely does your shop resemble a commercial newsroom? If your publication looks and acts like a newspaper, only with a big "nonprofit" sticker slapped across the masthead, that won't suffice. Specifically, if your group plans to (or already does) generate revenue through subscriptions or advertising, that's a red flag that could sink your application, Hermes said. "There's a common misconception among applicants that it's okay to earn advertising revenue and other revenue as long as you pay taxes on it," Hermes said. "That's not quite right."
While nonprofit news organizations are allowed to do those activities, income from those areas can't make up the main source of money for an organization. What the IRS is looking for is whether or not your organization makes money like most nonprofits (memberships and foundation support for instance) instead of like a commercial business.
Ads and subscriptions typically fall under what Hermes calls "unrelated taxable income," or, taxable dollars made by a tax exempt group. One exception is if your advertising is connected to your work (and is educational itself) and doesn't just support your operation.
Again, it's not that more traditional means of money aren't allowed — it's that they can't be the bulk of how you get paid. "The IRS wants to see you try to use traditional nonprofit sources of funding before turning to regular commercial revenue models," Hermes said. "It will help if you are using commercial revenue models to augment your nonprofit style fundraising or show you tried nonprofit fundraising and failed."
In looking at the organizations that have been granted 501(c)(3) status, Hermes and his team found that having a specific focus and area of expertise can make a difference. If your news organizations is designed to report on specific issues — say, politics, the environment, health care, or a limited community — that can help. Also, a specific focus, such as investigative reporting or other watchdog work, can help. This ties into the organizational structure (do you have an experienced, expert-like staff?) as well as meeting the overall idea of an educational purpose. "The organizations that are most successful are those involved in investigative journalism and show some institutional expertise in researching particular topics," Hermes said.
Hermes said they are currently reviewing the final report, as well as talking with foundations that support journalism to they could add further insight to the report. There's clearly a lot at stake here — even as some nonprofit news shops merge or close, new ones are starting up. In the eyes of many journalists as well as some charitable groups, nonprofit news remains one of the more viable ways of supporting journalism going forward. Hermes said that even with a guide and concrete suggestions in place for news outlets, the 501(c)(3) process will remain byzantine in how it applies to journalism.
"The current structure is very complex in terms of standards the IRS applies — it's not always intuitive," he said. "The mixing of consideration of content-related issues — what the content of your publication is — with issues of your business model and where you're getting revenues give rise to what sometimes look like contradictory results."
While Hermes didn't want to speculate on the IRS motives or reasons for the delay, one possibility for what looks like increased scrutiny could be last year's FCC report on the information needs of communities, which discussed the need for support of nonprofit journalism. The IRS, like most federal agencies, wants to be very careful around setting precedent, Hermes said. "They are sensitive to the fact that ruling on these things can have a dramatic impact on an entire industry," Hermes said.
(One final note: Nonprofit news organizations struggling these issues — along with waiting to see the full report — might consider reaching out to the Online Media Law Network, a DMLP project that connects online news outlets to attorneys willing to do legal work for them, often at no cost. Helping with 501(c)(3) applications is one of the areas where OMLN can provide help.)
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I'm not sure what kind of seed I should get to plant there so I'm soliciting opinions. I'm looking for something that I won't have to waste much time watering or taking to much care of. I'm not looking for the perfect lawn just something passable. I'd also like something that birds (and other beneficial insects) will enjoy, I have no idea if some grasses are better for this than others but I'm throwing it out there.
I've read some people promoting sheep fescue / azay blue: [http://gardenrant.com/?guest_post=my-favorite-turfgrass-sheep-fescue]. But have also read a few posts of people having issues with that.
Optionally could i just turn the soil over in that spot and wait for the grass to grow back into that area.
I live right outside of Philadelphia, zone 6b.
This post was edited by blg002 on Thu, Aug 14, 14 at 22:18
Yeah, i figured matching might be a good idea too. That doesn't really excite me though. I was looking for something a little more hip than whats there already (unless thats a silly idea). If i put something else in would it look dramatically different?
If you want to just patch that small area then you kind of have to match it with approximately the same seed mix as the rest of the yard. Why would you want a small patch of grass that looks different from the rest?
I'm no expert but if you get some detailed photos (not in full sun) maybe the experts here can tell you what kind of turf you have. This is also a great place to learn how to really improve your whole lawn tremendously.
Good luck!


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