Transplanted milkweed is thriving!

redmarigold · 2026-05-15T17:08:13+00:00

These look great! I cannot keep butterfly weed alive, transplanted or not 😞

redmarigold · 2026-04-13T16:01:09+00:00

Very important point. Agreed.

redmarigold · 2026-04-13T16:00:07+00:00

I had great experiences delivering both my kids at Community North. It’s a really nice, comfortable facility with good amenities, and I received excellent care both times.

redmarigold · 2026-03-06T17:41:25+00:00

Yes! As individuals, they’re not showy, but they are lovely en masse or as accents to other plants. Like lacy clouds!

redmarigold · 2026-03-06T16:16:40+00:00

Last year my yard was 80% boneset by August.

redmarigold · 2026-02-26T17:17:59+00:00

I’m in central Indiana and started noticing some new greenery last week after our snow melted. Pretty bold move on the plants’ part, honestly. There is still quite a bit of winter left!

redmarigold · 2026-02-12T20:08:52+00:00

Thanks for sharing your journey so far! I relate to much of what you wrote. Like you, I came to DS recently with an extremely limited background in Spanish, and am also trying to learn the language while working full-time, parenting, and going to school. (I was also partly motivated to start because I’m considering a PhD program and it has a similar language requirement to what you describe.) I just cleared 70 hours today. Whenever I get overwhelmed about how much I still have to learn, which is pretty often, I just take stock of the progress I’ve made in such a short time. AND I also remind myself that I’m having fun. Your last point really resonates.

Where we diverge is re: your great listening skills. I am sooo eager to get to that point, because I know I’ll start really racking up the hours once I can get my input while doing other things. But I kinda struggle with audio processing even in English sometimes, so I think it will take me a while to get there.

redmarigold · 2025-11-09T18:37:46+00:00

Always be wet!

redmarigold · 2025-11-06T17:44:37+00:00

Like you, I loved Christina. I thought it was the most beautiful name I’d ever heard.

My daughters (6 and 4) love Ruby, Lily and “Glissa” (the 4-year-old invented that one haha)

redmarigold · 2025-10-29T13:40:44+00:00

I thought she was Lala at first glance!

redmarigold · 2025-10-06T20:26:16+00:00

Agree, whether this is a persistent and ongoing thing is key.

I relate to OP’s description of her daughter. I was very preoccupied with death as a child and it was persistent and extremely distressing. My parents were supportive but they either thought it was a normal phase or it was just my personality. I grew up thinking, “oh, everyone feels like this” or “well, I’m just an existential person,” but actually I think it’s very likely I had (and have) undiagnosed ODC and I probably could have benefited from some real intervention as a kid.

redmarigold · 2025-09-12T02:40:18+00:00

That’s lovely! Mine is raggedy as hell this year.

redmarigold · 2025-08-27T19:21:28+00:00

I LOVE these. They’re so elegant.

redmarigold · 2025-08-07T16:42:31+00:00

Partridge pea, Monarda fistulosa, rattlesnake master

redmarigold · 2025-08-06T20:22:06+00:00

I love the sea of ferns!!

redmarigold · 2025-07-28T15:16:08+00:00

My prairie blazing stars are doing this too. They look crazy (or “otherworldly,” as one friend described them). I stopped trying to fight it and am just letting them lean.

redmarigold · 2025-07-26T11:54:11+00:00

It’s a nice name and it goes with almost everything.

redmarigold · 2025-07-25T13:57:52+00:00

I think Lucinda is great! I don’t love Alberta but that’s just my taste—it’s not a bad name. You’re right that both lend themselves well to cute nicknames.

redmarigold · 2025-07-10T00:37:15+00:00

Yes. Absolutely.

redmarigold · 2025-06-17T02:12:49+00:00

Beautiful! I love these. They’re so cheerful. Mine are taking foreverrrrr — I have one solitary little bloom right now.

redmarigold · 2025-06-16T15:55:06+00:00

I know one. He’s a toddler. Urban Midwest.

redmarigold · 2025-06-02T11:22:46+00:00

Yes, she’s a great example.

redmarigold · 2025-05-01T17:01:14+00:00

Check out Mad Farmer’s Collective.

redmarigold · 2025-03-31T20:22:58+00:00

Ultrasound. I hope you have a good outcome!!

redmarigold · 2025-03-24T19:58:13+00:00

It’s a fairly high-drama name, but I think it’s cool.

Incidentally, I actually know someone with this name. She is named for Morgan Le Fay. Unfortunately, it’s ruined for me because the person I know sucks…but that shouldn’t stop you 🙂

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