Comments | naadi: mini update & Checkmate 10th anniversary!

naadi

mini update & Checkmate 10th anniversary!

May 26, 2012 15:55

Wow, I haven't posted since January! School has completely monopolized my time since then - and oh yes, there's also the raised bed garden project of doom that refuses to be finished. *rolls eyes* I have done almost no art at all during this time, which makes me sad, but I'm loving my studies. I'm not sure I've posted about it actually - but I ( Read more... )

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romaine24 May 26 2012, 23:10:23 UTC

Congratulations! wow 10 years that is so wonderful. It's amazing how fandom stories and art brought us all together. So glad you checked in today. It seems quite a few of us are on over this weekend. *hugs*

naadi May 27 2012, 02:15:19 UTC

Thanks so much, dear! ^.^ I'm so happy to hear from you! Yep, it is amazing how much wonderfulness has been brought together in fandom. It has been a truly marvelous part of my life these ten years! :D

*hugs back tightly* ♥

kittyhelix May 26 2012, 23:32:09 UTC

Happy Anniversary! Checkmate was the first fanfic I ever read and remains one of my favorites.

naadi May 27 2012, 02:16:44 UTC

Thank you, hon! ^.^ Wow - I'm honored to know it was your first and delighted it's still a fav! *hugs*

shanes_lullaby May 27 2012, 00:45:32 UTC

Checkmate is still on my top 3 list of Harry/Draco fics. <3 And I've read so many. :) It's hard to believe it's been out so long, but when I think about it, I think I read it for the first time about seven years ago. O.o

And I'm a massage therapist, so I wish you luck there, and am glad you like it. Massage school changed my life and how I look at the world. :)

naadi May 27 2012, 02:25:13 UTC

Oh, wow, thank you! I'm delighted to know it's still a top 3! And I can't believe it's been 10 years either. *grin*

Awesome! I've had a long time interest in the energy modalities, so when I retired last year I decided to learn more. I knew I'd be interested in learning about them. More surprising was how much I love doing it, too. And yes, very life changing perspectives! :D

eje_733 May 27 2012, 01:06:36 UTC

Happy Checkmate Anniversary! I think I will read it again to celebrate!

naadi May 27 2012, 02:26:12 UTC

Yay! Thank you!! Hee - awesome!! I hope you enjoy it again. ^.^ ♥

etheriaelle May 27 2012, 01:30:01 UTC

I haven't been around in ages either(I still owe you comments on the "other fic" too. I need to find the comments that I wrote down while I was reading and e-mail them to you. Sorry I haven't sooner. I have liked all of them, though I miss Harry and Draco. My 10 year old gs read one, ADFD, recently and loved it.)

Someone on my f-list had asked for a rec of our fav long HD school age fic to read or re-read. I was about to go find Checkmate for her when I saw your name under her. Great coincidence to rec it on it's birthday (as well as all the other days that I rec it)

I am so happy for you that you are enjoying your studies. I always thought I would enjoy doing massage therapy, instead I use it. Have fun with your raised bed gardening. We do it. It's a fun hobby with great rewards. You are right that it can be never ending though.

naadi May 27 2012, 02:47:36 UTC

I'm so glad you were around just now! It's wonderful to hear from you! *hugs*

lol - I was initially puzzled when you said "other fic" and then it hit me! Oooooh! Right! That other fic!!! I'm thrilled you read them! ADFD is perfect for age 10 or so - that's one of the ones I'm thinking of illustrating for a book. And yes, no rush or anything, but if and when you have a chance, I would love to know your thoughts on them. Thank you ( ... )

etheriaelle May 27 2012, 03:27:42 UTC

We started with tomatoes then branched out into strawberries. Last year it went crazy. This year we have one zucchini plant that I have eaten from every day for two weeks and given away numerous squash from, a crookneck and a straight neck squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, leeks, green onions, eggplants, a few different herbs, yard-long beans (a 4 X 4 bed of these last year fed us a couple times a week or more, got given away and I froze several bags that we ate during the winter), okra (another thing that produced so much that we ate it all winter despite giving it away), mixed greens for salad and I am sure I have missed something. In the fall we plant several kind of greens that usually make it most of the winter unless we have a freak snow or ice storm early. We have also planted a row of grapes down one side and they are loaded. In another area we have blackberries and blueberries which have been loaded this year. Been eating strawberries for over a month now too. Ours aren't really raised the way I wanted them, but they are so much ( ... )

naadi May 28 2012, 02:08:09 UTC

Wow, you guys really have an extensive garden. That's awesome! I would love to see pictures. :D The area we have is small, so the raised beds work really well - especially since we're up on a steep hill and you can't dig more than two or three inches before hitting rocks. I just got some blueberry bushes and a raspberry and blackberry bush, so not enough to really have much fruit, but it's been good. I've never tried strawberries because I always thought the season was so short, but it sound's like you've had them producing for quite a while. Grapes would be great too ( ... )

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