tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post119890684775625081..comments2024-03-28T08:37:56.790+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Celebrity Poppy RescueSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-77792628217885176232017-04-20T16:29:13.448+01:002017-04-20T16:29:13.448+01:00i walked into the kitchen last weekend and said to...i walked into the kitchen last weekend and said to my husband, who had been watching the news, "So what's going on in the world?" He said, "We are about to start a nuclear war, and I'm not even kidding." And I continued making my sandwich. I swear, I can't take it in. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-56717842763543044682017-04-18T21:51:31.645+01:002017-04-18T21:51:31.645+01:00Well, you do your own thing planting poppies. As f...Well, you do your own thing planting poppies. As for Trump? He gets scarier everyday. someday he'll accidentally start a fight.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-83268089636029825442017-04-18T16:47:02.118+01:002017-04-18T16:47:02.118+01:00I love love love poppies - so glad you rescued som...I love love love poppies - so glad you rescued some! And I second Sharon's comment - hope you didn't book United!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60979516399746641862017-04-18T15:58:44.897+01:002017-04-18T15:58:44.897+01:00You might not be able to save the world but you ar...You might not be able to save the world but you are wonderful at saving plants. I say go for it. I love the name celebrity poppy.<br />I'm betting you didn't book that flight on United! Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-40600112500886819722017-04-18T15:32:52.400+01:002017-04-18T15:32:52.400+01:00My question is what DID you use to extract those p...My question is what DID you use to extract those poppy seedlings? I'd never have on me anything remotely useful for digging up plants! And I doubt you carry either a crowbar or an old spoon per YP's comment :)<br /><br />There is nothing to be done in the face of uncertainty except live as best we can -- find beauty where we can and be as useful as we can.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-89684711357675318562017-04-18T15:02:49.117+01:002017-04-18T15:02:49.117+01:00seems like we are all doing the same things to cop...seems like we are all doing the same things to cope. the powers that be want to wreck everything so we little people do our best to nurture it. too bad you didn't collect the purple poppy seeds from last year. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-59637844813518075452017-04-18T13:50:46.484+01:002017-04-18T13:50:46.484+01:00I'd almost bet that right now gardening as an ...I'd almost bet that right now gardening as an activity is up, worldwide. I think that a lot of humans, when stressed by the threat of great unrest turn to the dirt and growing things in it. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-11954970441699713352017-04-18T11:54:43.777+01:002017-04-18T11:54:43.777+01:00Good morning, Yorkshire Pudding and Steve. Persona...Good morning, Yorkshire Pudding and Steve. Personally, I see nothing wrong with rescuing plants. They'll probably adapt and outlive humans the way things are going...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-8093368418114503922017-04-18T10:29:13.713+01:002017-04-18T10:29:13.713+01:00"It's Tuesday. It's seven thirty so i..."It's Tuesday. It's seven thirty so it's time for Plant Rescue with your hosts Steve Reed and Dave Cauliflower..." (cue canned applause)<br />STEVE (smiling) Hi folks! You ever walk down a pavement (not sidewalk) and see random plants growing wild in the cracks?<br />DAVE Sure thing Steve. I see it all the time.<br />STEVE Well today we are gonna show you how to perform a successful pavement plant rescue.<br />DAVE Yeah. All you need is a crowbar, an old spoon and a plastic bag containing wet cottonwool.<br />etc.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com