tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post1339761616689121644..comments2024-03-28T14:50:55.444+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Tall Spiky FlowersSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-83864691990779439982020-06-16T09:42:02.842+01:002020-06-16T09:42:02.842+01:00Mitchell: Yeah, I was very glad she sent it to me!...Mitchell: Yeah, I was very glad she sent it to me! And I'm even more impressed my dad saved it all those years.<br /><br />GZ: It's a beautiful plant, with those impressive glossy leaves.<br /><br />Edna: I'd never seen a foxglove like this one either, and until I read about the hybrid I didn't even know there IS a Canary Island version.<br /><br />Ms Moon: It is a time machine! I'm amused that my primary concern was my garden, and, oh yeah, my brother busted his chin open!<br /><br />Vivian: I don't know how I knew the style and structure of a letter, except that I'd received them from my grandparents and probably saw my parents write them.<br /><br />Sharon: I bet someone has an example of your early writing somewhere!<br /><br />Sabine: I remember people at church used to marvel at my vocabulary when I was a little kid. One guy used to ask me about "cumulo-nimbus clouds" because apparently I gave him a lecture on precipitation at some point. LOL<br /><br />Robin: I've always been very concerned about plants and water! When I was VERY little (like three) I apparently pitched a fit in the car because I saw plants in the median that were wilted. LOL<br /><br />Red: It's true! I guess the ideas come faster than the kids can express them.<br /><br />Catalyst: Ha! "The world's shortest novel, written by the world's youngest author." (Actually, there are probably shorter novels and younger authors.)<br /><br />Bug: A little water never hurts a little kid!<br /><br />Linda Sue: Yeah, but Ulysses is also unreadable, in my humble opinion.<br /><br />Beth: I also love flowers that come in a spire. We have some snapdragons blooming now that have lasted a couple of years.<br /><br />Jenny-O: It's the one single task that improves the garden most -- if that makes sense.<br /><br />Susan: Yeah, I had my priorities! LOL<br /><br />Colette: Yeah, we've seen that already. But that's fine. It's in a place where it can spread.<br /><br />Fresca: I always thought it was a mythological plant. I never realized it was a real thing!<br /><br />David: I have some of my early stories too. They can be pretty embarrassing. Ugh!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60130506815462020422020-06-16T07:59:55.203+01:002020-06-16T07:59:55.203+01:00Loved the cute note (I notice that I am not the on...Loved the cute note (I notice that I am not the only one!) I get a huge kick out of reading my own antique efforts at literary greatness - I was writing stories from a very early age, efforts that my mum preserved and gave to me many years later.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707360775261600948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-24232500962345880822020-06-16T00:20:08.152+01:002020-06-16T00:20:08.152+01:00I was amazed when I first saw acanthus, on a trip ...I was amazed when I first saw acanthus, on a trip to England.<br />I'd been studying Classics and had seen loads of it on Roman monuments (as GZ says, it's architectural)---it hadn't occurred to me it was a REAL living plant! Ha.<br />Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-923985946295217322020-06-15T21:36:25.496+01:002020-06-15T21:36:25.496+01:00Just a warning, the acanthus likes to spread out. ...Just a warning, the acanthus likes to spread out. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-72616346871488393072020-06-15T20:21:40.607+01:002020-06-15T20:21:40.607+01:00A gardener at an early age! I notice that the wat...A gardener at an early age! I notice that the watering of the garden took precedence over your brother's trip to the hospital news... What lovely plants - and the names! Bear's breeches!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-70712885105735961932020-06-15T20:00:35.126+01:002020-06-15T20:00:35.126+01:00I'm with YP on that note - it shows impressive...I'm with YP on that note - it shows impressive writing skill for a six-year-old. It's lovely to have a bit of one's past like that. <br /><br />And you're right about mowing the lawn - it's like a haircut for the garden! Improves things 100%.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-62566690115294033082020-06-15T19:58:54.140+01:002020-06-15T19:58:54.140+01:00Oh what a sweet blast from the past. I love coming...Oh what a sweet blast from the past. I love coming across little notes from my kids around that age. Some things are just meant to be shared later on in life and this is one of those moments in time.<br /><br /> I love the hybrid foxglove. I think holly hocks and foxgloves rate right up there with great flowers for the garden. I also love snap dragons. <br /><br /> Have a awesome day! and evening !Beth Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103650100630485292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-50477496179804725092020-06-15T19:25:20.763+01:002020-06-15T19:25:20.763+01:00I LOVE your note to
Daddy, the flowers and the ru...I LOVE your note to <br />Daddy, the flowers and the run-on sentences - I could read an entire book of run-on sentences and enjoy it tremendously because run-on in is how my brain works and wasn't that how James Joyce tackled Ulysses- such a sweet little note from six yer old SteveLinda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-13170567295043567152020-06-15T18:41:47.039+01:002020-06-15T18:41:47.039+01:00Aw - I love the note! Although at first I thought ...Aw - I love the note! Although at first I thought you were telling your dad to water your garden AND JM. Ha!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-8875002443828474912020-06-15T16:44:54.536+01:002020-06-15T16:44:54.536+01:00The note could conjure up an entire novel in the m...The note could conjure up an entire novel in the mind of a creative person. Fun to read.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-81494288779061727832020-06-15T14:57:25.218+01:002020-06-15T14:57:25.218+01:00Notes from the past bring back a certain reality o...Notes from the past bring back a certain reality of what we were really like. Little kids talk in rambling run on sentences. They only stop to take a breath once in awhile. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60173813642721059892020-06-15T14:53:11.813+01:002020-06-15T14:53:11.813+01:00That is quite a note to have all these years later...That is quite a note to have all these years later. I love how you were already thinking about watering the garden. <br />Beautiful flowers there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-13033874896331124112020-06-15T14:48:15.753+01:002020-06-15T14:48:15.753+01:00That note is priceless. What agem and certainly pr...That note is priceless. What agem and certainly predicting your blogging skills.<br />Acanthus time here also. I love that plant.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-40826130363462641372020-06-15T14:26:35.210+01:002020-06-15T14:26:35.210+01:00You have some flowers here today that I don't ...You have some flowers here today that I don't think I've seen before. Very attractive. I love the note. It makes me wish I had something I wrote at that age. It would be fun to read. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-17675941864097456412020-06-15T14:09:25.979+01:002020-06-15T14:09:25.979+01:00What I found charming about the letter that 6-year...What I found charming about the letter that 6-year-old you wrote is that you made a space for your signature, as if you were signing a legal document. Very cute. Hard to believe that that piece of paper is 47 years old. Cripes. The first twenty-seven years were fun, but those last twenty years really zoomed by.Vivian Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198077488226047493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-73787966972757766212020-06-15T14:01:56.999+01:002020-06-15T14:01:56.999+01:00I think that letter showed great promise as to the...I think that letter showed great promise as to the writer's future abilities! And I love that you were concerned about your garden even if that garden was just marigolds and radishes. It must mean something to you that your dad kept the letter and then your stepmother and now here it is. A sort of magic. A sort of time machine. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-50375610646626907642020-06-15T13:59:21.011+01:002020-06-15T13:59:21.011+01:00I don't think I've ever seen that type of ...I don't think I've ever seen that type of foxglove. It's really quite beautiful. That note to your Dad is precious. I have a few like that saved away with old photos. Hopefully, a future generation will appreciate and love them the way I have. You have a wonderful day, hugs, Edna B.Edna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550994321689374875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-15650075935584231612020-06-15T13:19:20.175+01:002020-06-15T13:19:20.175+01:00Acanthus is the very devil to be rid of!!
So very ...Acanthus is the very devil to be rid of!!<br />So very architectural in itself, you can understand why its form has been used in 2 and 3D decorationgzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-10200243107319943492020-06-15T12:10:20.349+01:002020-06-15T12:10:20.349+01:00Flower photos, and flowers, are beautiful. What a ...Flower photos, and flowers, are beautiful. What a joy that your step-mother shared that letter. Sorry for all the punctuation in my comment. Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-55733785370165001092020-06-15T10:26:36.831+01:002020-06-15T10:26:36.831+01:00Frances: I don't know either. We had this one ...Frances: I don't know either. We had this one in a different place for a while, and we dug it up and moved it. That apparently left behind bits of root that have now sprouted in the old location -- so in fact we have two acanthuses (acanthi?) now.<br /><br />YP: Yes! He's still JM to me, but he's James to the rest of the world.<br /><br />Andrew: Ours go limp on hot days as well. It doesn't seem to hurt them, though!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-92044485632023623242020-06-15T09:35:24.719+01:002020-06-15T09:35:24.719+01:00The note is so cute. Acanthus grow like weeds here...The note is so cute. Acanthus grow like weeds here, but the leaves often go limp in the summer heat midday. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-19232060474334606382020-06-15T09:21:13.071+01:002020-06-15T09:21:13.071+01:00Tut-tut-tut Stephen, you mis-spelt "stitches&...Tut-tut-tut Stephen, you mis-spelt "stitches". Seriously though, it is an impressive letter for a boy of six - fluent, legible and communicative. Do you still call your brother J.M.?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-23684613448519324962020-06-15T08:40:08.953+01:002020-06-15T08:40:08.953+01:00I have 3 quite large acanthus plants, but I can on...I have 3 quite large acanthus plants, but I can only see 5 spikes in all! They are still only in the " bud" stage, so no colour yet. Not sure how they propogate as I noticed another small plant ( about 3/4 leaves) a couple of feet away from one of the others. Seeds or underground creeping? Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.com