Oh Devon, if I were a little younger and your were a little older I am sure I would be chasing you around. LOL You are a dear young man. Your writings always make me smile. Thanks, I needed that.

Valerie

Thanks Devon
For those sweet words
And a Happy Holiday to you also.
Niecey

I also wonder what happened to this year only I don't just lie in bed thinking about it. I am much more vocal. I also wonder about where time goes when it has passed. Just exactly where does it go to? I don't know. All I know is that this past year was not a good one for the garden largely because of our weather. Hopefully next year will be better, but one can't be sure until it happens. That said, I wish you a happy holiday season also.

Devon, I think this longing to share your roses and love of beauty..the love in your heart..is like a cup. Without that longing, it couldn't be filled. One of these days you'll find that special person. Until then, know that everything you love just makes you somebody who can love. It'll come back to you!
take care,
Linda

I know what you mean about daydreaming about roses. I was staring out the window and feeling like I'm in a snow globe with the large flakes falling and falling. It's beautiful and I love winter - yet I think ALWAYS of roses. I live in the moment yet dream of the future.

Carol

Nice words Devon. I am just reaching the point where I concede that there will be no more blooms this year. Yes, I am a month behind.

Where did the year go? That great June flush by Tamora was just a few days ago. Wasn't it?

Where did the last 59 years go? Next one will be special.

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Ah, I've made similar wishes and had similar fantasies... Been dreaming of getting married in a rose garden. I have a beautiful garden of my own but it's not easy to find someone who shares an interest in gardening with me.

Time does seem to fly by. May this coming year be a good one, and may all the hopeless romantics find each other!
Lori

Here is a link that might be useful: Lori's Garden

well if i may say, devon and lori should make a fine couple. happy holidays.

I daydream of roses....all the time.
I am counting down to Spring and it is not even winter yet. I DO appreciate the beauty of a snowfall, the sight of 3 big beige terriers zooming around in a flurry. The stillness of the house when enveloped in snow. I think of it as nature's mulch. ( :

Valerie, thanks for the kind words. You are very sweet.
I hope your holidays are as wonderful as you.

Niecey, it's good to hear from you. Wishing you all the
best, always.

The Bustopher, I'm sure next year will be a good year. Hope
you have a better spring, for your roses.

Linda, you are so thoughtful and wise in your advice. I love
your spiritual nature.

Carol, living in a snow globe is not so bad. It just makes
you appreciate your roses, even more.

Harry, thanks for your nice words. Your photo of Tamora, is
the best out there. You are very witty, too.

Lori_elf, so I'm not the only romantic, lost soul, out there
then(lol). Thank you for posting here and the link to your
garden. Enjoyed your page.

Len5ll, you are so naughty. I'm sure Lori has better prospects,
than to deal with a lost dreamer, from California, like me(lol).
Happy holidays to you, too.

Susan, I'll keep on daydreaming with you. Let us enjoy!

Thank you all for posting here.
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Happy Holidays to everyone also. This year has passed in a blur. Didn't we just watch the 4th of July fireworks? Anyway, greetings to all. Everyone's pictures are so lovely and make me homesick for spring.

Devon; thank you for starting this thread. How is your boy Jack doing? Is he getting something special for Christmas?

Fond obsession?? Does spending 20 hours a week in the yard an obsession make? Does shoveling snow off the front lawn onto the roses in -20°F weather qualify as obsessed? I consider it a magnificent obsession :) Sharing the obsession with the most wonderful garden sorceress in the world makes it even better.

Don't even know how to describe Pam's obsession with Red Rose Ridge....

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Harryshoe, your pic. made me hit the ORDER button ....YUM!

Hi Devon,

Thank you for sharing your heartfelt hopes and dreams! And know that special people have a way of finding one another when they listen with their heart and follow those dreams. Keep involved with what you love, for love is so much more than glittery Hallmark cards, Whitman candy hearts and pretty bows.

Kahlil Gibran has written some very deeply moving essays in "The Prophet" that speak about many things. Some favorites of mine are about Love and Work--two things that gardeners know much about :)

The link below is to a great site that has the entire book for download or you can read it online. I have the book in hardcover myself, and have given many copies as gifts over the years. I knew I had found my Beloved when he said it was his favorite book...and he loves digging in the dirt too.

And like a good friend, he helped me remember how much I loved tending to plants and things at a time that I forgot about it with gifts of cut roses from his garden.

So yes, roses have a special place in my heart too..
@->-- (a virtual rose for you!)

Susan

Here is a link that might be useful: Kahlil Gibran

Terryjean, thanks for asking about Jack. He is getting a
new dog bed and a fancy blue collar, for Christmas. He
will be so surprised, on Christmas morning.

Digger, nice to hear from you again. A magnificent obsession
it is, but shoveling snow in -20 degrees??? I don't know if I
would go that far(lol). Your a better man than I am.

Susan4952, I love Harry's photo of Tamora, too.

Roses_for_Mary(Susan), thanks for the thoughtful comments.
You are very kind to say those things and thanks for the link.

Devon, what a beautiful prose! Thank you so much for sharing that. Getting married in a rose garden is a wonderful dream. This year Husband and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. I wanted to redo our vows in my rose garden, under the arbor of New Dawn. That never materilized but I do have garden parties all summer. I enjoy entertaining in the garden and people love to come and explore and investigate all my plants.

Maybe I'll have the ceremony of vow renewing on our 30th. Another 5 years for my garden to establish and the roses to become even more beautiful. It will have to be early June when we do this.

Happy Holidays to you as well. Keep dreaming.

How lovely Devon and I hope the word sweet is not offensive to you. If you do find someone to share your love of roses you will be blessed. Michael and I feel the same about many things. His support of my wild garden ideas and everything else that I do makes my life so joyfull. I hope for something like this for you. My dear daughter, Holly will be getting married in our rose garden. Michael and I were married here on the land 12 years ago when there were only a dozen roses.

Devon,

What a romantic you are!! It is nice to find someone who loves roses to share the garden with. If you can't find that quality inate in a person....I have no doubt that you could create it within them!

Here's to you...and finding your perfect companion!!:

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So far the month is running out with certain roses stubbornly hanging in there with buds and blooms even among freezing temps at night. They look pretty odd in there with the holiday lights and decorations. I have lighted deer nibbling at bushes:)

I don't know where this year went to either, I can't believe another has ended. I do my reflections on Christmas Eve when the house is dark and silent in front of the lighted tree. That's when all things past and present seem to come together and time stands still for a few moments.

I believe strongly if you want something enough and believe in it enough you can make it happen. Right place at the right time, with the right person and you'll have the roses and the person to share and enjoy it all with.

Thanks for making this a more interesting place to visit and sharing so much of yourself.

Happy Holidays to you Devon,
Leslie

Julie 22, thanks for the nice comments and hope you get to
renew your vows. It sounds like true love.

Pamela, congratulations to your daughter on her upcoming
marriage. I know she will be as happy as you and Michael
are, because they are getting married in a magical place.

Ronda_in_Carolina, thank you for your kind comments and I
love the photo of those cute pets.

Leslie, nice to hear from you. Christmas Eve, is a very
reflective time. You are right about that and I love your
thought about "all things past and present coming together
for a few moments". Merry Christmas.

Many Thanks To All,

Devon

LOL, it isn't as insane as it sounds. Deb makes me wear coveralls when it is that cold. I have to work slowly so I don't work up a sweat. I wouldn't miss it for anything. It is magical at dawn when it is that cold. The air sparkles, the snow squeaks underfoot.... I use the roses as an excuse to be out there :)

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