Blast from the past
Nancy
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uncle molewacker z9b Danville CA (E.SF Bay)
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Comments (8)I don't know when I've enjoyed a rose slide show so much. It brought back wonderful memories of the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden which I visited many times and love more than any other botanical garden. The El Cerrito Rose Festival was a great reminder of the one time I was fortunate enough to attend. It was an unforgettable experience. Putting faces to well-known names was also very satisfying. Seeing Miriam Wilkins whose rose garden I visited when she was so much younger was very poignant. I remember buying a guilt-inducing number of books from Barbara Worl at her wonderful store. Truly a trip down memory lane for me. Thank you so much Malcolm! Ingrid...See MoreBlast from the Past (for me)
Comments (4)I remember him too...and tea is good...or if he hasn't eaten, maybe some lunch? :)...See MoreFunny blast from the past. So you want to grow a gardenia.
Comments (18)bossyvossy: I still do (hand-pick lawn weeds) -- it's something we kids all did as part of our chores AKA family contribution ADA do as your told. After 26 years at our current house, I really don't care (much) if the neighbors laugh. If the weather's nice, to me pulling weeds can actually be quite therapeutic -- don't ask my back, though, after a day of pulling! :) I started to read the old gardenia thread, and had to close it, lest I jinx myself. For whatever reason, I planted a gardenia in our yard ~ 20 years ago. I pretty much do nothing to it, and it has somehow thrived despite my neglect. The flush of blooms doesn't last long, between the thrips and the immediate heatwave that comes through right about bloom time. (It's ~ 3' x 4' and flocked with about 100 blooms -- with 20-30 buds waiting in the wings.) It's one of those bushes that I do contemplate pulling: blooms only once a year, then just sits there. :) Perhaps my butterfly garden expansion will push me to remove the gardenia (or at least move it somewhere else)....See MoreBlast From the Past is Back in the Stores
Comments (37)It took me many years to realize that not everyone loves what I love and I wonder how many times I gave someone something that they later gave or threw away. We who do arts and crafts think our creativity, cost of supplies and time spent are priceless but not so much do others agree. I've stopped giving unless there is a genuine interest shown by someone. Even then I hesitate since they might be just trying to be nice. I make quilts and I think they are just wonderful but others would look at them and wonder what kind of a complete idiot takes perfectly good (and expensive by the way) fabric and cut it up into all kinds and sizes of shapes and sew it back together again. I would rather that people just be honest about what they like and dislike so that we don't waste our "priceless" gifts on them in the first place....See MoreNancy
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