What do you know about these 'literary roses'?
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Comments (5)Just in looking at the pictures on HMF, it looks like the blooms on Cardinal Song are fuller, but it's hard to know for sure. The guy at the nursery saidit will spread and it won't get very tall, although it will get taller than Ralph's Creeper. Does anyone have Red Carpet Rose? I'm even wondering if it could be that. I have two Drift roses, which I think of being similar to Carpet Roses and the blooms on this are much bigger than the Drift or the Ralph's Creeper....See MoreYou know you know too much about antique roses.....
Comments (15)I was reading to my daughter from an illustrated children's Bible, and we came to a scene where some ancient Jewish king was killed in his garden . . . yes, I know, a lovely scene to read about to a child anyway! . . . but then I turned the page and saw that in the illustration the desperate fellow was fleeing through formal beds of hybrid teas. No way!!! We also have a beautiful park in town that was especially designed for a "natural" look, with many types of ornamental grasses and species shrubs, rosa nitida, etc. The only false note in the whole thing is three hybrid teas that someone plopped down, all by themselves, at a very prominent juncture along one of the paths. You can tell by looking at them that the designer never intended for them to be there! I'll bet that the man who donated the park and named it in honor of his wife probably insisted on including those hybrid teas because they were his wife's favorite flower, or something like that. I shudder every time I see them!...See MoreHow do you know what you know about old houses, etc?
Comments (14)Whoa, if you get a degree in industrial arts you get to acquire carpentry textbooks along the way?!? Sweet! Kim, I've always enjoyed/appreciated your contributions; given the wisdom of trial and error that was behind them, I see why they stood out. My mom got us a couple of the Reader's Digest fixit books (have to run downstairs, one of them might be the very one you have); I like the way they are encyclopedic and detailed. I know Jane Powell but not the Small Houses books (do you mean The Not So Big stuff by Susanka, or the Small House anthologies from Fine Homebuilding?) Thanks for mentioning books; I think I might start a reference book thread for this forum. Hey Casey, THANKS for taking the bait. And you are NOT a bloody genius, you are an old house DEITY for crying out loud! Would you please start your own show on youtube? Or maybe just a house tour? Even Petch house has youtube videos. Or, do you already have a project blog and everyone knows about it but me? Actually for someone with a degree in historic preservation, I am impressed with how low-key your posts come across; they read more like an old friend who's "been there" and wants to pass along lessons learned along the way, it's really very nice and encouraging. But if you ever want to browbeat me feel free; I would take it as a compliment. To be honest if I post about something I'm thinking of doing to my house, and you don't opine, I figure one of two things is going on: 1) you're not on the forum; or 2) you're politely disapproving. Most of the time I assume it's 2 because you seem to be pretty consistent around here. But I just want to say, and I hope I speak for many, that I love love love your posts, especially when I'm searching on a problem I'm trying to solve and something from you pops up! (PS I finally got around to using that general finishes gel varnish you recommended and it was fantastic, thank you; I will post photos to the woodworking forum sometime before the next census.) Oh, and I love the way you "aged" the color tones in the new pine beadboard in your kitchen; reminds me of the pine in my grandmother's kitchen. When I was really little I used to look at the gleaming pores and think it was the closest wood could get to 24K gold....See MoreA Literary Dilemma (or, what shall I do with this book?)
Comments (9)marita, I can't find your Miss Charlotte T Hatfield but had more luck with 'Great Grandfather Garthwaite'. He was William Garthwaite, the minister of the Congregational Church in Wattisfield Suffolk (refereed to in your book as the 'Meeting House'. He is listed in the 1841 census as about 53 years old, Sarah 53 years and with a daughter Ann 20. His occupation is Dissenting Minister (dissenting in this context means he was not ordained in the C of E) I found this about him by typing into google "Garthwaite Wattisfield" The Rev. William Garthwaite, from Cratfield, accepted an unanimous invitation from this church, and came to Wattis- field with his family, August 5th, 1817. He was recognized as pastor on the 15th September, 181 8. The Rev. J. H. Cox, of Hadleigh, introduced the service ; the Rev. W. Ward, of Stow- market, delivered a discourse on the nature of a gospel church, and asked the questions ; the Rev. C. Dewhirst, of Bury, offered prayer; the Rev. J. M. Ray, of Sudbury, addressed the pastor and people ; and the Rev. T. Hickman, of Lavenham, concluded by prayer. On December 19th, 1827, Mrs. Garthwaite died suddenly whilst her husband was gone to bring his daughters home for their holidays. This melancholy event produced a great excite- ment, and evoked a considerable sympathy for the bereaved family. The Rev. W. Ward, of Stowmarket, officiated at the funeral and preached, on the following Sabbath, to a crowded congregation, from Matt. xxiv. 44. Mr. Garthwaite continued in the pastorate till 1847, when he resigned. He afterwards, November nth, 1847, married Ann, widow of the Rev. J. Elborough, formerly of Thetford. He died at Great Ayton, Yorkshire, November 20th, 1854.* When I have more time I'll look up the later census returns for other family members . . . it has a VERY slow search engine. ;-(...See MoreUser
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