Comments on: Gardening habit or gardening revolution?

Comment on Gardening habit or gardening revolution? by: Ken

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:15:19 +0000

… latest finished manuscript, a mystery about a tarot reader whose awakening ability as a medium gets her involved in a murder investigation.

While he may be a fictional character, even William Forrester had a finished manuscript in his file cabinet when he died.

Perhaps you should consider publishing it yourself, otherwise it just sits in a file cabinet or on a hard-drive and nobody but you gets to read it.

Comment on Gardening habit or gardening revolution? by: Bev Jackson

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:14:34 +0000

Oh Barb, I’m so envious of your wonderful gardening. I can’t do it anymore
and I miss it terribly. In the Pacific NW, I grew everything…and so much of it that I supported the tables of the whole neighborhood. But now, the
fingers and back are stiff and old, and I can’t even pull a week anymore.
So ENJOY every minute you can!! I so loved it. Your photos are great,
(that kitty is fabulous!)

Comment on Gardening habit or gardening revolution? by: cassie-b

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:15:48 +0000

I’ve never seen an avacado plant. Actually, never even thought about how they grew. Best of luck!

Cas
And the kitten is beautiful!

Comment on Gardening habit or gardening revolution? by: Sarah

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:04:07 +0000

Ah, Barbara, welcome to the world of weeds, gardens, fruits and flowers. I count the tomatoes that have set every day and also welcome each batch of tiny yellow flowers. Yes, indeed, the leveling off of the weather extremes has been welcomed by a growth spurt.

Don’t you just love those gorgeous yellow zucchini flowers? I think they’re beautiful as decoration, as well as being the precursors to yummy zucchini.

The first tomato is just starting to blush pink. When it’s ripe, we’ll have a little “first fruits” ceremony that is a heritage from my mother’s side of the family. We put out a clean table cloth, make a special dinner that goes with whatever the first fruit is, light candles, have a glass of wine and make a little ceremony of it. It’s the start of summer with early tomatoes (Early Girls usually).

I’ll be thinking of you this time when we celebrate our first tomato.

Comment on Gardening habit or gardening revolution? by: violetismycolor

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:08:03 +0000

those avocados looked awesome.

Comment on Gardening habit or gardening revolution? by: blogdog

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:55:41 +0000

Stunning photos! I talk a good gardening game, and I can make stuff grow if I devote enough time to it… but the best I’ve managed in recent years is buying some potted geraniums for the front steps. I’m enjoying the scenes fro your garden, though!

Comment on Gardening habit or gardening revolution? by: Reenie

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:36:12 +0000

Due to my arthritis, gardening is something I no longer do, but my woods are resplendent with all kinds of indigenous beauties. I recently discovered that my acres have a bumper crop of blackberries, and earlier in spring, willowy volunteer dogwoods blossomed. I only have yard in the immediate area surrounding my home and have planted it entirely with Periwinkle, which was beautiful this spring with its tiny purple flowers. We’ve had an amazing spring with gentle rain nearly every day – my ground cover is gaining ground. My plan is to have a fairly maintenance free yard, yet one that is pleasing to the eye. I also have a Flowering Plum and two smaller Dogwoods and a Japanese Maple. The Geraniums that I brought in for winter are back out on my front steps and full of blooms. I keep it simple now and still swoon.

Comment on Gardening habit or gardening revolution? by: susan

Sat, 31 May 2008 13:59:14 +0000

I think you’ll find, Barbara, that time spent outside tending gardens can be the most inspirational for writing. It frees the mind within a peaceful environment to wander onto fantasy and story. Beautiful shots here, by the way. Kittens and sunsets and squash. Lovely!

Comment on Gardening habit or gardening revolution? by: creechman

Sat, 31 May 2008 08:07:14 +0000

Aww, what a cute kitty. And I’m a dog person.

Comment on Gardening habit or gardening revolution? by: Eric Mayer

Sat, 31 May 2008 02:07:06 +0000

Thanks for the plug! We’ve been wrestling with the eighth book this past week and I’m a little frazzled, so I appreciate the kind words. I keep trying to harness the *power of habit* to write more, read more, make myself generally more productive, but mostly I seem to manage to drink coffee regularly.

Various kinds of squash are great fun because they produce and produce. Just when you think your harvest is complete you find an enormous squash that somehow hid itself under the leaves for weeks. It is also nice to be able to pick a variety of fresh greens for salads. I don’t think store bought greens can match ones plucked a few minutes before from the garden, And I envy anyone who can grow their own avocados!

We’re more or less in the woods here, so no gardening. I was never a great gardener but I did some for fun. I am a big believer in communing with nature, whether digging in the dirt or walking in the woods. It’s good to be reminded that our human-made, artificial and often ugly civilization is not all there is to the world.The sprouting plants are going to grow and go through their life cycle no matter who wins the next election. The squirrels I see running around the trees don’t care about who wins American Idol. I find that comforting for some reason.

Hey, I hear the market is good for mysteries with a bit of a supernatural tinge.