tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post1767517874309860619..comments2023-09-24T11:26:16.606-04:00Comments on The Middle Ages: My Secret Love ChoreDeb and Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04444390852070865517noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-62815637849494455812011-08-24T23:21:21.599-04:002011-08-24T23:21:21.599-04:00Ruth! I hear ya -- it is a lot of work and definit...Ruth! I hear ya -- it is a lot of work and definitely $$, so probably not yet worth it. But I see a lush garden in your future. I really really do :)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-55123398023644952422011-08-24T23:10:10.293-04:002011-08-24T23:10:10.293-04:00I always enjoyed going over and helping someone el...I always enjoyed going over and helping someone else with their garden. Spent the summer mowing the yard for my "adopted folks." But when it comes to dealing with my own yard I am the Queen of Procrastination. There's always something else that's much more important. My new place is almost all dirt and no grass. I so want the lush beautiful yard and garden, but since it's a rental place and I'll be moving in a year, I've decided that I just don't want to put the time and money in and let someone else reap the rewards. But your garden looks amazing!! Totally worth all the hard work!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13511442269917754431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-35021040053272927042011-08-23T23:13:19.808-04:002011-08-23T23:13:19.808-04:00I didn't have internet there for a bit, but am...I didn't have internet there for a bit, but am now catching up. How I love all your observations. Kate, I definitely felt like you would relate to this. I've see the pics :) Ashleigh, I love the poetry of your lines there. And Tomine, sounds like we're garden soul sisters!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-40949101081188704462011-08-23T15:39:23.516-04:002011-08-23T15:39:23.516-04:00A garden can be overwhelming, as it (and all its l...A garden can be overwhelming, as it (and all its little friends!) will grow with or without you ... for which I'm grateful and irritated at the same time.<br /><br />I go out with my stirrup hoe for 10 minutes between every hour spent in the office. The 10 minutes is easy, and I'm never ready to quit when the time is up. It leaves me wanting more, almost every time (unless it's hothothot in the sun, as it has been lately here in Saskatchewan).<br /><br />The trick to enjoyment is getting it to a manageable size and condition, and then being an efficient helpmate to the plants. They appreciate it and seem to let you know, by being stunningly beautiful.<br /><br />Your garden photos are gorgeous.Blondi Blathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-72328600678414069102011-08-23T10:02:06.687-04:002011-08-23T10:02:06.687-04:00The garden, like a crying baby, rewards your atten...The garden, like a crying baby, rewards your attention long after you've finished tending to its needs. It would be "fine" without you, but the pictures show how grateful it really is. That zen-like feeling of connection is your half of the conversation.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-68020420622741289762011-08-23T05:51:08.059-04:002011-08-23T05:51:08.059-04:00I love the beauty of a garden and the peacefulness...I love the beauty of a garden and the peacefulness that can be found there. Both of you have such lovely gardens! But, I'm in the same boat. I do not like gardening - never have. I have to force myself to occasionally weed and water my garden - and that's about all I do for my plants. After that it's survival of the fittest out there.<br />However, once I've made myself trudge outside and begin, I actually don't mind it. In fact, I find myself looking for more places that need work when I have finished my tasks. Maybe I do have a secret love of gardening after all!<br />~TomineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-19614771256226068722011-08-22T20:14:02.085-04:002011-08-22T20:14:02.085-04:00Our garden has transformed a lot over the years ba...Our garden has transformed a lot over the years based on family needs. It feels like just yesterday that we bought bags and bags of pea gravel for the swing set. Now the swing set is gone and the gravel has been raked into a meditation area. But grandkids might change everything!<br /><br />Boomgono, I'm going to guess that your mom is probably a secret gardening-lover :) (PS love your site!)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-40933955242296822072011-08-22T19:32:27.708-04:002011-08-22T19:32:27.708-04:00Your yards are so beautiful. I think you both care...Your yards are so beautiful. I think you both care about your surroundings enough to want to keep them beautiful, and, though you may not love gardening, the end product is worth the effort.<br /><br />Maybe?<br /><br />We're lucky we have grass. Swing sets, sandboxes, picnic tables... All the trampling took its toll on the ground beneath them. Flowers come in plastic containers from garden shops and are transplanted into cement/concrete pots, vases, or statues. The front of the house looks pretty and the backyard is now for the grandchildren.Dawnhttp://boom-child.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-62052538615790456742011-08-22T18:27:01.151-04:002011-08-22T18:27:01.151-04:00My mother always has the most beautiful rose bushe...My mother always has the most beautiful rose bushes and flower beds on her block, and grew piles of delicious vegetables, so I'd always believed that she must love gardening. I was heartbroken when, a couple of years ago, she told me that she hated it! She simply thought that she had to do it because she had a big yard. Now, thanks to your post, I have some hope that maybe my mom isn't so miserable as I'd thought. Maybe she secretly loves gardening, too, and is just keeping the secret from herself.Boomgonohttp://www.boomzaa.com/blaagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-82172257620307248372011-08-22T14:46:51.157-04:002011-08-22T14:46:51.157-04:00Unless you really love gardening you can't hav...Unless you really love gardening you can't have yards like this. So I know you love doing all of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-18917360755282366302011-08-22T13:14:12.729-04:002011-08-22T13:14:12.729-04:00It's too bad that neither of you really like g...It's too bad that neither of you really like gardening because yours are absolutely beautiful!!!!! My mom would be really jealous!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978291067668508362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-56254928419957402402011-08-22T13:04:13.704-04:002011-08-22T13:04:13.704-04:00Thanks, guys. Madge, as you can imagine I often dr...Thanks, guys. Madge, as you can imagine I often dream of having that gardener's help, but it looks like my forced therapy will continue for a while!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020502430509158737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-42110300004891696532011-08-22T12:58:33.397-04:002011-08-22T12:58:33.397-04:00That is a lovely post and both your gardens are so...That is a lovely post and both your gardens are so beautiful. Nature doesn't ask for much and thrives on a little attention and love. what a good lesson for all of us. hope you both sit a lot in those lovely places you have helped create. Thanks for a beautiful post.Mary-Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01192923965181568889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-27720241017165622582011-08-22T11:12:18.289-04:002011-08-22T11:12:18.289-04:00Lovely gardens, indeed. I have a lovely garden als...Lovely gardens, indeed. I have a lovely garden also fully maintained by my wonderful, talented gardener. He rakes, plants and takes care of everything twice a week. I always have a project for him and my garden (all drought resistant0 looks lovely all year. It is a small price to pay so I have time to sit and enjoy it and read my books or sit outside and use my laptop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-79230784838070980372011-08-22T10:43:30.221-04:002011-08-22T10:43:30.221-04:00What beautiful gardens!!! I've never really ha...What beautiful gardens!!! I've never really had a green thumb myself...but that's ok. :/Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785247788175367281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-72476857032575433182011-08-22T09:16:58.162-04:002011-08-22T09:16:58.162-04:00Lovely gardens. I keep killing most of my plants....Lovely gardens. I keep killing most of my plants. I have a small container garden o our patio. Nothing is looking too good right now. I will plan a few replacements for fall.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674420962149095121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528510907038944744.post-32437602169105903442011-08-22T09:11:08.952-04:002011-08-22T09:11:08.952-04:00Both of your Gardens look very pretty.they both lo...Both of your Gardens look very pretty.they both look like a place where you could just sit and chill and be relaxed. Growing up my grandfather always had a little garden with my grandmother . We had flowers of all kind and my favorite was this huge tree that we had. It was really pretty and pink and it provided shade Which was the best. Years ago my grandparents had to cut it down because of a storm that we had but they still have there garden and sit it everyday.Lyndsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474928538640746195noreply@blogger.com