tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post422598934171570483..comments2023-11-26T16:13:28.698-08:00Comments on A Very Good Life: Using a Broken HeartLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-89524516677183010212008-07-29T22:13:00.000-07:002008-07-29T22:13:00.000-07:00Welcome to the site Annie! I am fortunate to have ...Welcome to the site Annie! <BR/><BR/>I am fortunate to have close to a third of an acre to keep me endlessly entertained. <BR/><BR/>LydiaLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-88149007610996086862008-07-29T19:18:00.000-07:002008-07-29T19:18:00.000-07:00I would absolutely love a half-acre of gardens aro...I would absolutely love a half-acre of gardens around my home... Oh the bliss that could be created, and tended and delighted in...Constancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02702046097986873803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-47310720710236237472008-06-29T14:56:00.000-07:002008-06-29T14:56:00.000-07:00Thank you for the note- enjoy your new garden. It ...Thank you for the note- enjoy your new garden. It is lucky to have you.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-63713401954019846742008-06-29T10:46:00.000-07:002008-06-29T10:46:00.000-07:00This is a soothing post, Lydia. Reminding me that ...This is a soothing post, Lydia. Reminding me that solace can be found in my new backyard. I am heading out there now!<BR/>xoxo DebraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-85681634360141488452008-06-23T17:36:00.000-07:002008-06-23T17:36:00.000-07:00Thank you. Every lesson that is important can be l...Thank you. Every lesson that is important can be learned in the garden. Including that pain is necessary to forge gratitude and appreciation for beauty: both humble and grand.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-26653818449964620612008-06-23T17:08:00.000-07:002008-06-23T17:08:00.000-07:00A very nice comment from Oregon. Nicely done. I li...A very nice comment from Oregon. Nicely done. I like it, I like it. What a wonderful word picture you draw for us suburban dwellers. Gardens provide numerous benefits for the "doers" and the "lookers". We can all have our own secret gardens and you're bringing the best of yours through pictures and scrumptious descriptions. Thanks. EddaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-20573579328969511672008-06-23T09:24:00.000-07:002008-06-23T09:24:00.000-07:00Nancy Stoops, a local marriage and family therapis...Nancy Stoops, a local marriage and family therapist just published a book on grieving. That was the inspiration to put the thoughts together. <BR/>Matalija poppy is a bush that loves it miserably hot, scorchingly sunny and almost parched- like our coastal foothills- where there are sporadic stands which come into bloom this time of year. Where it is happy- the shrub can stand as tall as a rhododendron in Seattle. For lots of head-turning varieties of poppies- many of which will do well in your region- check out Annies Annuals (Richmond, California). Annie does mail order. Thank you for dropping by.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-48010789864058006472008-06-23T08:32:00.000-07:002008-06-23T08:32:00.000-07:00I've thought much the same things about painting, ...I've thought much the same things about painting, actually. I didn't really begin to teach myself to paint until after my mother died, and I've often considered writing (among so many other similar considerations) writing a book about painting in the midst of grieving. and the poppies are lovely, I wonder if they'd grow here? I know the orange poppies bloom wild on the sides of the road. though I suspect they'd like more sun than they get here, in order to be truly happy. can't beat this climate for ferns, though, they grow to incredible sizes, hang out of the trees and look so lush and gorgeous.sharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058381468146433964noreply@blogger.com