tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post566368696450209511..comments2024-02-28T23:35:56.193-05:00Comments on The Curious Reader: She's B-a-a-a-c-kGradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-59488262419773683612014-06-04T12:26:41.750-04:002014-06-04T12:26:41.750-04:00Shelley, easy for him to say. He had servants! :...Shelley, easy for him to say. He had servants! :>Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-28398988443596600582014-06-03T11:14:27.295-04:002014-06-03T11:14:27.295-04:00As Thomas Moore says, gardening is a soulful occup...As Thomas Moore says, gardening is a soulful occupation.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlstory.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-26196886166698907112014-05-19T15:24:35.439-04:002014-05-19T15:24:35.439-04:00Litlove, and I tried to comment to your comment an...Litlove, and I tried to comment to your comment and my blog would not let me! I think the world is going mad. But hopefully you'll stay tuned in and maybe someone smarter than I can fix these crazy, rogue blogospheres.Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-87267800899594491772014-05-18T13:24:12.849-04:002014-05-18T13:24:12.849-04:00I'm so glad you are getting lots of pleasure o...I'm so glad you are getting lots of pleasure out of your garden - most of all because it signals your own return to engaging with the world. We all duck out sometimes - been there, done that. I think sometimes we have to go under because the coming back out can feel so delightful. Grad, I always read your posts, but quite often I can't get my comments accepted. I have heard that wordpress and blogger dislike one another, which is all well and good but not when it gets in the way of blogger communication. Someone needs to march them up to one another and get them to shake hands... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-23867787533872939782014-05-15T11:02:04.040-04:002014-05-15T11:02:04.040-04:00Oh Grad, you are so kind! Too bad we live so far a...Oh Grad, you are so kind! Too bad we live so far apart and can't spend time in the other's garden! I am glad you have fallen in love with Solnit and discovered you talent for walking and reading on a city street without being run over! I've not read Field Guide to Getting Lost yet, I really want to after the Out of the Woods book. Solnit is popular in my library system so I am on the waitlist of Field Guide and looking forward to it. At least I have her new book to hold me over!Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-70611114185727274072014-05-14T13:09:09.554-04:002014-05-14T13:09:09.554-04:00Stef, reading your posts about gardening - whether...Stef, reading your posts about gardening - whether it be about winter seed catalog dreaming or worm-farming, raised beds or plant sales - are the real inspiration for my return to a life of dirty nails! I kept thinking about the enthusiasm you and Bookman have and remembered that once upon a time, I shared that enthusiasm. And I wanted it back. So, thanks, my friend. Oh...and thank you, too for introducing me to Rebecca Solnit. After reading your post today I went to the library down the block during lunch and got The Faraway Nearby and A Field Guide To Getting Lost. I also learned that I can walk two full city blocks while reading and NOT get hit by a bus. I'm beginning to feel I can do anything!!Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-80592489666761697232014-05-14T11:19:42.966-04:002014-05-14T11:19:42.966-04:00Hooray! I loved your post and of course endorse al...Hooray! I loved your post and of course endorse all gardening endeavors 100%! I know what you mean about coming back to gardening. When I first moved into my house it was full-on huge veggie garden and flowers and what else can we do? And then after a few years I started cutting back and cutting back and each year doing less and less, never really stopping completely but the vegetable garden disappeared completely and it was only beds of flowers and native plants with very small expansions. But something clicked back on a few years ago and I am so glad because I didn't realize how much I missed it. And my re-found enthusiasm has rubbed off on my husband and even the neighbors are enjoying it because they get the extras. Hooray for growing things! Good luck with your squirrels, you know squirrels and I locked in mortal combat but at least they have had the decency to never invade my house.Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-59010932674402618092014-05-14T09:35:04.547-04:002014-05-14T09:35:04.547-04:00Tinky, puttering is a very good description of wha...Tinky, puttering is a very good description of what I'm planning. I hope to eventually start clearing some brush - although I'd like to leave some of it because it acts as a screen for one whole side of the backyard - where I can plant some shade-loving perennials. My lot is fairly large, and can be overwhelming. But bit by bit is the ticket. And the jasmine is heavenly!Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-67557835007190530932014-05-14T08:14:37.121-04:002014-05-14T08:14:37.121-04:00Coming back on a small scale sounds perfect to me....Coming back on a small scale sounds perfect to me. I imagine you doing just a little puttering and enjoying your flowers. As for the hummingbirds, if they're like mine, they WILL return. Thanks for reminding me to get out my hummingbird feeder. And inhale a little jasmine for me, please. I do love the way you look at the world.Tinkyhttp://www.tinkycooks.comnoreply@blogger.com