tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post4271438016291119842..comments2023-07-02T09:49:08.147+01:00Comments on pear tree log: Knocking on Fairy DoorsElainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-79483868136134188372013-04-29T17:09:53.193+01:002013-04-29T17:09:53.193+01:00I love the smell of Lily of the valley, I have the...I love the smell of Lily of the valley, I have them planted in my palm bed next to the garden entry.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-32308174779392878432013-04-29T07:56:45.677+01:002013-04-29T07:56:45.677+01:00Hello Jan, I hope your gardening went well. A ...Hello Jan, I hope your gardening went well. A bit of sunshine makes the world smile - we do seem to be on a bit of a stop-start spring at the moment. I keep thinking about your beautiful throw - I think you may have inspired me to pick up my crochet hook! xElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-65443688312683602252013-04-28T11:37:51.954+01:002013-04-28T11:37:51.954+01:00You've been busy! We're planning on spend...You've been busy! We're planning on spending the rest of today in our (much smaller) garden. It's so nice to have a bit of sun! JxJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341377291617694838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-89635407975452726232013-04-28T08:21:39.479+01:002013-04-28T08:21:39.479+01:00Hello Cro, How lovely, I wonder whether I could g...Hello Cro, How lovely, I wonder whether I could get my children to adopt that tradition.<br /><br />Toby must wonder at me as I kneel and sniff those little lily of the valley flowers!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-90114745505412062912013-04-28T08:14:34.249+01:002013-04-28T08:14:34.249+01:00Hello Ms Sparrow, You are right about old Toby, h...Hello Ms Sparrow, You are right about old Toby, his nose is still fully functioning, even if the rest of him is crumbling. He loves to amble and sniff.<br /><br />The lily of the valley is making slow progress, but at least it is still there! I shall continue to encourage it. The trilliums are not showing at all - they, too, shall be encouraged. One of these years there will be a triumphant posting on them, just for you.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-83862710773101476112013-04-28T08:11:05.309+01:002013-04-28T08:11:05.309+01:00Hello Scarlet, Oh how wonderful! Wedding bouquet...Hello Scarlet, Oh how wonderful! Wedding bouquets often look good, but have no perfume. Yours must have been a delight.<br /><br />The woodland is a magical place! It provides us with fuel for the stoves, mulch for the gardens, a place for the hens to roam freely and for our grandchildren and their friends to charge around. <br /><br />I have to remind myself how useful it is to justify all the hard work we have to put in. Then I look at the flowers, and watch the young ones having fun, and I know it is worth it.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-65930554670676460302013-04-28T07:55:41.868+01:002013-04-28T07:55:41.868+01:00Hello Molly, Those little flowers have become so...Hello Molly, Those little flowers have become so important to me. I kept checking for them and began to despair...then we had a few days of good weather and the magic happened! <br /><br />My darling Toby is on the decline, he likes his day bed to be taken wherever we are working. He is content to snooze.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-92157055438933940142013-04-28T07:47:05.450+01:002013-04-28T07:47:05.450+01:00Hello Lynne, Cow parsley is also called Queen ...Hello Lynne, Cow parsley is also called Queen Anne's Lace; beautiful, but invasive. We often lose animals and grandchildren in it, for it grows up to five or six feet tall! I'll do a post and show you some photographs when the flowers come out.<br /><br />It is such a busy time of year - spring cleaning indoors and outdoors - thank goodness the energy levels are increasing with the longer days and milder temperatures! Good luck with the lily of the valley.<br />Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-3715427179052429962013-04-28T05:18:26.174+01:002013-04-28T05:18:26.174+01:00Lily of the valley is given to friends and family ...Lily of the valley is given to friends and family on May 1st over here. In fact it's the only day on which individuals are allowed to sell things on the streets of Paris without having a permit. How kind they are.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-37302045910093366932013-04-27T22:33:24.418+01:002013-04-27T22:33:24.418+01:00What a lot of work that must have been! I hope you...What a lot of work that must have been! I hope your lily of the valley does better this year. It's so nice that Toby got to go out in the woods with you. Dogs seem to love those smells so much!Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-30621466369265442602013-04-27T21:14:51.893+01:002013-04-27T21:14:51.893+01:00I love lily of the valley - it's my favourite ...I love lily of the valley - it's my favourite flower too. I had it in my wedding bouquet, and my Grandma was called Lily. Watching your woodland wake up must be truly magical.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729719876504930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-52667441797687580922013-04-27T20:31:34.747+01:002013-04-27T20:31:34.747+01:00Toby has the right idea - 44 barrow loads of tree ...Toby has the right idea - 44 barrow loads of tree bark, (phew) that will do good. The flowers are lovely. I've got some Lily-of-the valley just poking through - no flowers on it yet thoughMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-22248634428067820372013-04-27T20:05:11.955+01:002013-04-27T20:05:11.955+01:00The fragrance of the Lily of the Valley is scrumpt...The fragrance of the Lily of the Valley is scrumptious. I am planting some in my woods this year. <br /><br />What is Cow Parsley? Is it like a May Apples? <br /><br />Today is our first weather in the 60's. I just took a water break from my outdoor cleaning. I like the idea of a shredder. We accumulate so many small sticks and branches over the winter. Great mulch for you!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723721131329150461noreply@blogger.com