tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post5068604626831572799..comments2023-10-09T06:48:02.888-05:00Comments on Garden Girl: My Turn!garden girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-61672390224243641712008-03-25T21:29:00.000-05:002008-03-25T21:29:00.000-05:00Viooltje, I have one grandchild and another one on...Viooltje, I have one grandchild and another one on the way! <BR/><BR/>My mom and I are very close - we always have been. I don't even remember not getting along when I was a teenager. <BR/><BR/>It's so beautiful where she lives. (They do have a lot of bugs there though, including spiders!)<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you enjoyed the tag. I certainly did. I've enjoyed visiting everyone's blogs and learning more about everyone. I love the way you classified it as a disease. It really has seemed to spread like one!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-15660330035149545182008-03-25T16:11:00.000-05:002008-03-25T16:11:00.000-05:00I would never have thought for such a lovely young...I would never have thought for such a lovely young lady to be a supergran. (btw i'm not saying it's weird, i'm just complimenting here). And I've also just realized your mom wanders through and comments on your blog. Awesome. I remember the photo of the wonderful, intact countryside where your folks live. Places like that just overwhelm me anytime. To end my pondering, I'll allow myself to notice you're one bunch of surprisingly interesting people and I'm also glad you decided to spread the GTA plague, whose wicked tentacles surely got a good hold of me. Respect!Viooltjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493874661606266986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-84197423146898600452008-03-22T21:44:00.000-05:002008-03-22T21:44:00.000-05:00That's pretty cool Kimberley, all the stuff we hav...That's pretty cool Kimberley, all the stuff we have in common. I had in-laws east of the Bay bridge and have crossed it many times. I prefer to do it with my eyes closed. Moving, swaying bridges. . . no thank you very much!<BR/><BR/>Thank you Anna. Yeah, I lucked out in the Mom department. She is a gem. We're very close, always have been. Growing up, all my friends liked her. and she liked them. She's a sweetheart.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-2544113486006397932008-03-22T21:08:00.000-05:002008-03-22T21:08:00.000-05:00Wow--you have an impressive list. You do look youn...Wow--you have an impressive list. You do look young. I bet you liked the 50's. I wish I had a mom like yours. She sounds awesome and I see she reads your blog--wonderful. It was fun getting to know you a bit better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-57762433351500486102008-03-22T17:27:00.000-05:002008-03-22T17:27:00.000-05:00I can't believe how many things we have in common....I can't believe how many things we have in common...<BR/>I had four of my four children at home (on purpose!). <BR/>I could be a grandma and nobody would believe it (I still get carded sometimes)<BR/>I'm afraid of heights and bridges that move particularly!<BR/>My family name has a castle in Ireland (we think we were illegitimate strain)<BR/>My family has several properties on or near the Chesapeake - my grandma still lives there.<BR/>My grandfather was a well respected jazz musician during its heyday in NYC. I heard we once had a farm where hell's kitchen is, but that seems like a stretch. (Irish story tellers, the lot!)<BR/>I guess we're kindred spirits. How delightful.<BR/>Happy spring!<BR/>XXKHTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-59669528714177644912008-03-22T17:04:00.000-05:002008-03-22T17:04:00.000-05:00Hi Kathryn, It's nice to meet you! I was just vis...Hi Kathryn, It's nice to meet you! I was just visiting your blog. I enjoyed reading, really liked the vintage botanical prints. So pretty.<BR/><BR/>Hi Kathi, Thanks for popping back over. Thanks so much for your kind comments. I'm glad you're enjoying my blog. I'm having a lot of fun with it. And I'm having fun working on my mom to get some family stories down in writing. Those stories are priceless and I want to preserve as many as possible.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-80756180907484228372008-03-22T15:53:00.000-05:002008-03-22T15:53:00.000-05:00Linda, I just spent some time reading your posts a...Linda, I just spent some time reading your posts and I want you to know what an amazing writer you are, I enjoyed everything I've read and look forward to more, more, more. <BR/><BR/>Your Mom is priceless, keep nudging her along :), I also enjoyed reading about your Grandmother :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-7773393910522085602008-03-22T14:48:00.000-05:002008-03-22T14:48:00.000-05:00Hello Linda, I followed Melanie's link in the tag ...Hello Linda, I followed Melanie's link in the tag game to your blog. Glad to meet you. I look forward to reading your blog in the future.<BR/>Kathrynkjohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344820709410403592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-47127676281540029902008-03-22T13:04:00.000-05:002008-03-22T13:04:00.000-05:00Hi Kathi, nice to meet you too. I enjoyed your li...Hi Kathi, nice to meet you too. I enjoyed your list, and enjoyed reading some of your other posts too. It's neat you're blogging with your mom and sister. I'm not-so-gently encouraging my mom to post some family stories here on a regular basis. . . (shhhh, don't tell her. . . )<BR/><BR/>Oh, hi Mom! I didn't see you come in. Ummm. . . SO, how's the wather by you. . . Um. . . Right, Grandpa. . . I've always thought we had an interesting, colorful family history, and I really think it's cool that our roots are traced back so far. <BR/><BR/>Thank you Melanie! It was fun! I'm glad too. . .Mom was such a common-sense person, she never bought into silliness like that, and she always loved us exactly as we were. still does.<BR/><BR/>Jill, he's the sweetest, most wonderful dog you can imagine. He's everyman's dog, kidnapped for a while by a daughter and grandson. He grew up with daughter so he's happy as a clam. I cried the last time I saw him, I miss him so much! (I STILL do not miss the hair.)garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-46919491438327459292008-03-22T10:30:00.000-05:002008-03-22T10:30:00.000-05:00Aw, loved the pic of your dog.Aw, loved the pic of your dog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-49425762869778501652008-03-22T09:23:00.000-05:002008-03-22T09:23:00.000-05:00Hi Linda, nice job! Glad your mom didn't listen to...Hi Linda, nice job! Glad your mom didn't listen to your teacher. My mom was forced to write with her right hand and is extremely dyslexic (only when it comes to writing). <BR/><BR/>I don't like heights either but I especially can't stand seeing either of my daughters standing on a dock or leaning over the water. It makes me absolutely sick. As for being born in the wrong time period, I thought I was the only person who felt that way. Cool!Melanie Chopayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985844123815086844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-74380434646809603472008-03-22T08:31:00.000-05:002008-03-22T08:31:00.000-05:00Grandpa's family are of English descent. There is ...Grandpa's family are of English descent. There is a castle in England and several buildings or places in North America that bear his family name. The names can be traced at least back to the 1100s A.D. The small town in this country that you are speaking of was named for a direct forebear of Grandpa's.Linda's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502116994883088106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-15120046680836110262008-03-22T07:34:00.000-05:002008-03-22T07:34:00.000-05:00Hi Linda, it's nice to meet you! I came from Mela...Hi Linda, it's nice to meet you! I came from Melanie and Cinj...very nice list you have, thanks for sharing. It's wonderful to meet new people and read what they are writing :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com