tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post2325653926499004987..comments2023-11-02T04:25:49.595-07:00Comments on sixtyfivewhatnow: Camellia DaysRosaria Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-80443518778890629262011-02-24T08:25:55.512-08:002011-02-24T08:25:55.512-08:00You were a preemie? Amazing! The Little Man whos...You were a preemie? Amazing! The Little Man whose pictures I sometimes include on my blog was 3 months early and weighed 1 lb. 8 oz.dianefaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229979968118248563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-10849689889141039032011-01-27T12:01:03.884-08:002011-01-27T12:01:03.884-08:00i love camellia's for that very reason. but i ...i love camellia's for that very reason. but i live in the mild south so it's not quite the marvel that it must be in a area such as yours.spread your wingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011822215520854377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-77285273974586192392011-01-19T18:54:57.557-08:002011-01-19T18:54:57.557-08:00What a lovely story and brilliantly told in just a...What a lovely story and brilliantly told in just a few well chosen words. Congrats on POTW!ethelmaepotter!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10626030604752269356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-25691164151883246482011-01-19T09:32:22.420-08:002011-01-19T09:32:22.420-08:00I have snowdrops and the first signs of the golden...I have snowdrops and the first signs of the golden aconites to show off in my garden. Do they count?<br /><br />Congrats on POTW.<br />This is my first visit here but I shall be visiting and getting to know you.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-72043694501257278952011-01-18T20:12:44.911-08:002011-01-18T20:12:44.911-08:00Lovely word
Lose Weight QuciklyLovely word<br /><br /><a href="http://lose-weight-quickly2.blogspot.com/2010/12/quick-way-to-lose-weight.html" rel="nofollow">Lose Weight Qucikly</a>Lose Weight Quicklyhttp://lose-weight-quickly2.blogspot.com/2010/12/quick-way-to-lose-weight.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-46351323939148148722011-01-18T05:56:57.808-08:002011-01-18T05:56:57.808-08:00This is a beautiful story and I will keep followin...This is a beautiful story and I will keep following your page.Shades Within Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653608304618574457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-36734214367649518062011-01-17T17:22:33.442-08:002011-01-17T17:22:33.442-08:00You weave well, a hint of cold,with a hint of beau...You weave well, a hint of cold,with a hint of beauty.<br />More than a year ago I discovered, when my mom died, that she saved all the letters my dad sent to her when he was overseas during WWII. This week I have begun to read the soldiers letters and copying them onto the computer. He speaks of rain, incessant rain and mud, rationing of cigarettes and wishing he was home. It is Dec 1944 Paris, the mail is censored and the delay in receiving letters with news from home is driving them crazy. <br />Also I have begun to read Bomber County by Daniel Swift, a gift I received from a friend. He Daniel Swift writes about a journey he and his father made following his grandfathers footsteps as an english bomber pilot who was killed in action. The book also quotes and chronicles war poetry and the poets lives during the war. One never really thinks about the bomber crew up in the planes, as soldiers of war, and he brings them to life while examining the attitudes of the use of planes and bombs.<br /> So, I segue to the popular blogs for a break and I am thrust still, again, for the third time back to WWII. It is an odd occurence, wouldn't you say, as I sit here in the middle of America in rural Missouri with the cows, hay and horses, far enough away from town and the nearest neighbors to admit that we are isolated and insulated with the cold and snow. The happy sight today was three immature bald eagles in the field, the third sighting of bald eagles this winter(the visit here for the winter). The only thing here flowering is in the refrigerator waiting for trash day and the seed catalogs that have been arriving since before Christmas, bring the promise of spring, which will be here soon.miceLLehttp://ciao-anessayonlife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-32386990076738623542011-01-16T11:14:18.076-08:002011-01-16T11:14:18.076-08:00Hi Rosaria .. having just been down in Cornwall - ...Hi Rosaria .. having just been down in Cornwall - warmer than here the Camellia buds were patiently waiting .. but the weather is now so warm (relatively to the big freeze we had in November and December) .. anything could happen. The catkins were on the trees in the hedgerows as I drove back .. <br /><br />I too was born now - my uncle remarked that he'd never been so cold as he was when he came to visit the first me!!<br /><br />The roses and flowers haven't stopped for some reason - very strange. But our winter yellow jasmine is flowering .. again .. not sure why - we wait to see what happens in February and March ..<br /><br />Cheers and so pleased you're still with us!! HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-7940496975839877862011-01-14T16:19:50.646-08:002011-01-14T16:19:50.646-08:00This post is like a charming little poem. Your mem...This post is like a charming little poem. Your memoir would be a gem to read, I hope you are writing one.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-32758511587045828202011-01-14T16:04:45.001-08:002011-01-14T16:04:45.001-08:00Lovely post. And surprising, -despite recent snow...Lovely post. And surprising, -despite recent snow and rain - I spotted some blossoms budding recently. Made me smile, so does your post here. ;)Taleihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317577935549931974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-25567791319505449812011-01-14T06:20:06.828-08:002011-01-14T06:20:06.828-08:00It is wonderful to have harbingers of spring when ...It is wonderful to have harbingers of spring when we think we are freezing. I have a lovely bunch on nandina berrries plus one nandina bush whose leaves are divided by half red ones and half green ones, weird but interesting.<br /><br />The story of your birth was very tender and beautiful too.NitWit1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07035004840443397537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-892998459815400522011-01-13T18:13:07.265-08:002011-01-13T18:13:07.265-08:00Great story! They say that only the strong survive...Great story! They say that only the strong survive! My Dad was born at home, a preemie, only weighing 3 1/2 pounds, back in 1921! He is now 89 and still going strong, so I think it is largely a matter of the strength of the spirit, rather than the body.<br /><br />The camellias are in full bloom, here, even though we have gone down in the low 20's for the past few nights. They are survivors, too!Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846051579802335412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-41016648763615658322011-01-13T18:11:12.790-08:002011-01-13T18:11:12.790-08:00I love the way you weave the then with the now.
L...I love the way you weave the then with the now.<br /><br />Love Camellias too..<br /><br />Enjoy your flowers xxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600470311819511684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-70787250830026404302011-01-13T07:48:25.872-08:002011-01-13T07:48:25.872-08:00I remember when we lived in CA the camellias bloom...I remember when we lived in CA the camellias bloomed lifting us out of the winter dreary foggy days...here in MN I doubt they ever heard of a camellia....the only blooms now are from the flower shops. My repotted amaryllis only put out green blades, nary a bloom...<br /><br />Nice piece tying in your birth and yes, we all tell our stories in our writings...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-52412509791942961452011-01-13T04:26:44.592-08:002011-01-13T04:26:44.592-08:00Blooms of endurance tethered with buds of hope.Blooms of endurance tethered with buds of hope.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-64621346183727534092011-01-12T23:54:34.022-08:002011-01-12T23:54:34.022-08:00now who are we to question the blooming flower... ...now who are we to question the blooming flower... they know when's the right time to appear after all.Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-79527967718169636532011-01-12T23:22:20.936-08:002011-01-12T23:22:20.936-08:00"but these harbingers of spring are the early..."but these harbingers of spring are the early sentinels."<br /><br />Ah, now that what I like - hopeful stories of spring. Makes me want to visit the garden store.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-25397613910819451352011-01-12T21:48:07.955-08:002011-01-12T21:48:07.955-08:00A lovely post, Rosaria.A lovely post, Rosaria.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-10627461855499501962011-01-12T20:56:25.738-08:002011-01-12T20:56:25.738-08:00So beautiful Rosaria and I enjoyed the story so. ...So beautiful Rosaria and I enjoyed the story so. Challenges can make us stronger.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-73053430528592159212011-01-12T20:13:43.421-08:002011-01-12T20:13:43.421-08:00It is amazing what and who can survive in the cold...It is amazing what and who can survive in the coldest of conditions.Unspokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065870952905767595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-74809078214047376872011-01-12T19:53:23.084-08:002011-01-12T19:53:23.084-08:00Growing up in the South, I always loved the camell...Growing up in the South, I always loved the camellias, with their wonderful blooms, especially the double ones, when the winter cold was still chillig us. It seems like everyone had them planted and they blossomed so profusely that we always had them inside in vases and my mother always put one in my room. If I remember,though, there was no fragrance which was a disappointment to me.RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-81168726490772234982011-01-12T17:03:36.593-08:002011-01-12T17:03:36.593-08:00Beautiful. So you were a miracle baby, huh? Awes...Beautiful. So you were a miracle baby, huh? Awesome.That Janie Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17447630124016303483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-7022949234473508302011-01-12T16:39:57.742-08:002011-01-12T16:39:57.742-08:00I have a magnolia tree in the front yard that my H...I have a magnolia tree in the front yard that my Hubby wants to cut down. He feels it's planted in the wrong spot, and he's right. But I can't bear the thought of killing that tree so it stays where it's planted and many times in the middle of our cold, snowy winters..like now, I'll look outside and see one pink flower! It always surprises me and helps me remember that spring will eventually arrive!yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-6431982908396332482011-01-12T16:39:27.066-08:002011-01-12T16:39:27.066-08:00Love the smell of Camillias!
I had twin sons the...Love the smell of Camillias! <br />I had twin sons the size of my hand...a 3 lb and 4 lb baby who went down to 2#9 and 3#2. They grew up to be wonderful men and for that I will always be grateful! Much like you they are very resilient!!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063538863025012110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257034884908994204.post-74423326022806464932011-01-12T16:01:17.575-08:002011-01-12T16:01:17.575-08:00You were a survivor from the beginning! And now yo...You were a survivor from the beginning! And now you seee the beauty all around you and share it with us- lucky us!Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.com