tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post390731750717099795..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Five Minute MiracleJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-40037863864542554202009-02-11T22:09:00.000-05:002009-02-11T22:09:00.000-05:00I enjoyed the discussion of plants. Some years ago...I enjoyed the discussion of plants. Some years ago I tended to a bunch of flowers every summer. Since then I've moved to a smaller house with hardly any lot and don't get around to planting much. But we have a shamrock that I swear has hair grayer than mine. Now and then it dies down to nearly nothing, particularly if we've been away. But a little water and it takes on a whole new life. Love thatChester Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-82273919565646825652009-02-11T12:49:00.000-05:002009-02-11T12:49:00.000-05:00Thanks, everyone. We seem to have a lot of plant l...Thanks, everyone. We seem to have a lot of plant lovers out there. It sounds like we all have a favorite plant and a long-living (or volunteer) plant, and I suspect they are often not the same plant.<BR/><BR/>I had a spider plant once that lasted so long I was afraid I'd have to apply for Social Security for it.<BR/><BR/>Hugs and grow green!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-37759434579711137922009-02-10T23:59:00.000-05:002009-02-10T23:59:00.000-05:00Ah, Sharon. You always arrive just at exactly the ...Ah, Sharon. You always arrive just at exactly the right time.<BR/><BR/>Don't give up five minutes before the miracle--thank you.<BR/><BR/>And my holiday amaryllis--is finally about to bloom! (I can't help but think when it does--it's a portent. Maybe for someone here at PDD!)<BR/><BR/>xoxoxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-66023398739890102152009-02-10T20:27:00.000-05:002009-02-10T20:27:00.000-05:00I have wondered sometimes why people, including my...I have wondered sometimes why people, including myself, try so hard to save failing houseplants when we have no qualms about "killing" and eating broccoli, carrots, etc. Does broccoli feel no pain? Do carrots not value their existence? <BR/><BR/>Well, whatever. Some of our houseplants are so old that I can't remember when I bought them. They seem to have been part of my life forever. I have a Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-66434925565599089702009-02-10T18:26:00.000-05:002009-02-10T18:26:00.000-05:00I loved the post. I'm always bringing in bits and...I loved the post. I'm always bringing in bits and pieces and trying to save them. It doesn't always work. However, I've got a loquat tree that's taller than me by the back door. I was sitting on the steps eating a loquat and spitting the seeds out onto the grass. Loquats have big seeds! Now I have this volunteer. I have to keep trimming it so it doesn't grow under the porch.<BR/><BR/>Try Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-84599633992543192872009-02-10T16:54:00.000-05:002009-02-10T16:54:00.000-05:00This is lovely. And what a message it sends about...This is lovely. And what a message it sends about you and your willingness to save things.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-55258642845063620312009-02-10T10:49:00.000-05:002009-02-10T10:49:00.000-05:00Yes, indeedy, Sharon, lovely post. And I'm very p...Yes, indeedy, Sharon, lovely post. And I'm very proud that my red poinsettia that I got as a gift BEFORE Christmas is still alive. Maybe because I'm ignoring it? Anyhow, this is a record for me. And I love sweet potato vines.Lonnie Crusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617936690870869287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-29465779973118504032009-02-10T10:28:00.000-05:002009-02-10T10:28:00.000-05:00Aw, I love that post, Sharon. My plants are packin...Aw, I love that post, Sharon. My plants are packing their roots and demanding to go to your house!Kathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-28945397763808625802009-02-10T08:44:00.000-05:002009-02-10T08:44:00.000-05:00What a lovely post, Sharon. I've had philodendrons...What a lovely post, Sharon. I've had philodendrons....and "Don't quit five minutes before the miracle" was my mantra, along with "Talent, persistence, and luck," in the six years between finishing my first draft and the launch of my first mystery. It was a loooong five minutes, but I'm glad I hung in there.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.com