tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507718809006050993.post5659975026564177221..comments2023-03-27T06:58:53.707-07:00Comments on at harvest end: Not Waving...miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15084837364192001800noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507718809006050993.post-65167227241883230272010-12-04T23:38:53.217-08:002010-12-04T23:38:53.217-08:00Your posts always make me smile Miriam. Those mush...Your posts always make me smile Miriam. Those mushrooms are fabulous. I try to grow my lettuces under shade cloth from November onwards, actually quite a lot fares well under shade cloth, I think our sun is intense enough here that many plants don't need so much direct sun, it certainly makes a difference to watering too.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074208279829009427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507718809006050993.post-65098569738052746452010-12-03T23:01:56.730-08:002010-12-03T23:01:56.730-08:00I agree with you too Jen, we miss him but don'...I agree with you too Jen, we miss him but don't be sad on Dad's account.Anyone who reads Thomas Hardy 1. has a resiliant mind 2. Is able to appropriately withdraw from pain 3. loves literature and language and perhaps your poem fits into the latter category (but not the first) as does Ken's notable of-by heart masterpeice, 'There was a man now please take note, there was a man who had a goat...'miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084837364192001800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507718809006050993.post-17253928390445842122010-12-03T22:15:35.866-08:002010-12-03T22:15:35.866-08:00By the way, in case anyone should ever wonder if I...By the way, in case anyone should ever wonder if I ever learnt a poem by heart, I have, and it is this one;<br /><br />I know a little bunny<br />And his nose is very runny<br />And if you think that's funny<br />Well it'snotMiss Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158920603801038622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507718809006050993.post-80228153860000515212010-12-03T17:46:27.783-08:002010-12-03T17:46:27.783-08:00I agree with you Jen.
On another note - those mu...I agree with you Jen. <br /><br />On another note - those mushrooms look amazing miri and how's that I have learned that you can freeze them. Didnt know that before.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126452957355278098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507718809006050993.post-91523469426981399202010-12-02T19:36:32.955-08:002010-12-02T19:36:32.955-08:00I feel a little bit sad to think that it resonated...I feel a little bit sad to think that it resonated so much with him he learned it by heart. Thinking about this makes me really miss him.Miss Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158920603801038622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507718809006050993.post-19656074121544583232010-12-02T18:58:19.217-08:002010-12-02T18:58:19.217-08:00I only ever heard Dad quote it; so that's wher...I only ever heard Dad quote it; so that's where it was from. When I first saw it in print I certainly read it with new insight.miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084837364192001800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507718809006050993.post-45699303399989600132010-12-02T10:30:09.930-08:002010-12-02T10:30:09.930-08:00I remember studying that Stevie Smith poem in stag...I remember studying that Stevie Smith poem in stage 1 English but like so many things in life sometimes you need a bit of life experience behind you to know what it really means. Dad loved that poem, and learned it off by heart.Mary Nannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02577449410716501317noreply@blogger.com