tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post4005350379482878123..comments2023-07-17T04:07:46.354-07:00Comments on Gardener in the Distance...gardening and belonging in Ballarat.: Hope Only Appears to SlumberGardener in the Distancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-68528014623996749412012-08-21T02:50:00.324-07:002012-08-21T02:50:00.324-07:00Hello, Diana. Yes, the shell is pewter, from Portu...Hello, Diana. Yes, the shell is pewter, from Portugal. Thankyou. Certain colours and smells and feelings just get under your skin, don't they? All the best to you!Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-51089761598184325122012-08-20T08:22:51.246-07:002012-08-20T08:22:51.246-07:00another fifties child. Perhaps that is why those c...another fifties child. Perhaps that is why those colours and textures appeal to me. The clam shell is pewter? Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-50163168130613613382012-08-14T07:00:20.620-07:002012-08-14T07:00:20.620-07:00Zara's my sister. I don't mean that for re...Zara's my sister. I don't mean that for real. I mean, like you would know, there's a connection with a life in my own ambit. The littlest things mean most. Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-62593630497046892552012-08-14T06:56:55.809-07:002012-08-14T06:56:55.809-07:00Friko, there's no such thing as poverty. There...Friko, there's no such thing as poverty. There is only how we feel inside. I have lived most most of my life alone, with doggies or a puss-cat, and that sustains me more than the company there may be, speculated, out there. <br />Even on a strict budget. <br />Less is more.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-85641516054604235402012-08-14T03:16:30.333-07:002012-08-14T03:16:30.333-07:00i love and trust the hope you and zara share. the ...i love and trust the hope you and zara share. the books looks to be a treat.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-77812045041365615052012-08-13T12:07:45.899-07:002012-08-13T12:07:45.899-07:00If this is what a 'poor' boy does, he isn&...If this is what a 'poor' boy does, he isn't poor at all. His life is enviable. Particularly as he still has his lovely companion slumbering under the blanket.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-44520670211199486522012-08-13T04:29:17.091-07:002012-08-13T04:29:17.091-07:00This old boy doesn't get to run around in the ...This old boy doesn't get to run around in the garden all day, every day, but yes, it keeps me sane!<br />Thankyou for your comment, Demie.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-12318999544606178312012-08-13T03:12:30.769-07:002012-08-13T03:12:30.769-07:00Seems like that particular "old boy" is ...Seems like that particular "old boy" is spending his time in such a lovely way. <br />Running around in the garden, feeding the birds, reading are becoming rare luxuries these days.<br /><br />Not to mention listening<br /><br />Enjoy dear Faisal : )erleichdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471341634223594648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-16324991255006439832012-08-11T07:08:39.309-07:002012-08-11T07:08:39.309-07:00Bonnie, there's nothing better, for Zara, than...Bonnie, there's nothing better, for Zara, than chasing the blackbirds that proliferate. <br />We have no squirrels, but we have possums, their Antipodean equivalent. As luck would have it, they are out and about when Zara is lost in sleep. <br />Bonnie, every single word of yours is appreciated. <br />May your own weekend be beautiful, lovely Bonnie.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-30146690667183807612012-08-11T06:39:50.628-07:002012-08-11T06:39:50.628-07:00Hello Jane and Lance,
my idea of 'home' i...Hello Jane and Lance, <br />my idea of 'home' is yet conceptual, although I have a talent for being at home wherever I am. <br />I doubt I am clever. I hope to be able to absorb all that is around me, and that includes some very beautiful people such as yourselves. <br />The 1950s, to me, were a time of great hope and I'm extremely grateful to have been born then, when the whiff of a better world got into my nostrils.Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-38948146463882602162012-08-11T06:30:55.418-07:002012-08-11T06:30:55.418-07:00Faisal, I am not familiar with John Baker, howeve...Faisal, I am not familiar with John Baker, however it sounds like the perfect book for one eager to head out into spring. I am beginning to collect my own winter reads. I find reading about others gardening experiences during the late winter months satisfies my eagerness to escape outside. <br /><br />So many objects in your compositions to send my thoughts swirling. Sweet Zara under her blanket dreaming of birds. Here, her thoughts would be of squirrels. <br /><br />Enjoy your weekend as you look forward to the season change.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285041048746416249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079722435186265697.post-73570653515540663162012-08-11T06:26:41.122-07:002012-08-11T06:26:41.122-07:00Hello Faisal:
Whether it be a cottage by the sprin...Hello Faisal:<br />Whether it be a cottage by the springs or an apartment by the river or a bungalow by the beach, home is where the heart is. It is such a blessing in life if one can find a place which truly makes one feel completely 'at home' and where one can make one's own little Eden.<br /><br />How cleverly you have reflected the colours of the book cover with the various elements which you have used to illustrate your post. It all has a wonderfully 1950s feel to it, a time which we consider was when people lived more simply and pleasures were appreciated in even the smallest of things. Perfect!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com