| Author | Content |
daphnep
Jonesboro, GA
August 24, 2010 9:28 AM Post #8059340
| Again, what a wonderful story or tale or recollection of good memories. I certainly do look forward to all of your memories. thanks again pat |
Quilter5bdsr
(Barb) Hillsboro, NH (Zone 5a)
August 24, 2010 10:58 AM Post #8059530
| Sharon, i'm sitting here just chucklin' away. I so enjoyed this tale... |
Sharran
(Zone 7a)
August 24, 2010 6:17 PM Post #8060268
| Hi Ladies,
Thank you again. Yep, Goldie was quite a character. I told somebody earlier that when I was in my hometown in June, I passed by Goldie's house. It's painted a golden yellow, I had forgotten that. But I could almost see her sitting on that front porch just rocking away and fanning herself in her golden brocade dress that matched her house.
You just have to have fun with your memories!! |
JulieQ
Cullman, AL (Zone 7b)
August 24, 2010 6:28 PM Post #8060303
| Oooh, that Goldie, she makes me mad. haha
I think that something named prunella vulgaris would be fitting for her. |
Sharran
(Zone 7a)
August 24, 2010 7:41 PM Post #8060501
| Funny, Julie!!!! |
JulieQ
Cullman, AL (Zone 7b)
August 24, 2010 8:30 PM Post #8060573
| Another funny note: Prunella was the name of one of the homely step-sisters in Rogers and Hammerstein's version of "Cinderella". I think the other was Esmerelda. Now I'll think of Goldie, too. haha |
Sharran
(Zone 7a)
August 24, 2010 10:20 PM Post #8060706
| Goldie would belong there, that's for sure!
She had a husband named Clarence, but strangely enough I don't remember him at all. I am not sure where she kept him hidden, but maybe he was at work all the time.
I don't think she ever had children.
Thank goodness. |
Dollykat
Lucasville, OH
August 25, 2010 6:15 PM Post #8062138
| Clarence may have found it prudent to absent himself as much as possible. |
Sharran
(Zone 7a)
August 25, 2010 7:16 PM Post #8062291
| Smart man!! |
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY (Zone 6a)
August 25, 2010 11:00 PM Post #8062650
| LOL Another fun story, thanks, Sharon. I could just picture that crazy woman with her nose in the air and her strange party dresses for everyday wear, lol.
We have a bumper crop of healall this year. They're so cute, I love them! |
Sharran
(Zone 7a)
August 26, 2010 4:09 PM Post #8063867
| Hi KY!
Good for you and the healall. Been so hot and dry here, I haven't had a bumper crop of anything! |
Dollykat
Lucasville, OH
August 26, 2010 9:24 PM Post #8064638
| Oh, I have had several bumper crops, Sharran---wild strawberry, wild morning glory, poison ivy, Virginia creeper, crab grass...need I go on? On the other hand, tomatoes---not so much. |
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY (Zone 6a)
August 26, 2010 9:27 PM Post #8064641
| LOL, it just ain't fair! |
Sharran
(Zone 7a)
August 27, 2010 6:03 PM Post #8066077
| And bindweed, and creeping charlie, a few wild MG's, red bud seedlings, and two cherry tomatoes.
That's all.
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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KyWoods
Melbourne, KY (Zone 6a)
August 27, 2010 6:14 PM Post #8066104
| Awwww! Hey, I got six, lol. |
Sharran
(Zone 7a)
August 27, 2010 6:38 PM Post #8066151
| 4 more than I got. You win! |
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY (Zone 6a)
August 27, 2010 6:47 PM Post #8066165
| LOL I think mine don't get enough sun. I'll try moving the container next year.
Have you ever collected the seeds of Healall? I'm thinking I'd like to try planting them in a container next year. |
Sharran
(Zone 7a)
August 27, 2010 6:55 PM Post #8066186
| It's been years, but yes, a long time ago I did.
But I've never tried them in a container.
If you replicate the conditions where they are growing now, it should work, I think. |
