tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post2660452009442984021..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: Want To Know Why I Garden?Meemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-24435601268706328192008-12-10T18:14:00.000-05:002008-12-10T18:14:00.000-05:00Dear Readers,My apologies for just getting back to...Dear Readers,<BR/>My apologies for just getting back to you all... these days are crazier than ever with distractions and busyness!<BR/>Isn't it great to connect to other gardeners this way? Like <STRONG>Beckie</STRONG> said it gives us a chance to know each other better. It seems so many of you have similar feelings and thoughts as I do about why I garden. Thank you... each of you for leaving Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-75513322977812466862008-12-09T21:06:00.000-05:002008-12-09T21:06:00.000-05:00My mother gardens beside me, Meems. Though in anot...My mother gardens beside me, Meems. Though in another plane, she lives beside me for she was/is my inspiration in all that I do.joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-66070940808787829052008-12-08T21:27:00.000-05:002008-12-08T21:27:00.000-05:00Gardening is magic. Plain and simple!Gardening is magic. Plain and simple!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-85891514723454463962008-12-08T20:22:00.000-05:002008-12-08T20:22:00.000-05:00Hi Meems~Your love of gardening was beautifully st...Hi Meems~<BR/><BR/>Your love of gardening was beautifully stated in this post. I felt as if I got a little glimpse of your creative spirit.<BR/><BR/>KarritaMy Mother's Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-76860835996202484322008-12-08T17:42:00.000-05:002008-12-08T17:42:00.000-05:00Dear Meems,I do understand. I must try to restore ...Dear Meems,<BR/>I do understand. I must try to restore habitat for the bugs and the birds!<BR/>Herbs heal me, the vegetables sustain me but it is the relationship I have with the plants that fills my spirit.<BR/>I have always growm marigolds, ever since I was four years old...<BR/>I cannot imagine life without flowers.<BR/>SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-34791036274158367612008-12-08T14:41:00.000-05:002008-12-08T14:41:00.000-05:00Hi Meems, I loved reading about your *real* self. ...Hi Meems, I loved reading about your *real* self. I believe that most gardeners also love being outside, it goes hand in hand. Your entry was a good one, so hard to say what you want to say in a limited amount of words, you did a wonderful job of getting your message across.<BR/><BR/>FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-8271387901928630752008-12-08T13:35:00.000-05:002008-12-08T13:35:00.000-05:00Hi Meems.....Beautifully put.....and I can relate ...Hi Meems.....Beautifully put.....and I can relate to it totally.....I to was the outdoor girl, climbing trees though.....<BR/><BR/>You garden shows your artistic flair........it is a beautiful space and one I love to visit.....Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-70915465319662953652008-12-08T12:19:00.000-05:002008-12-08T12:19:00.000-05:00Loved your post, meems. Love YOU too!Loved your post, meems. Love YOU too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-56397783156441214852008-12-08T10:46:00.000-05:002008-12-08T10:46:00.000-05:00Your story resonates with me, too.Thank you for sh...Your story resonates with me, too.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your passion of gardening through your blog. We learn much from you, and are entertained as well!<BR/><BR/>CameronF Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-43771416138032004082008-12-08T09:29:00.000-05:002008-12-08T09:29:00.000-05:00Gosh Meems this is a winner to me. I am still tha...Gosh Meems this is a winner to me. I am still that "tomboy that must be outside" to feel alive. I must work and grow things in the garden. I can't even think of another way of life.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-40271592385661633892008-12-08T09:02:00.000-05:002008-12-08T09:02:00.000-05:00"I simply must garden in order to be me."That says..."I simply must garden in order to be me."<BR/><BR/>That says it all Meems!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-6976305812964307932008-12-08T08:25:00.000-05:002008-12-08T08:25:00.000-05:00An excellent post meems. You've met the Blotanical...An excellent post meems. You've met the Blotanical challenge! Some of us just have to garden! It is who we are!<BR/><BR/>Except for the design instinct, you could be describing me! I was the kids outside all the time, climbing trees, wandering all over the local parks...I have wonderful memories of a park that bordered the Hillsboro River! <BR/><BR/>Have a delicious day!<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-83178363704634726502008-12-08T08:03:00.000-05:002008-12-08T08:03:00.000-05:00Sounds like a wonderful reason to garden! Excelle...Sounds like a wonderful reason to garden! Excellent!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061146166736270529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-28541853429723702532008-12-08T07:29:00.000-05:002008-12-08T07:29:00.000-05:00Even though I am a native Floridian, I've never ad...Even though I am a native Floridian, I've never adjusted to the heat and humidity. I was one of those girls inside playing with dolls. It is only after I married another native Floridian (with a degree in agriculture) that little by little, and through his eyes, I began to appreciate the world outside my windows. I wish I had been the enthusiastic learner that you had been when I was much youngerPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435071269417046903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-18242380105449416162008-12-08T06:48:00.000-05:002008-12-08T06:48:00.000-05:00Meems as a child I preferred the outdoors, climbin...Meems as a child I preferred the outdoors, climbing trees and playing with my brothers and their friends. I hated playing with dolls and would prefer my brothers' train set. I was made to do embroidery from the kits I got at christmas...I did that well too since it was creative (probably why I went into fashion) but the garden was my favorite place. Wandering amongst the flowers and plants and islandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-5211558415671563662008-12-08T00:59:00.000-05:002008-12-08T00:59:00.000-05:00isn't it great knowing who we are and letting it j...isn't it great knowing who we are and letting it just be! <BR/>that is "one" thing i really like about getting older. <BR/>i am glad we share this interest and others but gardening is so good for the soul, the body, the mind, the creative, the nurturer, the need to feel dirt with your own hands...so many fullfilling areas.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-17425437843067865952008-12-07T23:52:00.000-05:002008-12-07T23:52:00.000-05:00Very succinct, Meems! And yet, I think I understan...Very succinct, Meems! And yet, I think I understand totally why you garden. <BR/><BR/>I am liking these winter posts. As I commented to another blogger, it is giving us a chance to know each other better.beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.com