tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post2419176159651147544..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Five Things Fridaymaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-9833128083375809622014-07-22T06:48:50.564-07:002014-07-22T06:48:50.564-07:00I must say, most of the garden was put in before w...I must say, most of the garden was put in before we started being away so much in May/June. At this point, I find July's drought is always a bit tough to keep with, never mind getting rid of the weeds that took advantage of June's rain and sun. . . .How long will you be in Italy for? Itinerary?materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-41050386010002740762014-07-21T15:26:42.174-07:002014-07-21T15:26:42.174-07:00Always enjoy your garden pictures!! Each May I wa...Always enjoy your garden pictures!! Each May I want to expand our gardens, each July when the heat and humidity hit, I am glad I didn't. What a lovely throw, you are indeed talented. I look forward to more photos of Italy, we are headed there in October. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-23221676714613210162014-07-20T07:26:13.765-07:002014-07-20T07:26:13.765-07:00Oh my goodness, blushing! Thank you Janie and Ceri...Oh my goodness, blushing! Thank you Janie and Ceri!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-34695505643407726052014-07-20T07:19:35.062-07:002014-07-20T07:19:35.062-07:00hear, hearhear, hearCerinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-9541406911240319912014-07-20T06:03:11.113-07:002014-07-20T06:03:11.113-07:00I just adore your blog. You are so honest, so amu...I just adore your blog. You are so honest, so amusing, so thought provoking....and you are just three years younger than I am so I can so relate to everything you write about! You have amazing energy and multiple interests....your family is very lucky to have you! JanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-84486396136787037942014-07-19T16:09:12.116-07:002014-07-19T16:09:12.116-07:00Thanks! It's not really a throw that requires ...Thanks! It's not really a throw that requires talent, just persistence. The talent is all in Kate Davies' brilliant design!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71183526424875170972014-07-19T08:01:26.918-07:002014-07-19T08:01:26.918-07:00Such wonderful pictures ( and descriptions). I lov...Such wonderful pictures ( and descriptions). I love that throw - you are one fast and talented knitter:)Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473198489963801439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-25066259590899154632014-07-19T05:50:38.203-07:002014-07-19T05:50:38.203-07:00I have more door pics coming, so glad you like tho...I have more door pics coming, so glad you like those!<br />As for the gardening, I'm not so good at turfing out poor performers either, preferring to give them time to show their stuff. Sometimes, though . . . <br />As for the redhead, her mother (my daughter) and her dad both have red hair, although neither's is as bright. And my husband's mother had red tints, as apparently did my maternal grandmother. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-69625677513946080902014-07-19T05:47:02.203-07:002014-07-19T05:47:02.203-07:00Thanks, Lorrie -- I do see the same dynamics in th...Thanks, Lorrie -- I do see the same dynamics in the pictures you post of the cousins in your family. Enjoy this cooler weekend, maybe some rain for the garden!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-35810832978864653532014-07-19T01:33:45.460-07:002014-07-19T01:33:45.460-07:00Lovely door pictures, you are a woman after my own...Lovely door pictures, you are a woman after my own heart.<br />Your garden looks so lush. Our small city garden barely survived ten years of drought, which began just after we redesigned and replanted and it's only now beginning to recover. I'm not a good gardener. I feel so guilty about replacing plants that have struggled to survive, even though they don't look their best. I do enjoy pottering about pulling weeds and dispatching snails though, which is a bit contradictory.<br />Beautifully even knitting and what patience to tackle that complicated pattern.<br />It's interesting to see the family likeness in your children and grandchildren. Where does the red hair come from? I'm the only redhead in our family and I'm told it comes from my great grandmother. <br />Lilibet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-91346615816247870952014-07-18T16:22:39.115-07:002014-07-18T16:22:39.115-07:00Your throw is beautiful. I so admire accomplished ...Your throw is beautiful. I so admire accomplished knitters. The cousins are so sweet together. I'm loving watching the same dynamics with our family. Bon weekend.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-33586723324682029372014-07-18T12:49:12.036-07:002014-07-18T12:49:12.036-07:00Thanks, Sue -- I can really see and remember it as...Thanks, Sue -- I can really see and remember it as I review the photos.<br />You'd know better than I about romneya in California-- do you get a big burst of them in those few weeks? Mine tends to be a bit desultory over perhaps 6 or 7 weeks. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-5035667257195491162014-07-18T12:47:34.745-07:002014-07-18T12:47:34.745-07:00Both Nola and Harriet (and families) came to Italy...Both Nola and Harriet (and families) came to Italy.Our middle daughter stayed home -- her first (and only, she's pretty clear!) baby is expected in August.<br />It's hard to transition from European architecure (more decorative, more cohesive, arguably more suited to place) back to ours (and yours, of course, is quite different from out here in LotusLand). And you folks had a really long, really bad winter. Hope you can begin to enjoy your garden soon -- I remember when you were putting it all in, and I know it's gorgeous, especially as it matures.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-39325142254062765752014-07-18T10:48:06.901-07:002014-07-18T10:48:06.901-07:00The warmth and love among your family members real...The warmth and love among your family members really shines through in these photos! Just wonderful. I didn't know Romneya's were common in California. I'd never seen them before our landscaper (himself a transplanted Seattle-ite) planted ours in 2010. They are so transitory here, 2-3 weeks max but I enjoy them so.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-58630046586858132452014-07-18T09:16:32.465-07:002014-07-18T09:16:32.465-07:00I am so thrilled to see that throw! I've been ...I am so thrilled to see that throw! I've been wondering about it. And I didn't realize that Nola was in Italy too. (I must admit that I find it challenging to keep it all straight and I know that one of your daughters opted to stay home. I thought that was Nola's mum.) After 2.5 weeks away, my gardens (which I had pruned within an inch of their lives the weekend before going away) looked like weed beds with a few plants thrown in. I was shocked by the degree of disorder. I'm still pulling it back from the edge. Alas, I'm so hateful of TO right now (after the winter and given its totally hideous architecture) that I find it hard to care about the garden.<br /><br />I realize I'm going on here, but I've never seen so many dead plants and bad looking gardens as I have this year. It's like our city was visibly destroyed.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.com