tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post2173976168555800727..comments2024-03-17T23:13:54.701-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: First cucumberNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-87787791333687398272008-08-04T22:26:00.000-04:002008-08-04T22:26:00.000-04:00That would be "Nell" in the My Friend Flicka trilo...That would be "Nell" in the My Friend Flicka trilogy--I'd forgotten she was from New England. Have you read Mary O'Hara's journal, Wyoming Summer?<BR/>I'm finding the posting process a bir awkward, but don't see anyway around it at present!<BR/>It delights me that you appreciate so many of the older authors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-6646726139049808862008-08-04T21:26:00.000-04:002008-08-04T21:26:00.000-04:00Well, the nasturtiums weren't looking too good so ...Well, the nasturtiums weren't looking too good so I think it was a fair trade. Plus, I love cukes! If I can help you at all in setting up your blog, leave me a comment with your email address. I have the moderation thing so I can delete it and no one will see it. I've been thinking about you a bit as the mom in My Friend Flicka. Have you ever read it? Not a cheery children's tale, but a serious book, I thought. The mother so missed New England.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-32455373609821400582008-08-04T21:20:00.000-04:002008-08-04T21:20:00.000-04:00I've been thinking about the cucumber vs nasturtiu...I've been thinking about the cucumber vs nasturtium contension for space and sunlight--I might have let the nasturtiums have the ascendancy! They are one of my favorite annuals. In Vermont I planted them in the space around a big tub of herbs, in the corners of a raised bed, anywhere I could fit in a few. In 10 years of frustrated gardening attemps in Wyoming I have not been able to coax a nasturtium to blossom. The ones in the old washtub by the east-facing garage wall have withered away. I had hopes for the ones in a planter on the west porch, but they too have reached only a few inches high and are drooping.<BR/>Two of my book orders from Alibris were in the mail today. I dare not open them because doing so will immediately jepardize the furniture-moving and house-cleaning spree I've started.<BR/>[I really need to organize my own blog when I have a few hours to figure out the how-to. I have too much to say!]<BR/>I never thought I would be reading on-line journals, much less contemplating the creation of one, but I love essay/journal type books. Maybe that's where the urge originated.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.com