tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post6639213725475263750..comments2024-03-28T04:18:17.892-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: In A Vase On Monday: A Sentimental Journeyoutlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-88546248798972631872016-05-11T13:54:31.197-07:002016-05-11T13:54:31.197-07:00Lovely memories in your nostalgic vase today. It h...Lovely memories in your nostalgic vase today. It has a Dutch theme with the clogs and the tulips. And what gorgeous sumptuous parrot tulips they are.chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-40471144247850931222016-05-10T16:40:58.144-07:002016-05-10T16:40:58.144-07:00I would have loved to see the reaction when you ca...I would have loved to see the reaction when you came to the door wearing those showes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-55116842759278208422016-05-10T10:15:47.672-07:002016-05-10T10:15:47.672-07:00Oh Peter, what a lovely story you have woven roun...Oh Peter, what a lovely story you have woven round your vintage vase of tulips. A delight as always - thanks for sharingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-503206775452393132016-05-10T07:38:15.623-07:002016-05-10T07:38:15.623-07:00Thank you for sharing such precious memories! I ha...Thank you for sharing such precious memories! I have a pair of wooden shoes I use to walk outside with when it is quite wet. I bought them in Holland years ago and they hang on my kitchen door. I actually keep my nippers in one. The arrangement is lovely! Happy Spring Peter : )www.ravenscourtgardens. comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352192526462955088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-72490493632370304992016-05-09T22:22:51.088-07:002016-05-09T22:22:51.088-07:00There are several nationalities in my background b...There are several nationalities in my background but Dutch isn't one of them. My mother loved all things Dutch though. These tulips were an impulse buy at a nursery and I've loved them! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-51295955135684505902016-05-09T22:18:48.858-07:002016-05-09T22:18:48.858-07:00They both read my blog but I've not heard from...They both read my blog but I've not heard from either of them today. Perhaps they're plotting revenge. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-42573594977862884002016-05-09T22:17:53.417-07:002016-05-09T22:17:53.417-07:00You know how nostalgia is but it really was a swee...You know how nostalgia is but it really was a sweet setting, a picture of which was featured on a Vermont calendar many years ago. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-84875304092035412312016-05-09T22:16:21.908-07:002016-05-09T22:16:21.908-07:00I've become much better about getting rid of t...I've become much better about getting rid of things but still keep lots of things that are interesting to me or have some memory to go with them. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-4178492969655091982016-05-09T22:10:54.494-07:002016-05-09T22:10:54.494-07:00I'm lucky to have experienced childhood in tha...I'm lucky to have experienced childhood in that setting and in a small town in Alaska!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-34881391566518652922016-05-09T20:35:17.042-07:002016-05-09T20:35:17.042-07:00Amazing that you still have tulips blooming. I'...Amazing that you still have tulips blooming. I'll have to look for this verity for next season. <br />I have one plain wooden shoe that was carved in front of me when I visited Holland, but nothing like your magnificent shoe: what a cool thrift store find! <br />The question left un answered in my mind is: are you the little dutch boy? <br />:-)chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-51669881247982451072016-05-09T15:49:54.608-07:002016-05-09T15:49:54.608-07:00The Scentimental Journey song is going around in m...The Scentimental Journey song is going around in my head, we did a dance to it in Jr. High PE. What a touching childhood story, Peter, I also had a family of 5 children, and was #2, oldest girl, and wore my shoes for a year while my sister dragged her heels and needed 2 pairs for a year. The parrot tulips are very flamboyant and the old vase and wooden shoes are great props!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-4015692322847777242016-05-09T11:43:37.778-07:002016-05-09T11:43:37.778-07:00The completed vase and its wooden shoe prop in the...The completed vase and its wooden shoe prop in the last photo is wonderful in itself but made more so with your story. I wonder what Peggy - or for that matter, Dirce - would say if they read your post?Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-49872887610975265822016-05-09T10:11:39.746-07:002016-05-09T10:11:39.746-07:00I don't know which I like more; the story of t...I don't know which I like more; the story of the wooden shoes, the old vase and fading but still flamboyant flowers, or the lovely nostalgic tone of this post. But I think the winner is that description of your childhood home, so idyllic, right out of a Norman Rockwell painting. Sigh. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-89369802804073934782016-05-09T08:51:59.195-07:002016-05-09T08:51:59.195-07:00Wow Peter you certainly can paint a picture with y...Wow Peter you certainly can paint a picture with your words, I felt like I was there, in Vermont with you. What a great arrangement, those tulips are like a painting and putting them with the other items was inspired. It's also pretty amazing that you still have a vase bought in your early teens.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-82671171464117384942016-05-09T08:27:13.999-07:002016-05-09T08:27:13.999-07:00And I forgot to say: your childhood home sounds pr...And I forgot to say: your childhood home sounds pretty amazing.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-25741673427220851752016-05-09T08:26:51.188-07:002016-05-09T08:26:51.188-07:00That shoe really fits the arrangement! (Love the b...That shoe really fits the arrangement! (Love the backstory too)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-86192411954387541052016-05-09T08:06:06.385-07:002016-05-09T08:06:06.385-07:00The story and the arrangement are wonderful!
Tilt...The story and the arrangement are wonderful!<br /><br />Tilting at Windmill, I see a trend here...Shirley/Rock-Oak-Deerhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-54817136711597204662016-05-09T07:47:31.140-07:002016-05-09T07:47:31.140-07:00Loved the story and a perfect vase with wooden sho...Loved the story and a perfect vase with wooden shoe(s)...and my that tulip is stunning in the vase!Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-47767549649355474052016-05-09T06:31:09.758-07:002016-05-09T06:31:09.758-07:00Such a fun story about the wooden shoes. And a lov...Such a fun story about the wooden shoes. And a lovely arrangement.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-33785158705189130292016-05-09T06:14:07.922-07:002016-05-09T06:14:07.922-07:00What an endearing back story, and lovely arrangeme...What an endearing back story, and lovely arrangement too!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com