tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post2278394191715090826..comments2024-02-26T02:22:48.643-08:00Comments on A Foothill Home Companion: Within This AcornMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738318324942700985noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-36638888848536424532008-10-24T08:36:00.000-07:002008-10-24T08:36:00.000-07:00I just came across your blog by way of looking up ...I just came across your blog by way of looking up info on buckeyes and to see if they exist in Northern California - only to discover your blog and comments from some familiar "friends" online - friends so very far away that I have never met.<BR/><BR/>And then - to discover that you had a wonderful blog community encounter. And that you may be local to my family???<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I am not trying to nose in but just wanted to say hi.<BR/><BR/>I'm always looking for outdoor adventures for my family and if we are local (I live not too far from Auburn - Lincoln) - I wondered if you had a hike/spot your family loves that you'd like to share. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, you have a very lovely blog - very real and so nice - calming. Such nice treasures you've found - and great bowl!<BR/><BR/>I know everyone is so busy and can hardly find time to respond to friends we already have much less a stranger...so really, I just wanted to say - nice blog!cagiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09998337581128255587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-65098346389366752272008-10-17T22:12:00.000-07:002008-10-17T22:12:00.000-07:00oh, i LOVE that picture! i love it, the way each ...oh, i LOVE that picture! i love it, the way each kid is doing their own thing, but all within reach. i should have grabbed the camera to get you in it. so generous , molly, to say they're as big as apples. i've been a bit embarrased on underdelivering the massive acorns. maybe next year we'll get out there earlier. but this bowl is a crazy find - really, a buck? nice!! you've got adicted to that resurrection fern. & what a sweet, beautiful post, i'm tickled & flattered & moved (again, it's an emotional month for me). hugs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-16621202837379429752008-10-17T07:35:00.000-07:002008-10-17T07:35:00.000-07:00What a wonderful way to meet! I sometimes think th...What a wonderful way to meet! I sometimes think that I would not be able to live where I live (so rurally) without the blog connections. That bowl from the thrift store is so perfect. And as for your knitting post - I am struggling with these socks! But I won't give up. I'm determined to finish this one before we leave so that I can knit the other on planes over the next few weeks. Your knitting, as usual, is inspiring me to hang in there.Madeline Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075400838213199585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-60541772062171178452008-10-17T03:52:00.000-07:002008-10-17T03:52:00.000-07:00wow how great to make that connection with someone...wow how great to make that connection with someone through blogging. I love that. I also love those acorns! They make the ones here at my house in Maryland look like sissies!stitching under oakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098292946990929930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-39002800894718202342008-10-16T17:52:00.000-07:002008-10-16T17:52:00.000-07:00Fantastic post! What an awesome day.When we colle...Fantastic post! What an awesome day.<BR/><BR/>When we collect buckeyes (yep. mayaluna and bridgmanpottery are correct) we keep one in our pocket to just rub, kindof like a worry stone. They are SOOOO silky smooth. But DON'T eat them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-17870221241034802642008-10-16T17:14:00.000-07:002008-10-16T17:14:00.000-07:00How awesome is that?How awesome is that?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134673148360609256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-4051360125501606782008-10-16T12:37:00.000-07:002008-10-16T12:37:00.000-07:00those are one weird looking chestnuts and acorns. ...those are one weird looking chestnuts and acorns. here we have tiny ones and not edible horse chestnutshomemomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13860834895127564830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-944578753324154892008-10-16T12:30:00.000-07:002008-10-16T12:30:00.000-07:00Wow. I have never seen acorns like that. Craziness...Wow. I have never seen acorns like that. Craziness.<BR/>You're lucky that you found a kindrid spirit so close to home via your blog. The ones I find seem to be on the opposite coast. Grrrr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-40312757086370914252008-10-16T12:19:00.000-07:002008-10-16T12:19:00.000-07:00Great post! Great photos!The middle prickly things...Great post! Great photos!<BR/>The middle prickly things are actually the external covering around a chestnut. The chestnut itself is edible, the prickly part not so much.wesleyjeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375402752869858172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-61704445962251246832008-10-16T12:07:00.000-07:002008-10-16T12:07:00.000-07:00Maya's right. The middle prickley pods are chestn...Maya's right. The middle prickley pods are chestnuts (edible) and the pods to the left are buckeyes. Not edible but they're supposed to be luckybridgmanpotteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552084024770335560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-85781657369333708012008-10-16T10:00:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:00:00.000-07:00How wonderful to make a real life connection throu...How wonderful to make a real life connection through the blogging community. I just discovered Maya moments before visiting you here, and read HER post about your beautiful day. I love the magic of new friendships...finding kindred spirits...recognizing the blossoming of something special to come. How perfect that it began with an acorn...may your friendship grow as strong as the mighty oak tree! <BR/>BTW, your thrift store bowl is a perfect "Resurrection Fern" find! I think that the prickly pods are the outer shell of an edible chestnut. Your other chestnuts look a little like buckeye/horse chestnuts (which are not edible...and those acorns...phew, never seen anything like them!mayalunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701015028881253692noreply@blogger.com