tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post482489033069924734..comments2024-02-26T02:22:48.643-08:00Comments on A Foothill Home Companion: Almost Summer MagicMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738318324942700985noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-50609418377577738582009-06-01T11:10:02.617-07:002009-06-01T11:10:02.617-07:00I used to watch the movie Summer Magic atleast onc...I used to watch the movie Summer Magic atleast once a year when I would stay with my Grandparents. Hmmmm...I love summer magic.Nous Sommes Amoureuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945341009963171697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-7973935770940970162009-05-31T08:49:19.869-07:002009-05-31T08:49:19.869-07:00mmmmm basil. next time you make eggs throw some ch...mmmmm basil. next time you make eggs throw some chopped basil on it..trust me! it is great!Mimi-n-Moe's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003058998571772444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-83808058177588911392009-05-30T10:39:41.468-07:002009-05-30T10:39:41.468-07:00that ladybird pic is awesomethat ladybird pic is awesomeperiwinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02061430927732039062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-1853954285842379022009-05-30T05:25:46.370-07:002009-05-30T05:25:46.370-07:00I love the full circle, all the seasons in one bea...I love the full circle, all the seasons in one beautiful post. Lovely photos.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779866178920345344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-89804882308100834722009-05-29T18:53:04.073-07:002009-05-29T18:53:04.073-07:00Beautiful!Beautiful!gardenmamahttp://gardenmama.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-45427415963717103542009-05-29T18:23:11.361-07:002009-05-29T18:23:11.361-07:00i’ve collected seed before, but not from lettuce :...i’ve collected seed before, but not from lettuce :^)<br /><br />good to know! and beautiful, too :^)Lorihttp://www.heywoodsmeadow.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-49144297124164905002009-05-29T14:33:17.477-07:002009-05-29T14:33:17.477-07:00I found my way here via Blue Yonder. What a lovel...I found my way here via Blue Yonder. What a lovely post.Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-30597100381554577652009-05-29T12:05:17.743-07:002009-05-29T12:05:17.743-07:00molly--i love the journey your little basil plants...molly--i love the journey your little basil plants went on from arrangement to dried flowers to seed back to green healthy plants. i have no idea what i'm doing when it comes to gardening, either, but i love giving anything a try!molly | mommycoddle.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336985785978536291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-31536277612325426292009-05-29T10:21:21.776-07:002009-05-29T10:21:21.776-07:00How wonderful...i did not know that is what lettuc...How wonderful...i did not know that is what lettuce seeds look like...but now I do. Cool!donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09293599971314095864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-55442042853247624762009-05-29T07:26:55.510-07:002009-05-29T07:26:55.510-07:00I am so impressed by your basil.I am so impressed by your basil.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391821500572006905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-3409557299586884042009-05-29T07:14:48.833-07:002009-05-29T07:14:48.833-07:00I always let some of my lettuces go to seed in the...I always let some of my lettuces go to seed in the garden because they are supposed to attract beneficial insects. And your lovely ladybug proves that theory!<br /><br />I have bunches of early volunteer sunflowers this year--the result of an ill-fated sunflower house last year.<br /><br />Such a beautiful line: <I>Did you know lettuce seeds grew like wishes?</I> Poetry!patriciahttp://www.patriciazaballos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-72525212793242838802009-05-29T05:52:10.913-07:002009-05-29T05:52:10.913-07:00I just bought some heirloom tomatoes and will sure...I just bought some heirloom tomatoes and will surely be doing this also. Lovely posts and beautiful photos!Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445577515545120299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-82994651948237289052009-05-29T02:42:58.362-07:002009-05-29T02:42:58.362-07:00love the ladybug, great post.love the ladybug, great post.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071740989565033354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-84288649637195245232009-05-28T23:26:35.246-07:002009-05-28T23:26:35.246-07:00Seems you garden the same way I do! I am discover...Seems you garden the same way I do! I am discovering all sorts of things that 'shouldn't' be growing. It's a surprise garden. Lovely post, thanks!Susanhttp://petitschoses.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-41982675556270606702009-05-28T22:01:07.180-07:002009-05-28T22:01:07.180-07:00we performed the same accidental experiment from o...we performed the same accidental experiment from our garden last year and now have half of our garden planted from last season's plants. nature most definitely found its way (because I definitely don't know what I'm doing!)melissa s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17767276171724800126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-79414646231816547522009-05-28T21:13:44.541-07:002009-05-28T21:13:44.541-07:00At first I thought how beautiful the ladybug was u...At first I thought how beautiful the ladybug was until I saw the basil...Gorgeous!! Both sites of spring and summer in full bounty.<br />I enjoy reading your blog.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00786610871905876390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-58175656921596512312009-05-28T17:18:10.455-07:002009-05-28T17:18:10.455-07:00I completely need to do that this summer. It gets...I completely need to do that this summer. It gets to be august and I get to be a lazy gardener and my basil flowers. I'll collect the seeds this time!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790498956206713440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-34354576985985389892009-05-28T16:09:29.160-07:002009-05-28T16:09:29.160-07:00Learning to save seeds is on my to-do list for thi...Learning to save seeds is on my to-do list for this year too. I let the catnip dry upside down in the picnic shelter last fall. Little catnip plants are now sprouting in between all the bricks. Kinda like when Buggs Bunny planted the martians? I have no idea what I am doing either... : ))<br /><br />BTW-Your Basil looks better than the stuff I bought at the nursery!Beegirl0211http://burbsandthebees.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-2577154359335230422009-05-28T15:29:28.677-07:002009-05-28T15:29:28.677-07:00Last year i also let my lettuce bolt, the yellow f...Last year i also let my lettuce bolt, the yellow flowers were lovely i thought... now i have enough growing to feed much more than our little 2 person family! Its not in neat little rows any more, but it eats just as well...<br /><br />thanks for sharing!The Oak Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737051019108379679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-61095422377242989042009-05-28T14:51:20.994-07:002009-05-28T14:51:20.994-07:00Oh these pictures are so beautiful! and I wish I ...Oh these pictures are so beautiful! and I wish I had thought of letting my herbs go to seed last year. Well, I wish I had thought to save the seed (they went to seed due to my inattention).Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114062607610314946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-62216968600579819482009-05-28T14:01:15.338-07:002009-05-28T14:01:15.338-07:00Oooh, I might have to move to the foothills for sk...Oooh, I might have to move to the foothills for skies like that! Pretty picture.Lisa Thibodeauhttp://listhib.typepad.com/waxing_poeticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-11383019659660373392009-05-28T13:51:46.573-07:002009-05-28T13:51:46.573-07:00I'm madly in love with this post. Madly.I'm madly in love with this post. Madly.mrs boo radleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222005677722724226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-50677986053845731392009-05-28T13:51:26.871-07:002009-05-28T13:51:26.871-07:00It's even easier if you skip that whole "harvest t...It's even easier if you skip that whole "harvest the seeds" part! We just let the lettuce, spinach, and basil go to seed at the end of the year, and the next spring, well up they come with no help from us at all. If we can do this in the central Washington desert, I'm sure you can do it there, too!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207121540248325766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-33016553475366565292009-05-28T13:50:44.691-07:002009-05-28T13:50:44.691-07:00another way to save money - love itanother way to save money - love itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-64170046782475151432009-05-28T13:25:26.238-07:002009-05-28T13:25:26.238-07:00I think I'll give this a try! Well, if anything g...I think I'll give this a try! Well, if anything grows first! So far, I only have tiny seedlings and a few herbs.<br /><br />Oh, I just love summer (or almost summer) evenings!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02532727441197347484noreply@blogger.com