tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post8000132844439542335..comments2023-10-15T03:31:24.587-04:00Comments on MountainMama: Spring ReadingDebbie - Mountain Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-5206707814173242042016-03-09T11:29:01.636-05:002016-03-09T11:29:01.636-05:00Thanks so much! Those terrace gardens are magnific...Thanks so much! Those terrace gardens are magnificent!<br /><br />PatGypsy Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212447439580468374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-37538006028139328192016-03-08T10:20:38.413-05:002016-03-08T10:20:38.413-05:00Oh, Dewena, what a lovely legacy to pass along to ...Oh, Dewena, what a lovely legacy to pass along to your son and his wife!! I look forward to seeing your new home...and good luck with your move!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-84142066366047882982016-03-07T22:11:00.972-05:002016-03-07T22:11:00.972-05:00That exciting wait to open a glossy new magazine a...That exciting wait to open a glossy new magazine as a treat, I love it! I do this in early December when I find a stack of British Christmas issues, the stage set with a couple of hours with hopefully no interruptions, a notepad for notes as I glory in each page.<br /><br />This spring our garden is being turned over to a beautiful young woman in her 20s who has so many plans for its future. As much as I'll miss our house and gardens, I can let go of it knowing that she and our son will care for it for decades to come. I will still have time when we move to plant pots of herbs in our new home and maybe a tomato plant or two!<br /><br />And I'll look forward to seeing how your garden grows, Mountain Mama!Dewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-30940650377060139532016-03-07T22:10:52.197-05:002016-03-07T22:10:52.197-05:00That exciting wait to open a glossy new magazine a...That exciting wait to open a glossy new magazine as a treat, I love it! I do this in early December when I find a stack of British Christmas issues, the stage set with a couple of hours with hopefully no interruptions, a notepad for notes as I glory in each page.<br /><br />This spring our garden is being turned over to a beautiful young woman in her 20s who has so many plans for its future. As much as I'll miss our house and gardens, I can let go of it knowing that she and our son will care for it for decades to come. I will still have time when we move to plant pots of herbs in our new home and maybe a tomato plant or two!<br /><br />And I'll look forward to seeing how your garden grows, Mountain Mama!Dewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-7979081120031595542016-03-05T11:25:47.122-05:002016-03-05T11:25:47.122-05:00Well, lucky for me, I have the weekend off - that&...Well, lucky for me, I have the weekend off - that's two in a row, yippee! So I will get some time to catch up on my reading!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-21273508880399610822016-03-05T11:25:06.874-05:002016-03-05T11:25:06.874-05:00It's very cold here today otherwise I'd be...It's very cold here today otherwise I'd be out there doing the same thing!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-91652642762658005002016-03-05T11:24:24.306-05:002016-03-05T11:24:24.306-05:00I'm not familiar with that book - you know I&#...I'm not familiar with that book - you know I'm going to have to look it up now, don't you? Thanks for the suggestion!!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-80791797842880936472016-03-04T20:09:15.918-05:002016-03-04T20:09:15.918-05:00My thought here is that not too long ago you also ...My thought here is that not too long ago you also spent a lot of time showing books that you would like to read.<br /><br />Read them. The time that you spent posting could have been spent reading :) Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091419343402163298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-19132052291482676042016-03-04T19:02:52.127-05:002016-03-04T19:02:52.127-05:00I am the same way. I love to read a good book and ...I am the same way. I love to read a good book and sit in my comfy chair in the winter, but come Spring I am out in the garden working. I cannot wait to go out there and start pruning my shrubs and preparing our raised veggie bed for another year.Betty https://www.blogger.com/profile/09718576668233061528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-84693429425318696792016-03-04T15:47:32.047-05:002016-03-04T15:47:32.047-05:00I've been pulling out my gardening books like ...I've been pulling out my gardening books like "Planted Junk", "Perennials", and feasting on blogs that have lovely gardens. :)Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449564619872452771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-51322704618708719572016-03-04T14:33:55.226-05:002016-03-04T14:33:55.226-05:00I could....except I eat lunch at my desk and work ...I could....except I eat lunch at my desk and work through lunch so I can leave earlier or come in later! :)Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-88607124016154151382016-03-04T13:47:37.275-05:002016-03-04T13:47:37.275-05:00I love magazines and gardening, too, but believe i...I love magazines and gardening, too, but believe it or not, I don't read gardening magazines! I'm one of those gardening people who justs "wings it". Or, I ask questions in person at the fabulous, gigantic nursery that I frequent. We've lived in our house almost 26 years so our gardens are pretty much all established now. Except for the north side of our house...we had some bushes planted there and they've all died. We need to re-figure that area.<br /><br />Could you take a magazine to work with you and read it on your lunch break? That's what I did when I was working outside the home. It was a lovely pleasure from boring office work!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659968511488397366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-90124710867068076762016-03-04T13:18:33.923-05:002016-03-04T13:18:33.923-05:00There is such beauty in every garden, large or sma...There is such beauty in every garden, large or small! There are amazing articles out there on small gardens - and amazing gardens on tiny terraces, like this one:<br />http://66squarefeet.blogspot.com/search/label/66%20Square%20Feet%3A%20the%20terrace?updated-max=2013-08-09T08:58:00-04:00&max-results=20&start=19&by-date=false<br />Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-41304553527192758632016-03-04T13:13:24.568-05:002016-03-04T13:13:24.568-05:00Every morning I say I'm going to take a little...Every morning I say I'm going to take a little time and just read one before work....but there are too many other things that need my attention and I don't want to rush through them!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-89320265281122417222016-03-04T13:12:43.808-05:002016-03-04T13:12:43.808-05:00When I moved into this house it was so hard for m...When I moved into this house it was so hard for me to get rid of my gardening magazines....I actually brought them into work in a bag and since nobody ever took them they are still in my office! Oops....they might end up back at home again!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-64846733813134044602016-03-04T13:11:53.028-05:002016-03-04T13:11:53.028-05:00Since my property has such wild edges I can put an...Since my property has such wild edges I can put anything I rip out of the middle into the wild gardens and just let them go - it makes it much easier to rip out stuff when I know it's not getting tossed!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-16509980765907889352016-03-04T13:10:40.562-05:002016-03-04T13:10:40.562-05:00Ha - you and I think so much alike! That's exa...Ha - you and I think so much alike! That's exactly how I feel - my magazines are a treat for me when I truly have time to sit and enjoy them!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-58459060877491218252016-03-04T13:10:09.806-05:002016-03-04T13:10:09.806-05:00The older I get the less my allergies like gardeni...The older I get the less my allergies like gardening either, Kim - last season I survived on Allegra!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-87174724070815163752016-03-04T11:18:06.472-05:002016-03-04T11:18:06.472-05:00I agree with Karen ~ you have amazing will power n...I agree with Karen ~ you have amazing will power not to open at least 1 magazine! :) I will be anxious to see what you plant and the results as they grow. I live in an apt and have a small balcony so I do a few pots of flowers. This year I've decided to use those containers that "hang" over the balcony railing so I can have cascading flowers. Wish me luck! I get so excited in the spring and then by June everything's burning up due to our brutal summers.<br /><br />I hope you have a wonderful weekend!<br />xo<br />Pat<br />Gypsy Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212447439580468374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-3920783691678915572016-03-04T10:52:44.443-05:002016-03-04T10:52:44.443-05:00Gosh Debbie, you for sure have some will power and...Gosh Debbie, you for sure have some will power and discipline not to open those magazines! I am not sure I could hold out :)Karen@Southern Gal Meets Midwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04793422872857506538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-49993406020405077032016-03-04T10:45:58.148-05:002016-03-04T10:45:58.148-05:00It was the beautiful gardening magazines that kept...It was the beautiful gardening magazines that kept me going back before I retired. I looked and dreamed and planned...and spent every weekend doing a little something in the yard. I finally got rid of all those magazines from the early 1990's.Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-17799844424970873882016-03-03T19:44:21.821-05:002016-03-03T19:44:21.821-05:00Every year I have such big plans for my middle gar...Every year I have such big plans for my middle garden that goes out into the lawn. When it comes time to pull stuff I just don't have the heart to do it. There is so much in there I am afraid I will pull the wrong thing! I need to look at some gardening magazines for ideas and courage! Thanks for the inspiration!AnnMarie aka Vintage Junkie aka NaNahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969507879772949374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-89044193698687262832016-03-03T16:52:48.663-05:002016-03-03T16:52:48.663-05:00I typically hold back on looking at a magazine, to...I typically hold back on looking at a magazine, to keep it as a sort of treat, like you I guess. I've been reading a lot at night. I like thrillers. I think one day you'll be blogging full time and won't have to work outside your gorgeous home. Thanks for the shout out!<br />BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-61113549663824119222016-03-03T16:52:37.350-05:002016-03-03T16:52:37.350-05:00I love, love, love looking through gardening magaz...I love, love, love looking through gardening magazines and seed catalogs. What I don't actually love is gardening! Well, that's not really fair, my allergies don't love it when I garden. We have opted for perennials because of that...but it's still fun to look! Enjoy your reading, I know your garden will be fabulous!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-71771723357737857702016-03-03T16:13:01.474-05:002016-03-03T16:13:01.474-05:00Thanks for all those suggestions, Pattie - I'l...Thanks for all those suggestions, Pattie - I'll have to check them out! Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.com