tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post2534198711496220196..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: overheard at the manorTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-56196265656999212932009-05-03T16:41:00.000-04:002009-05-03T16:41:00.000-04:00So funny! Lilacs are one of my favorites! The sc...So funny! Lilacs are one of my favorites! The scent is hypnotic, and I love the beautiful color of them. ~Lorilorhen82https://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-91315143054869246912009-05-03T16:03:00.000-04:002009-05-03T16:03:00.000-04:00(late catch-up, I'm all over the shop this week)
...(late catch-up, I'm all over the shop this week)<br /><br />I think it's a north of England thing; I've never gotten to the bottom of it. As I child I remember pursed lips whenever "we'll gather lilacs" was played on the wirelessKevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-7932674227465648432009-05-02T06:42:00.000-04:002009-05-02T06:42:00.000-04:00WT left me smiling. I bet he will never forget any...WT left me smiling. I bet he will never forget any more what these beauties are called. LOVE the lilacs!Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681951546653165197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-90379215341827401332009-04-30T17:46:00.000-04:002009-04-30T17:46:00.000-04:00No way! (btw, you can reach out of our bedroom wi...No way! (btw, you can reach out of our bedroom window and pluck lilac on one side and wisteria on the other)<br /><br />LOVE the picture. I don't care for "purple" in clothing or furnishings, and yet it is one of my favorite flower colors.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-12618118804538451302009-04-29T17:51:00.000-04:002009-04-29T17:51:00.000-04:00Hellooooow, Willow !!
I could just see this little...Hellooooow, Willow !!<br />I could just see this little scene played out! It made me smile...a much needed smile.<br />A darling image in your memoirs...make sure that exchange makes it to a page in your book!FireLighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807248509319526615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-40660403240890059582009-04-29T16:00:00.000-04:002009-04-29T16:00:00.000-04:00Kevin, I've never heard it being unlucky to bring ...Kevin, I've never heard it being unlucky to bring them inside. Must be only bad in your neck of the woods!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-14139200274804009762009-04-29T15:53:00.000-04:002009-04-29T15:53:00.000-04:00The bouquet makes for a bright moment. Amusing sto...The bouquet makes for a bright moment. Amusing story.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-2619974566744798292009-04-29T15:50:00.000-04:002009-04-29T15:50:00.000-04:00My lilacs are just finishing.
Round our way it's ...My lilacs are just finishing.<br /><br />Round our way it's bad luck to bring lilacs indoors.Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-66425512226499309812009-04-29T15:31:00.000-04:002009-04-29T15:31:00.000-04:00Well yes.....!
We had a teeny weeny little garden ...Well yes.....!<br />We had a teeny weeny little garden in London when we were newly weds.<br />I planted a purple lilac.<br />R very kindly pruned it in March.........<br />tomorrow I will rush up to the green market to buy armfuls of lilac.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-87905896974081736152009-04-29T14:45:00.000-04:002009-04-29T14:45:00.000-04:00So perfect ... .so typical.
But, we still love the...So perfect ... .so typical.<br />But, we still love them!<br />I've just posted my own little advice re: Men / Flowers.<br /><br />Love your new banner - they're always a treat!<br /><br />JjjjstudioJudithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560914513878435960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-55761092441566843782009-04-29T13:43:00.000-04:002009-04-29T13:43:00.000-04:00That's too funny! but WT did fulfill his mission i...That's too funny! but WT did fulfill his mission in the end...and what a beautiful bunch !<br />hope you're having a beautiful spring at the manor !My Castle in Spainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572760890022593531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-90685117023266005552009-04-29T13:39:00.000-04:002009-04-29T13:39:00.000-04:00Only the most gorgeous smelling flowers on the pla...Only the most gorgeous smelling flowers on the planet. To be caught in the waft of a wind of lilacs is to be transported to another time and place. My bushes are just greening at the moment. It will be May before we see and smell them here.<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-49546403692701503032009-04-29T13:37:00.000-04:002009-04-29T13:37:00.000-04:00I just love meandering over here every day. It is ...I just love meandering over here every day. It is such a comfortable place to visit. Thanks for sharing yourself with us.Grace Albaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971403225615601241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-61998180599328003842009-04-29T13:20:00.000-04:002009-04-29T13:20:00.000-04:00Geez you've been eaves-dropping at my place!Geez you've been eaves-dropping at my place!Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-64868447476926519392009-04-29T13:04:00.000-04:002009-04-29T13:04:00.000-04:00That could have happened right here in my own home...That could have happened right here in my own home.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-72555337416449363822009-04-29T12:52:00.000-04:002009-04-29T12:52:00.000-04:00LMAO!
I love Lilacs and we have a wonderful bush,...LMAO!<br /><br />I love Lilacs and we have a wonderful bush, but their scent gives me a headache, so outdoors they stay sadly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-83733416503277305342009-04-29T12:42:00.000-04:002009-04-29T12:42:00.000-04:00Hi Willow....WT might wish to join me on the forth...Hi Willow....WT might wish to join me on the forthcoming course at Manchester Uni...laughing here Willow.<br />Beautiful lilacs....and well done WTMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097990715636294118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-4857751493430692009-04-29T12:26:00.001-04:002009-04-29T12:26:00.001-04:00Hahahaha... oh my. That conversation could have b...Hahahaha... oh my. That conversation could have been recorded right here.<br /><br />Priceless. CassCass @ That Old Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173199705431319322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-3392672161065427152009-04-29T12:26:00.000-04:002009-04-29T12:26:00.000-04:00Suza, he's THE cutest!!!Suza, he's THE cutest!!!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-32566672530842682832009-04-29T12:20:00.000-04:002009-04-29T12:20:00.000-04:00Ah men.
... its your very own Husbandism!Ah men.<br /><br />... its your very own Husbandism!Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-48640323333940314332009-04-29T12:16:00.000-04:002009-04-29T12:16:00.000-04:00i'm not sure if that's funny or a little bit sad! ...i'm not sure if that's funny or a little bit sad! but i can almost smell the lilacs. it'll be a few more weeks here. :-)julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-13878832019981626112009-04-29T12:07:00.000-04:002009-04-29T12:07:00.000-04:00I'm jealous. I haven't smelled lilacs for years. ...I'm jealous. I haven't smelled lilacs for years. My aunt had a small motel in the mountains and the entire yard was fringed with purple and lavender lilacs. <br /><br />I hadn't realized how much I missed them.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200245194489874517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-82353067619941400832009-04-29T11:59:00.000-04:002009-04-29T11:59:00.000-04:00Yes... but he's very cute!!Yes... but he's very cute!!Suzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684999144031013661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-42379127003312215502009-04-29T11:39:00.000-04:002009-04-29T11:39:00.000-04:00Restless Mind, Thank you! I use a little Canon Pow...Restless Mind, Thank you! I use a little Canon PowerShot SD1100.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-16964742201719901192009-04-29T11:37:00.000-04:002009-04-29T11:37:00.000-04:00Ha ha! Those lilacs are gorgeous--I can just smell...Ha ha! Those lilacs are gorgeous--I can just smell them...mmmmm. And it's <I>clematis</I> at your doorway? Oh! *look of total chagrin* Still lovely.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.com