tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post3151706271012503495..comments2024-03-28T15:15:38.162-07:00Comments on hostess of the humble bungalow: Pretty Tulips and then some sad news...hostess of the humble bungalowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-87241446600372972002012-03-28T22:50:19.859-07:002012-03-28T22:50:19.859-07:00Greetings and welcome to a fellow Canadian!
I am v...Greetings and welcome to a fellow Canadian!<br />I am very happy that you have found your voice and are commenting here.<br />Do you have a blog?<br />I hope that I can live up to your expectations..,<br />your humble hostess<br />XOhostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-13287192764805473732012-03-27T07:15:38.073-07:002012-03-27T07:15:38.073-07:00Dear Hostess,
I have been a quiet follower of yo...Dear Hostess,<br /> <br />I have been a quiet follower of yours for about a year now, and somehow this particular post moved me to write: to tell you how much I enjoy your warm musings and observations, the inclusion of beauty at every opportunity, and your generous spirit in bringing all of us (your readers!) into your circle. Thank you!<br /> <br />I think you are a very artistic, gifted woman, and your blog reveals (in beautiful expressiveness) that part of you in the loveliest way!<br /> <br />With gratitude,<br />Teresa!<br />(Ontario, Canada)Vintage Cat's Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337924971244753775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-32818412862799451802012-03-26T21:07:53.083-07:002012-03-26T21:07:53.083-07:00Reminders like this keep us on our toes...Reminders like this keep us on our toes...hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-20631765898671853622012-03-26T21:06:16.602-07:002012-03-26T21:06:16.602-07:00I am liking the comments like yours
most people fe...I am liking the comments like yours<br />most people feel that CLL is not as dire as we originally thought.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-10392631819519897042012-03-26T21:04:37.165-07:002012-03-26T21:04:37.165-07:00I saw a picture in a decorating magazine this mont...I saw a picture in a decorating magazine this month that had tulips in a tall vase and they were submerged almost up to the blooms...no chance of wilt or droop in sight.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-21689781875522358682012-03-26T21:03:20.404-07:002012-03-26T21:03:20.404-07:00I have only few CD's and they get a lot of pl...I have only few CD's and they get a lot of play! The radio is on here in The Humble Bungalow kitchen whenever I am at home. I have only owned the radio for a couple of years and don't know how I managed without it now.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-52756516678386495742012-03-26T21:01:35.735-07:002012-03-26T21:01:35.735-07:00Catherine that's good to hear about your frien...Catherine that's good to hear about your friend's mother.<br />My friend's husband has retired from teaching but is very active as an assistant volunteer fire chief and first responder and they love to travel to Hawaii every winter for a month.<br />I hope he'll be as fortunate.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-69670441051507833782012-03-26T20:57:15.143-07:002012-03-26T20:57:15.143-07:00Ida you've made me grin from ear to ear!Ida you've made me grin from ear to ear!hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-60998412214633317592012-03-26T20:55:37.725-07:002012-03-26T20:55:37.725-07:00You are in the prime of life...
there are many rol...You are in the prime of life...<br />there are many role models in my life who have opened my eyes...<br />one in particular is nudging 70 and is spry, wise, wears her hair bobbed and grey, and is on the pulse of what's happening on the local art scene she's light years ahead of me.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-22335229700258268842012-03-26T20:51:50.382-07:002012-03-26T20:51:50.382-07:00One of my girlfriends had the aggressive acute typ...One of my girlfriends had the aggressive acute type well over 5 years ago and she was hospitalized immediately upon diagnosis put in isolation and had a bone marrow transplant she was having treatments for months and she fortunately survived and is still with us. She has seen her first born get married and is working, traveling and waiting for the day that her son and DIL produce a grand child.<br />While not all the people that I know and loved have survived cancer we all owe a huge debt of gratitude to the medical system and the researchers who are toiling to find a cure.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-60206100928101141552012-03-26T20:46:16.906-07:002012-03-26T20:46:16.906-07:00Carpe diem!
I wonder if anyone will try the Viagra...Carpe diem!<br />I wonder if anyone will try the Viagra with their tulips.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-35808564422845782222012-03-26T20:44:47.317-07:002012-03-26T20:44:47.317-07:00Hello fellow tulip lover!
I have a friend who mixe...Hello fellow tulip lover!<br />I have a friend who mixes her bouquets of tulips with pussy willow branches and greenery and they look like a Dutch Master painting.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-68974951529393072902012-03-26T20:42:13.906-07:002012-03-26T20:42:13.906-07:00When we hear of those we love that have been diagn...When we hear of those we love that have been diagnosed with a serious illness it makes us think about our own mortality.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-78254007273397427612012-03-26T20:40:08.759-07:002012-03-26T20:40:08.759-07:00Our daffodils are blooming now, I think they are a...Our daffodils are blooming now, I think they are about 3 weeks behind yours.<br />Do you grow tulips in your garden?hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-27466815929460541702012-03-26T20:37:21.757-07:002012-03-26T20:37:21.757-07:00Honestly I am really no different than any of us h...Honestly I am really no different than any of us here...<br />we all are good people with cherished friends and families.<br />I just write about what most people keep to themselves...hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-66556314422763487632012-03-26T20:34:04.954-07:002012-03-26T20:34:04.954-07:00Janet...
I have come appreciate gratitude the hard...Janet...<br />I have come appreciate gratitude the hard way...<br /><br />by experiencing a lack and wallowing<br />before learning that embracing the power of positive thinking and being happy with the small and simple joys of every day living.<br /><br />Love to you right back!<br />XOhostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-34324316071572184282012-03-26T20:30:36.772-07:002012-03-26T20:30:36.772-07:00Let me know if your tulips respond to the trick.
...Let me know if your tulips respond to the trick. <br />The weather in California is so much warmer that the temperature might be a factor.<br />When I visited Pasadena and saw jade plants and datura's growing outside I couldn't believe my eyes!<br />Our climate and growing zones are quite different.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-39567726353511847062012-03-26T20:27:28.145-07:002012-03-26T20:27:28.145-07:00Jan I love the heady scent of those lilies too...
...Jan I love the heady scent of those lilies too...<br />once I permanently stained a tablecloth with the stamens of the lilies because I had no idea that they needed to be trimmed when the flowers opened.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-88268261674319248142012-03-26T20:25:36.446-07:002012-03-26T20:25:36.446-07:00Bonnie just reading your words about your dear fri...Bonnie just reading your words about your dear friend gives us hope. Fingers crossed it will be the same results for my friend's husband.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-35716588217439860982012-03-26T20:24:01.619-07:002012-03-26T20:24:01.619-07:00I was relating this trick to a colleague and she s...I was relating this trick to a colleague and she swears by taking a pin and pushing it through the very top of the stem just below the bloom as there is a bubble of air trapped inside that stops the flower from getting water all the way up the stem.<br />Your comment is greatly appreciated Cheryl.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-61638384180637792472012-03-26T20:20:23.434-07:002012-03-26T20:20:23.434-07:00It's true that we have very little control......It's true that we have very little control...<br />the only control we have is how we choose to react or behave in any situation.<br /><br />Parkinson's is usually slow growing and does respond to medication.<br />We have lots of thyroid disorders and several cancers in my immediate family and cancers on my husband's side. I know of very few families that are immune to disease.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-52884659069517742842012-03-26T20:13:01.363-07:002012-03-26T20:13:01.363-07:00That is encouraging news....I wish your friend con...That is encouraging news....I wish your friend continued good health.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-39140064717156603702012-03-26T20:09:08.785-07:002012-03-26T20:09:08.785-07:00That does seem expensive
we pay about $4.00 a bun...That does seem expensive <br />we pay about $4.00 a bunch and often there are sales for 2 bunches for $7.00.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-76153854870508652102012-03-26T20:03:18.277-07:002012-03-26T20:03:18.277-07:00I think we need a balance...
and life seems to giv...I think we need a balance...<br />and life seems to give us both extremes it's finding the happy medium that's tricky.<br />I am so happy that you are back!<br />I missed you.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-36775836981712560812012-03-26T20:01:24.019-07:002012-03-26T20:01:24.019-07:00Succinct and well said...Succinct and well said...hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.com