tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post4663728141561300959..comments2024-01-24T17:15:26.688-04:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: The windy watery gardening world of bloomingwriterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-29761020003052497302009-01-30T16:54:00.000-04:002009-01-30T16:54:00.000-04:00A beautiful post, Jodi. I had just joined Blotanic...A beautiful post, Jodi. I had just joined Blotanical so did not see this ... thanks for pointing us back into your wonderful world. (I'm surprised you weren't bombarded with visitors after writing this)!joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-70822565121264262552008-03-03T21:45:00.000-04:002008-03-03T21:45:00.000-04:00Hello Jodi,You have a beautiful blog -- I'm drooli...Hello Jodi,<BR/><BR/>You have a beautiful blog -- I'm drooling over the photographs of your orchids as I type this! Thank you for sharing such loveliness with us all. <BR/><BR/>I'm popping by because Kerri of colorsofthegarden.blogspot asked me to drop you a link of a geography post I wrote over the weekend. I was inspired by her post for your challenge, not realizing it was a challenge, and Lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093137361172770549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-27149133999360094632008-02-29T20:16:00.000-04:002008-02-29T20:16:00.000-04:00Thank you again for the great project, and for you...Thank you again for the great project, and for your own description of a place so far removed from my own!Chookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230973711859964063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-52620870803036105562008-02-28T21:09:00.000-04:002008-02-28T21:09:00.000-04:00Oh, to garden by the sea! That's a lovely place wh...Oh, to garden by the sea! That's a lovely place where you live and garden. Thanks for sharing it with us. I'm looking forward now to seeing the wrap up post with all the participants. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again for starting this great project.<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-35760634828108634732008-02-27T23:09:00.000-04:002008-02-27T23:09:00.000-04:00How beautiful - what a fun journey! Thank you. I...How beautiful - what a fun journey! Thank you. I must say that I agree with your husband. I first moved to the ocean 14 years ago, and I can't imagine not being able to see, or reach, or touch it easily. I have an ink drawing of a pirate that has a blue line drawn on his wall, with a quote that says something like 'a pirate always needs the sea in his horizon' (or something like that - it's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-77340192496755638822008-02-27T20:33:00.000-04:002008-02-27T20:33:00.000-04:00Jodi I love your corner of the world! I was recent...Jodi I love your corner of the world! I was recently working on a project having to do with St. Pierre and Miquelon. I'd love to visit someday. Yes, the need to be close to water is something I feel actutely. When we first moved to the PNW I felt like a sponge just sucking up the sight, smell, feel of water. Thank you so much for your challenge. Doing the homework assignment was fun but checking Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12864042359805755661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-73496640649706324292008-02-27T12:36:00.000-04:002008-02-27T12:36:00.000-04:00You've painted a beautiful picture of your area Jo...You've painted a beautiful picture of your area Jodi. The winters may be tough to endure, but it's obvious that you love the place! Thanks for giving us such an interesting tour of your little corner of the world.<BR/>I used to live near the ocean in Australia, and can totally understand your husband's observation :) I miss that peaceful blue expanse, but the country here is gorgeous too. There'sKerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-63151332995934433692008-02-27T11:28:00.000-04:002008-02-27T11:28:00.000-04:00Jodi.....that was a fine synopsis of the valley ar...Jodi.....that was a fine synopsis of the valley area of our fair province.Sharon Bryson / Bill Wilgenhofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387676083874602085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-24839085948442337722008-02-26T22:43:00.000-04:002008-02-26T22:43:00.000-04:00Thanks for taking us on a geography tour of your n...Thanks for taking us on a geography tour of your neck of the woods. Ive learned a great deal from your post.Whyitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243528765489096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-56824530504801168912008-02-26T20:52:00.000-04:002008-02-26T20:52:00.000-04:00I'm afraid I won't get to submit for your project,...I'm afraid I won't get to submit for your project, but I'm sure it will be interesting. Keep up the nice work!Dave Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613987836803392641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-10491402429435837312008-02-26T20:22:00.000-04:002008-02-26T20:22:00.000-04:00The geography project was a great idea, but your g...The geography project was a great idea, but your geography lesson was the best ever. I can't decide whether I liked the pictures best, or the accompanying text. <BR/>Thanks for all of it.Weeping Sorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617503185773155102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-68239710903086729752008-02-26T15:27:00.000-04:002008-02-26T15:27:00.000-04:00I've learned more about Nova Scotia from your post...I've learned more about Nova Scotia from your post than I ever learned in school! Very interesting, and so different from our low desert. I've enjoyed all the posts I've seen so far in the geography project. It was a great idea!<BR/>AiyanaAiyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525758484165324330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-53728162130182400402008-02-26T13:25:00.000-04:002008-02-26T13:25:00.000-04:00Okay Jodi - admit it... you started the whole geog...Okay Jodi - admit it... you started the whole geography project just so you could slay us with this post! <BR/><BR/>As someone who's always lived in "the middle" in a semi-urban setting, your life seems like something from a book to me - the kind of beautiful place where one goes on vacation. <BR/><BR/>I loved learning about the dykes - thanks for this post!<BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-76045840425917571052008-02-26T13:09:00.000-04:002008-02-26T13:09:00.000-04:00Thank you for a great post. And thank you for the ...Thank you for a great post. And thank you for the whole geography thing. It means so much more to me when I read someone's blog to now their surroundings!<BR/><BR/>Yours is truly a beautiful world!beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-56670568275258426272008-02-26T11:55:00.000-04:002008-02-26T11:55:00.000-04:00Well, Well, Jodi that would be A**That was a very ...Well, Well, Jodi that would be A**<BR/><BR/>That was a very interesting post! You have now got me interested in looking at the work of your class now :-D<BR/><BR/>I have been a tad late for everything this month with my colour post for GGW Design Workshop only going up late last night. However, I have been thinking about joining you but I don’t really want to give the location of my garden away. Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-86461865985192852502008-02-26T11:45:00.000-04:002008-02-26T11:45:00.000-04:00Awesome. I am not keen on the cold part anymore, b...Awesome. I am not keen on the cold part anymore, but the view is spectacular. We are considering moving out of the city and into the countryside, and I can't wait to have a big garden again even if I won't be able to have the same plants here.<BR/>regards,<BR/>TheresaTheresa in Mèridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217945138741786373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-79389705363139269142008-02-26T11:42:00.000-04:002008-02-26T11:42:00.000-04:00Wow! Your post makes me want to get even further o...Wow! Your post makes me want to get even further out. You are very lucky to live in such a beautiful place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-89541710649969865462008-02-26T11:17:00.000-04:002008-02-26T11:17:00.000-04:00Wow. I repeat, wow.Like you guys, our "front yard...Wow. I repeat, wow.<BR/><BR/>Like you guys, our "front yard" is actually the back of the house but it faces that lake and river and that's what drew us here. Glancing at the water every day is a must for my soul. Excellent post - I learned a lot about your world. Thanks for sharing.The Giraffe Head Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163787271055203400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-46738528835418953492008-02-26T11:10:00.000-04:002008-02-26T11:10:00.000-04:00I think I enjoy your posts of home more than those...I think I enjoy your posts of home more than those about your gardens. Your area is a fasinating place and I learn a bit more each time you mention it. It's good to learn NS isn't the bleak place one might imagine by just looking at a map.WiseAcrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383341492994868833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-65518462011384589582008-02-26T09:31:00.000-04:002008-02-26T09:31:00.000-04:00What a perfect spot. I'm with LSS - I'm much bett...What a perfect spot. I'm with LSS - I'm much better off after a gaze at the water - I covet your easy view. I haven't been to "Moan dada Scotia" since I was a kid (that's what I called it at age 2 or 3ish - or was I 27?) and I'm pulled even more now to go back. Can I come by for a cuppa?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-77733911948193251272008-02-26T07:28:00.000-04:002008-02-26T07:28:00.000-04:00Jodi: What a great tour of your locale! I have y...Jodi: What a great tour of your locale! I have yet to make it to Nova Scotia. My husband's family is from there. I will have to find out what area! Serene and beautiful and your writing concerning living in 'town' or the 'burbs' echoes my own. Give me the quiet, uninterrupted peacefulness of country living!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-80436979305072077802008-02-26T01:26:00.000-04:002008-02-26T01:26:00.000-04:00I actually had a feeling you lived in that type of...I actually had a feeling you lived in that type of environment. You write like someone who lives in a very serene area. It makes me even more appreciative of ever word cause I can picture you writing it. I like to know these kinds of details. It makes it more real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-59125966991394505292008-02-25T20:54:00.000-04:002008-02-25T20:54:00.000-04:00Hi Jodi,It's incredibly beautiful there. Amazing, ...Hi Jodi,<BR/><BR/>It's incredibly beautiful there. Amazing, really. But you must be awfully hearty folk to endure the crushing cold. Maryland seems positively warm by comparison, I suppose.<BR/><BR/>I'm always amazed at how people in climates colder than mind can endure. Maryland seems a positive wasteland sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Robin at BumblebeeRobin (Bumblebee)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04516571306617946865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-4243352566171942422008-02-25T20:30:00.000-04:002008-02-25T20:30:00.000-04:00Thanks for the story of your home, Jodi. Have you ...Thanks for the story of your home, Jodi. Have you lived here all your life? If I woke up to a view of the sea every morning, I don't think I'd ever want to leave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-9368409139765814712008-02-25T20:06:00.000-04:002008-02-25T20:06:00.000-04:00Absolutely beautiful. You are very blessed!Absolutely beautiful. You are very blessed!Sherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.com