tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post223728361408071688..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: I Buried ThemMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63732816067684643802012-06-09T15:21:08.014-07:002012-06-09T15:21:08.014-07:00We always figure that plants have to do their part...We always figure that plants have to do their part. We get the damn things, usually from a nursery, dig a hole, fertilize a bit, splash some water on 'em -- and then it is up to them. It takes two to Tango and I did my dance step solo -- now it is their turn.<br /><br />Doesn't work.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278403041887060649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85043643154335878952012-06-08T14:54:31.221-07:002012-06-08T14:54:31.221-07:00Whenever I pass a really nice garden, I tell mysel...Whenever I pass a really nice garden, I tell myself the flowers are all coddled. That sort of takes them down a notch.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54477363160576111202012-06-08T14:53:31.691-07:002012-06-08T14:53:31.691-07:00Ooo I hate when browsers get all huffy! Thanks for...Ooo I hate when browsers get all huffy! Thanks for making the effort. I can only get my "share" button to work about a third of the time, too. I need a geek.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87049444575498008882012-06-08T10:22:04.521-07:002012-06-08T10:22:04.521-07:00You absolutely crack me up.
"And that's ...You absolutely crack me up.<br /><br />"And that's how I came home with a suitcase full of tuberoses, whatever they are. They look like dried-up old men's ears and noses with the sproingy hairs still attached"<br /><br />Good for you. I can't garden to save my life. Poor plants don't stand a chance in my care.meleah rebeccahhttp://mommamiameaculpa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36237168594350136182012-06-08T06:56:40.075-07:002012-06-08T06:56:40.075-07:00glad to hear that!glad to hear that!Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63122126264242579802012-06-08T00:08:21.984-07:002012-06-08T00:08:21.984-07:00Let's hope this works. Had to switch browsers ...Let's hope this works. Had to switch browsers to be able to comment. We'll see if it posts!<br /><br />Thank you for stopping in at my blog and for the funny comment :-) I enjoy your writing and style.Echomousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940320361755051172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13990242670365853332012-06-07T22:34:17.300-07:002012-06-07T22:34:17.300-07:00I've still got my fingers crossed for my chick...I've still got my fingers crossed for my chickadee puppies. They never made it out of their box last year, but now they should be due out tomorrow. I understand they will look just like the adults. So all I'm looking for is a surfeit of chickadees, some of them whiney.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17053539088274453612012-06-07T12:35:39.563-07:002012-06-07T12:35:39.563-07:00O I liked the articulated loogies. Ours were fledg...O I liked the articulated loogies. Ours were fledged unarticulated Eastern Phoebes. They hatched ugly on our porch and later flew away beautiful with tails bobbing.... :troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-41201343164609813242012-06-07T11:15:16.052-07:002012-06-07T11:15:16.052-07:00Ha! What IS an open spot, anyway? You should see w...Ha! What IS an open spot, anyway? You should see what came up in our new asparagus trench. Not asparagus, I'll tell you.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6965313395382196292012-06-07T11:14:12.206-07:002012-06-07T11:14:12.206-07:00It all reminds me of that comedian who pondered th...It all reminds me of that comedian who pondered the advice that you should talk to your plants so they would thrive. He didn't deny it, but he couldn't see why they wouldn't respond better to "GROW, you green goof!"Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76659785505420557402012-06-07T11:08:21.664-07:002012-06-07T11:08:21.664-07:00Yes, I use that ol' waiting ruse, too. "...Yes, I use that ol' waiting ruse, too. "Oh we can't plant anything there...I'm waiting for the schmegelias to come up." <br /><br />"No, dear, we don't need more plants to fertilize, water, prune and deadhead. We have no place to plant them...we're waiting for the schmeglias to come up."<br /><br />I think if anything ever came up in my "Open" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-44744649514087798962012-06-07T10:53:48.474-07:002012-06-07T10:53:48.474-07:00Every time I coddle a plant, it dies. I'm goin...Every time I coddle a plant, it dies. I'm going to start whacking them with newspapers...Ginamonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708004928074429212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23268314049477616062012-06-06T23:14:43.210-07:002012-06-06T23:14:43.210-07:00I have the same attitude about plants. I place the...I have the same attitude about plants. I place them gently in the ground, say a prayer, and sprinkle with water (not holy water) and leave them on their own. I figure that is the best way for them to survive. I remember a story I once read where a man observed his neighbor always hitting a small tree in his yard with a rolled up newspaper. He thought this was odd, and finally asked his Rose Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180873324576064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91525160174172076272012-06-06T22:59:06.755-07:002012-06-06T22:59:06.755-07:00Rambling? Yes. Amusing? Very!
I generally over-hy...Rambling? Yes. Amusing? Very!<br /><br />I generally over-hyphenate also. Which is why I left them out that time. Shoulda kept them :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14891368333567023842012-06-06T22:52:58.906-07:002012-06-06T22:52:58.906-07:00I've heard gardenias smell nice too, but I can...I've heard gardenias smell nice too, but I can't get mine past the push-up-four-leaves and plotz stage. Sucker wont die, though.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58626429868889688322012-06-06T22:33:50.246-07:002012-06-06T22:33:50.246-07:00They smell divine. Sadly they are also quite kill...They smell divine. Sadly they are also quite killable. Either my care (or that of the cats) was insufficient (over overly efficient). Sigh.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-4518489832108177782012-06-06T22:27:50.917-07:002012-06-06T22:27:50.917-07:00If there is a god, s/he/it is in Maine. And is imp...If there is a god, s/he/it is in Maine. And is impervious to black flies and mosquitoes. That's how you can tell, in fact.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80743331490913756982012-06-06T22:26:20.276-07:002012-06-06T22:26:20.276-07:00Every time I get into a sentence like that, I over...Every time I get into a sentence like that, I over-hyphenate. You've probably noticed. I'd have done "plant-and-walk-away ilk." Which is a pain in the ass. I'm a good typer but I can never hit that hyphen. So then I'm deleting = marks and ) marks and eventually jamming all the hyphens in there, like some crazed German. Not that they do that. They just ram the whole wordMurr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17336283373842537162012-06-06T21:06:20.509-07:002012-06-06T21:06:20.509-07:00Diane Henders-I love you! Now this is going to be ...Diane Henders-I love you! Now this is going to be my reasoning as I watch all of my good intentions in planting flowers wilt away...I didn't plant them, I BURIED them. Perfect!<br />Be careful with that god visiting Portland concept, s/he/it/them could be in Maine!chlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476371332873753350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5505032124011583852012-06-06T20:06:15.248-07:002012-06-06T20:06:15.248-07:00I too am of the plant and walk away ilk. That sent...I too am of the plant and walk away ilk. That sentence could have used a little more punctuation, I think. Anyhow, good luck with the tuberoses; even something that smelled really good wouldn't get me to plant it unless it could survive with no further attention.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-930301746171184862012-06-06T19:26:36.066-07:002012-06-06T19:26:36.066-07:00It takes one to kn....It takes one to kn....Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27983480228649512562012-06-06T19:26:15.711-07:002012-06-06T19:26:15.711-07:00Did I know you were from Virginia? As many of the ...Did I know you were from Virginia? As many of the best folks are. Now see what you can do about that voting problem.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-8942474974041594202012-06-06T19:25:31.343-07:002012-06-06T19:25:31.343-07:00Oh, Rita, I'm afraid I'll have to, too!Oh, Rita, I'm afraid I'll have to, too!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21739680458186286502012-06-06T19:25:08.763-07:002012-06-06T19:25:08.763-07:00I will happily admit that I haven't run out of...I will happily admit that I haven't run out of material yet. I would never have thunk it, but I'm good for two a week so far.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37640882530090821162012-06-06T19:24:34.128-07:002012-06-06T19:24:34.128-07:00If that is true about tuberoses, then we have noth...If that is true about tuberoses, then we have nothing in common. We had such a marvelous day today. Did it climb all the way up to 75? Not sure. Heaven on earth.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com