tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post8578572057147214334..comments2023-12-03T10:09:34.163-08:00Comments on Some Other Mountain : The Colour RedMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-63548680730874521172013-12-02T12:35:37.703-08:002013-12-02T12:35:37.703-08:00Every year for Christmas I buy myself a poinsettia...Every year for Christmas I buy myself a poinsettia. I know it’ll be gone by early January, but it does brighten up the house.<br /><br />Nice chap, your old man.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-92031076131641524932013-11-30T10:28:39.932-08:002013-11-30T10:28:39.932-08:00Bernard your last sentence made me feel a bit sad ...Bernard your last sentence made me feel a bit sad - 'You've got a friend' as the song says - in fact there's blooming hundreds of us. Big hug from me xMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-84149320388392511992013-11-29T13:35:54.373-08:002013-11-29T13:35:54.373-08:00I'm sure he is. Fish & chips? He certainly...I'm sure he is. Fish & chips? He certainly sounds like a true gentleman.<br />I'm not usually a avid reader of the Daily Fail but you may just like this?<br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2515436/The-best-things-life-free-How-cuddles-country-walks-saying-I-love-everyday-pleasures.html<br />Best things in life are free - but me, being single, seem to miss out on most of them. :(<br />Take care... B xBernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-8922691711541154922013-11-27T09:11:57.561-08:002013-11-27T09:11:57.561-08:00Hiya Bernard ..... he's a true gentleman - I s...Hiya Bernard ..... he's a true gentleman - I shop and he pays and then we go for fish and chips in the cafe (he pays) so good all round. Have a good week xMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-19295013599106152212013-11-24T12:14:52.113-08:002013-11-24T12:14:52.113-08:00"O/H put this poinsettia in my shopping troll..."O/H put this poinsettia in my shopping trolley just for me."<br />Forgive me for 'having a bit of a chuckle' here, but I read that as 'he' put it in 'my' shopping trolley. :O<br />Good old O/H - so you ended up buying it for yourself.<br />I'm sure his heart is in the right place and as they say "It's the thought that counts". <br />{Hugs}......Bernard xx Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-38348859562337598782013-11-24T10:50:39.570-08:002013-11-24T10:50:39.570-08:00Hello Bonnie. Thank you for your comment. Yes I li...Hello Bonnie. Thank you for your comment. Yes I like them too especially when the weather outside is so cold, grey and damp. This one seems to be getting better and better.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-89525934233015272762013-11-24T10:39:18.190-08:002013-11-24T10:39:18.190-08:00I meant to add as well, that like Sue said, they g...I meant to add as well, that like Sue said, they grow well in your part of the world. I think it would look really nice.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-79479708669656788732013-11-24T10:35:05.628-08:002013-11-24T10:35:05.628-08:00Yes, It brightens my day up quite a lot.Yes, It brightens my day up quite a lot.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-6576439964004863392013-11-24T10:34:01.586-08:002013-11-24T10:34:01.586-08:00Thank you. I thought it was nice of him too.Thank you. I thought it was nice of him too.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-12756446399878909942013-11-24T10:32:55.147-08:002013-11-24T10:32:55.147-08:00Hello Annie, thank you. It's a walkway quite c...Hello Annie, thank you. It's a walkway quite close to where we live. You go up the single track tarmac road, head right and then come to this beautiful lane along by the stream. It brings you out on to another single track road which leads back home so you actually walk around in a circle.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-77274620548993218902013-11-24T10:28:06.078-08:002013-11-24T10:28:06.078-08:00It's a photo of 'The Goblin Lane,' We ...It's a photo of 'The Goblin Lane,' We went for a walk up there a few days ago. O/H is diabetic and in trouble with his blood sugar so we try to go on these walks when we canMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-28829866929319075162013-11-24T10:25:09.568-08:002013-11-24T10:25:09.568-08:00I prefer the red ones to the pink tooI prefer the red ones to the pink tooMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-57717975889496599962013-11-24T10:24:14.826-08:002013-11-24T10:24:14.826-08:00Yes, I think so tooYes, I think so tooMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-91415159974427487742013-11-24T10:23:06.008-08:002013-11-24T10:23:06.008-08:00Especially this time of the year.Especially this time of the year.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-54064589330819344042013-11-24T10:22:31.585-08:002013-11-24T10:22:31.585-08:00.... and doesn't break the bank. So many Chris... .... and doesn't break the bank. So many Christmassy things are so expensiveMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-13805362538158980242013-11-24T10:21:08.179-08:002013-11-24T10:21:08.179-08:00With the right conditions they will last until ano...With the right conditions they will last until another year. They need 12 hours of darkness from October onwards (here) to produce the bright red leaves apparently. Do they produce those bright leaves when grown outside?Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-36855705552614085212013-11-24T00:58:20.645-08:002013-11-24T00:58:20.645-08:00It's gorgeous, I think I'll get one to pla...It's gorgeous, I think I'll get one to plant in my garden, I don't think there is one anywhere in the whole complex. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-70035611768111064392013-11-23T06:57:59.780-08:002013-11-23T06:57:59.780-08:00Gorgeous, Molly. I really need that splash of vivi...Gorgeous, Molly. I really need that splash of vivid colour on this cold, grey afternoon.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-7032385576106881092013-11-23T05:03:45.283-08:002013-11-23T05:03:45.283-08:00This is very beautiful. How nice of O/'H :)This is very beautiful. How nice of O/'H :)Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-64261496667283384752013-11-23T00:42:02.285-08:002013-11-23T00:42:02.285-08:00I love your new header photo. X AnnieI love your new header photo. X AnnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-83983435255081908902013-11-22T21:54:09.422-08:002013-11-22T21:54:09.422-08:00I'm not terribly keen on Poinsettias, but your...I'm not terribly keen on Poinsettias, but your new header photo is totally GLORIOUS.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-11122924894419148892013-11-22T19:25:38.583-08:002013-11-22T19:25:38.583-08:00I love the Poinsettia from the end of November til...I love the Poinsettia from the end of November till January 2nd. Then their time is up. That red color is the best, Molly, and almost puts me in the Christmas mood.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-12862062697751531092013-11-22T18:29:45.058-08:002013-11-22T18:29:45.058-08:00What a lovely colour that is Molly - when I came t...What a lovely colour that is Molly - when I came to new Zealand I was surprised to find that poinsettias grow as shrubs outside here.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-8930994513879113702013-11-22T15:04:46.720-08:002013-11-22T15:04:46.720-08:00So beautiful.So beautiful.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250212496391989223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-18885979397664554092013-11-22T12:16:09.383-08:002013-11-22T12:16:09.383-08:00Red is the best color ever.Red is the best color ever.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.com