tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post2186090874450529493..comments2023-12-03T10:09:34.163-08:00Comments on Some Other Mountain : Mistletoe and HollyMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-35516515963043970322012-12-02T17:20:57.065-08:002012-12-02T17:20:57.065-08:00I've never seen mistletoe growing live like th...I've never seen mistletoe growing live like that, and now I know. so all you need do is rub the seed into the cut bark of a tree? that's amazing. such a charming post this is, with the story of the lovely old man and his garden. doesn't it make your day to see eyes light up? love the shot of your holly. (and the clock in your header too!) happy week to you Molly. Ms. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775088530495290520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-1912664038090746882012-11-30T12:31:18.849-08:002012-11-30T12:31:18.849-08:00You might be surprised, Molly. Once mistletoe gets...You might be surprised, Molly. Once mistletoe gets a hold it can grow quite quickly. We cleared our trees only a very few years ago and had to do it again this summer.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-8608922056251739562012-11-30T12:27:22.765-08:002012-11-30T12:27:22.765-08:00I suppose it is a parasite in a way, although it d...I suppose it is a parasite in a way, although it does provide essential food for the birds and also photo synthesis for the trees - so not all bad. I love mistletoe as a tradition. Like Friko says I don't think I shall be around either when it grows big enough to be a problem and the apple trees will be long gone then too.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-74008961953523129452012-11-30T12:18:51.747-08:002012-11-30T12:18:51.747-08:00You always get one or two don't you:)You always get one or two don't you:) Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-56708867090336322962012-11-30T11:53:47.847-08:002012-11-30T11:53:47.847-08:00Such a lovely post, Molly. The story of the old m...Such a lovely post, Molly. The story of the old man and the mistletoe is truly touching. We have quite a lot of holly here, though we don't always get many berries, but when we do the bushes are smothered. Sadly we only have mistletoe on our apple trees in Normandy, where mistletoe is seen as a pest and has to be removed by law. Sigh....Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-35434814067514866692012-11-30T09:30:03.880-08:002012-11-30T09:30:03.880-08:00Are you still standing?
Stupid council workers, ho...Are you still standing?<br />Stupid council workers, how public spirited of you to go out in the rain to unblock drains.<br /><br />I didn’t know that bit about mlstletoe and holly. I could do with a few fillers for the holly hedge and I’ve got a couple of useless fruit trees which might grow mistletoe. Mind you, if it takes years to grow I probably won’t be here anymore.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-3123053600183580562012-11-28T15:22:44.973-08:002012-11-28T15:22:44.973-08:00Oh right, I've tried it with the mistletoe I w...Oh right, I've tried it with the mistletoe I was throwing out after Christmas!Little Blue Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616392505984609128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-23793607071286559612012-11-27T11:08:04.935-08:002012-11-27T11:08:04.935-08:00I think ours was more luck than judgement. You hav...I think ours was more luck than judgement. You have to use a piece with fresh berries apparently. Once it's been in the house, in the warm it doesn't seem to work.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-32432551997615195362012-11-27T11:05:11.589-08:002012-11-27T11:05:11.589-08:00St Asaph's which is about 50 miles away from w...St Asaph's which is about 50 miles away from where we live has been the worst hit. On the news tonight, one poor elderly lady drowned in her house which was so sad.<br />Glad you enjoyed 'Gone to Earth'Claire. My favourite Mary Webb book though is 'Precious Bane' If you go into the Mary Webb website you can download a copy for free.<br />(when you have a minute :) Hope your stall is going wellMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-2887298424107412012-11-27T08:43:44.832-08:002012-11-27T08:43:44.832-08:00I loved the story about the mistletoe, and it'...I loved the story about the mistletoe, and it's great that it actually grew for you! I've tried several times to no avail.Little Blue Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616392505984609128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-28999850732143720052012-11-26T19:11:23.159-08:002012-11-26T19:11:23.159-08:00Hey Molly, I was thinking about you when I saw the...Hey Molly, I was thinking about you when I saw the floods on the news last night......<br />An interesting post....council workers they don't their reputation any favours!!<br />Sounds like an amazing visit you had to the elderly gents garden and the info about the Mistletoe is very interesting too.<br />I found a copy of Gone to Earth at a library book sale this year....best $1.00 I have spent for a while, thoroughly enjoyed the story...<br /><br />CLaire xClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742003349610251189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-57421076133363448182012-11-26T13:59:16.785-08:002012-11-26T13:59:16.785-08:00Oh River you've just put a new post up on my b...Oh River you've just put a new post up on my blogroll and I want to read it but my AVG keeps throwing up a warning that your site has been attacked by malware. This is awful. I know you were having problems a bit back. I love your blog. Hope they can sort it for you soon.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-24467849232245565522012-11-26T13:40:36.044-08:002012-11-26T13:40:36.044-08:00A local author wrote a book about the Stiperstones...A local author wrote a book about the Stiperstones. It's called 'Gone to Earth' - all about a little girl befriending a fox. The author's name was Mary Webb - if you have time, look it up on Google. She also wrote some wonderful poems too. I'm picturing Joe with a shot gun firing showers of mistletoe down from the trees. Our mistletoe shoots are such tiddley little things, I think I will probably be about 80 before they're any size so that will have to be someone else's problem :)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-4603796992078584962012-11-26T13:31:04.617-08:002012-11-26T13:31:04.617-08:00The weather doesn't let up much does It. The l...The weather doesn't let up much does It. The log's been sawn up and in the shed, drying out now. Hope you are not in the floods. It must be awful for people when all their possessions are flooded.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-43016535223740565172012-11-26T13:27:37.962-08:002012-11-26T13:27:37.962-08:00It is a bit mushy in the middle but the wood is ha...It is a bit mushy in the middle but the wood is hard on the outside. I think it might be a Christmas 2013 one.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-52595423002199990452012-11-26T13:22:26.110-08:002012-11-26T13:22:26.110-08:00Holly does seem to grow better in some areas. Our...Holly does seem to grow better in some areas. Our grand daughter's other grandparents up in Cheshire have got some fantastic holly trees. I know what you mean about the birds eating the berries. One minute they're there, not a berry in sight the next, but I'm glad they feed the birds too.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-65435777747021251482012-11-26T13:18:16.354-08:002012-11-26T13:18:16.354-08:00That would look rally nice. We bought some little ...That would look rally nice. We bought some little verigated holly bushes a few years ago year, but I somehow never got round to planting them out of their pots and we had a really bad winter in 2010 which killed them all. The piece I stuck in the ground grew. Do you get much frost? Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-81052071468734750622012-11-26T13:08:23.905-08:002012-11-26T13:08:23.905-08:00Arleen thank you for your comments. Hope things ar...Arleen thank you for your comments. Hope things are going well for you too xxMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-33855855704591974442012-11-26T13:06:19.198-08:002012-11-26T13:06:19.198-08:00I think it was pure luck on our partI think it was pure luck on our partMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-24154117901609802842012-11-26T13:05:38.896-08:002012-11-26T13:05:38.896-08:00Sue, thanks. Keeping our fingers crossed. Hope thi...Sue, thanks. Keeping our fingers crossed. Hope things are going OK for you too xxMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-3781365729246952052012-11-26T13:02:59.534-08:002012-11-26T13:02:59.534-08:00Robin, I love hearing from you. Thank you for your...Robin, I love hearing from you. Thank you for your comment. Hope things are going well for you and your family too. PS, I recently found my book, 'The Shack' which I'd put somewhere safe and am reading it again for the 3rd time. I know you love this book as much as I do. Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-71493041832975336672012-11-26T12:57:46.201-08:002012-11-26T12:57:46.201-08:00J, I have half written an email which is still sit...J, I have half written an email which is still sitting in my Drafts. Thank you for your love. Hope your hubby is doing brilliantly too.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-59199958032581320932012-11-26T12:55:33.074-08:002012-11-26T12:55:33.074-08:00I hope he is too. Both he and his wife were absolu...I hope he is too. Both he and his wife were absolute treasures. And all those other great things too. Cro was quite right though - the yule log was more than a bit soggy in the middle so one for Christmas 2013.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-65491317724705945812012-11-26T12:53:10.317-08:002012-11-26T12:53:10.317-08:00Hi Molly, Stiperstones is a fantastic name. We sho...Hi Molly, Stiperstones is a fantastic name. We shoot mistletoe out of the trees here with a shot gun. How do you get it out of big old trees? OliveOlivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562775041134498313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-42503427472192649842012-11-26T01:18:12.600-08:002012-11-26T01:18:12.600-08:00Glad you were able to get out for a while and free...Glad you were able to get out for a while and free those neighbourhood drains of leaves so that the water runs freely. The log is a blessing and I hope you can get it indoors. Keep warm both of you. Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.com