tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post5579135738888769781..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: For the Price of.....Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-12296694960639561222018-04-18T13:08:10.524-02:302018-04-18T13:08:10.524-02:30Ahhhh, fresh flowers! I need to buy some. Planted ...Ahhhh, fresh flowers! I need to buy some. Planted giant zinnias in peat pots yesterday. -KateBlondi Blathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-60688968234621899342018-04-15T16:42:43.076-02:302018-04-15T16:42:43.076-02:30Beautiful, WWW! Reminded me of a saying an old fr...Beautiful, WWW! Reminded me of a saying an old friend of mine, long ago, taught me: "if you have 2 loaves of bread, sell one and buy a hyacinth."<br /><br />I think the idea came originally from this verse:<br /><br />If of thy mortal goods thou art bereft<br />And of thy simple store two loaves of bread alone are left<br />Sell one, and with the dole,<br />Buy hyacinths to feed the soul.<br />(By, or inspired by, Sa'di)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-37332951329250386982018-04-14T19:47:53.346-02:302018-04-14T19:47:53.346-02:30Lovely !Lovely !ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.com