tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post370821867281003040..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: GBMD/ABC Wednesday 4: X is For...VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-59934382161477089022009-07-04T21:46:11.856+01:002009-07-04T21:46:11.856+01:00EG - Exactly. I considered putting up a picture of...EG - Exactly. I considered putting up a picture of the Eden Project or Kew's Palm House, but went for mind pictures instead.<br /><br />Anna - Dave Dee was a policeman in Chippenham. He was first on the scene when Eddie Cochran had his accident here. Not a lot of people know that!<br /><br />Sherry - that sounds like a great idea :)<br /><br />Carrie - I thought you two would be like that :)<br /><br />Gail - I would preferred this one to <i>Christabel</i>, which was published in 'The Golden Treasury of Long<i>er</i> Poems', so there was a hell of a lot more to learn :(<br /><br />OFB - now you're talking. I must put 'and by the sea' on my list.<br /><br />Jay - I'm on my way...<br /><br />Rose - you've hit the nail on the head there.<br /><br />GM - lovely to see you! Now, how did you know I've had ONJ's <i>Xanadu</i> on the brain ever since I wrote this post hmm?VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-45912055036881937122009-07-03T23:12:25.123+01:002009-07-03T23:12:25.123+01:00I love that poem - perhaps Olivia Newton-John'...I love that poem - perhaps Olivia Newton-John's finest work.<br /><br />Mind you "(Let's Get) Physical" is good too.The Garden Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125185191272530338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-27777960867051222172009-07-02T13:37:38.407+01:002009-07-02T13:37:38.407+01:00What a perfect poem to combine both memes! I am s...What a perfect poem to combine both memes! I am sorry it's so hot there, but I'm glad it's the cause of your fitful sleep, not Coleridge's poppy:) I think Xanadu can be found in a beautiful garden--I visited one last week that made me think of paradise.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-37759298886096336832009-07-02T13:23:51.678+01:002009-07-02T13:23:51.678+01:00Oh, dear. I put the wrong link in. Find me here -...Oh, dear. I put the wrong link in. Find me here -<br /><br />http://www.thedeppeffect.com/1217/abc-wednesday-the-letter-x/#comments<br /><br />Sorry!jayhttp://www.thedeppeffect.com/1217/abc-wednesday-the-letter-x/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-56327710414538795642009-07-02T13:22:34.094+01:002009-07-02T13:22:34.094+01:00I know all about interrupted slumbers! I tend to ...I know all about interrupted slumbers! I tend to sleep better with a little opium - or opiates anyway. Pain wakes me often, so codeine before bed is sometimes indicated!<br /><br />I only knew the first few lines of that poem.Jayhttp://abcwednesdayround3.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-23162742893599373252009-07-02T12:52:56.748+01:002009-07-02T12:52:56.748+01:00Ha! Thanks for this, VP! I confess, It's been ...Ha! Thanks for this, VP! I confess, It's been so long since I read "Kubla Khan" that I could only remember the first two lines. I, too, have long fantasized about having 5 acres cleared and 45 wooded, which I think is about perfect. But as for a pleasure-garden, I would like my own mountain, with tumbling streams and wildflowers and woods and a view across verdant valleys to another mountain range in the distance, and beyond it, the shining sea. Aaaahhh!!!our friend Benhttp://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-268252819292788302009-07-02T02:11:53.312+01:002009-07-02T02:11:53.312+01:00eXcellent! I loved reciting this poem...although ...eXcellent! I loved reciting this poem...although we never had to memorize it! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-60948993858990254572009-07-01T22:49:30.633+01:002009-07-01T22:49:30.633+01:00All is forgiven sweet VP. I wasn't going to b...All is forgiven sweet VP. I wasn't going to be able to angry or upset with you, i like your blog too much ;) x Andy can get a look in too, we kind of just come as one package anyway.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-33411768057406830002009-07-01T22:22:35.229+01:002009-07-01T22:22:35.229+01:00I loved this!
My dream is to have a helper in the ...I loved this!<br />My dream is to have a helper in the garden to do the weeding! I like to plant!<br />SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-76632346090512255232009-07-01T21:31:27.416+01:002009-07-01T21:31:27.416+01:00Good one VP ! I hate to lower the tone but as soo...Good one VP ! I hate to lower the tone but as soon as I saw your title the Dave,Dee,Dozy etc. song "The Legend of Xanadu" came straight into my head :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-33334441165769098032009-07-01T21:00:19.995+01:002009-07-01T21:00:19.995+01:00Mine has got to be a large conservatory - a sort o...Mine has got to be a large conservatory - a sort of miniature Wisley glasshouse with tropical, temperate and desert areas. That would do me nicely. Oh and the house and land to go with it!easygardenerhttp://greenforks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-36930732057340159882009-07-01T20:21:11.123+01:002009-07-01T20:21:11.123+01:00Frances - I can always rely on you to think of a w...Frances - I can always rely on you to think of a wonderful answer to this kind of question. I'm still at the five acres of land with a barn stage ;)<br /><br />Carrie - yes I would love to meet you and Maggie and does Andy get a look in too? I've just looked at my lists and I can see what the problem is. Your blogname is very similar to <i>Growing Our Own</i> and when I had a tidy up a couple of months ago, I simply deleted the wrong one. As I don't use my blogrolls that often, I'd not spotted it - so thank you for pointing it out. I'll go and change it as soon as I've finished replying to the rest of the comments. You're also due for a couple of post mentions over the next few days, so I hope the link love from them will make amends.<br /><br />PG - we studied <i>Christabel</i> for O Level which I remember more these days for having a couple of lines quoted at the end of a John Wyndham story<br /><br />Monica - it would be great to have you join in! Anna, Tyra and Prairie Rose already do. I suspect a lot of Gardeners from over the pond would choose Xeric?<br /><br />Victoria - oooh don't - now I want loads of ice too!<br /><br />Carolyn - and thanks for being such a great GBMD host - I had a chuckle with your garden songs this month. I'm sure you've had plenty of additions to your list by now? I think we usually get a higher humidity over here because of our maritime climate. I certainly don't find the equivalent temperatures as bad over in continental Europe. However having said that I seem to remember Chicago can be pretty humid too when I visited in June 1992.<br /><br />Commonweeder - it's great isn't it? It conjures up so many images for me, hence the lack of photo today because I wanted the same thing to happen to anyone visiting. And if I remember correctly garden is another word for Paradise.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-44023618539741812412009-07-01T19:08:16.204+01:002009-07-01T19:08:16.204+01:00This poem should be at the top of the list of grea...This poem should be at the top of the list of great garden poems. Aren't we all trying to achieve our own pleasure domes where we can drink the milk of Paradise?Commonweederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913336590036045901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-22498761500879883082009-07-01T19:03:31.363+01:002009-07-01T19:03:31.363+01:00A wonderful contribution , as always, to GBMD, VP....A wonderful contribution , as always, to GBMD, VP.<br /><br />When I was young the heat and humidity didn't bother me. Of course, growing up on a farm, we often gardened in days that reached 100 degrees. I now find anything above 80 to be oppressive.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-76285806433375661092009-07-01T17:34:43.337+01:002009-07-01T17:34:43.337+01:00Actually, right now I'd settle for a few caves...Actually, right now I'd settle for a few caves of ice. No, make that lots of caves of ice.Victoria Summerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055381807236106596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-80009550731248912692009-07-01T12:36:47.779+01:002009-07-01T12:36:47.779+01:00Hmmm, looks like the game will start over soon and...Hmmm, looks like the game will start over soon and when it does, I think I'll join. For me, X would definitely be for Xeric. :)Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-20463561261874799222009-07-01T12:18:58.450+01:002009-07-01T12:18:58.450+01:00You have just dragged me back to my O'levels. ...You have just dragged me back to my O'levels. I had to study this poem and the Ancient Mariner. I used to be able to recite quite abit of Kubla Khan, but can now only manage the first 5 lines.<br /><br />I'm sure I saw something on oneof those academic archeological programmes about Kubla Khan's place and that he really existed.Helen/patientgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164036792673009326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-68827076147239715232009-07-01T12:10:49.616+01:002009-07-01T12:10:49.616+01:00Oh, VP, wouldn't you like to meet me and maggi...Oh, VP, wouldn't you like to meet me and maggie-the-wonder-dog? :( I was just looking at all your friends in their lists and, well....<br />A girl could get hurt.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-77503330338964043082009-07-01T11:40:42.826+01:002009-07-01T11:40:42.826+01:00Oh VP, such a vision this conjures, thanks for the...Oh VP, such a vision this conjures, thanks for the inspiration to dream during daytime when the heat and humidity are too oppressive to be out in the garden. As for your question, the pie in the sky used to be five acres of land with a barn and tractor to do the heavy lifting. Now a small space with the choicest of evergreens on berms for viewing and perfect pea gravel paths winding around corners of surprising delight, it can be seen as this is written in the mind's eye.<br />FrancesFranceshttp://fairegarden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com