tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post1946148187816120418..comments2024-03-08T01:37:39.323-05:00Comments on Getting Stitched on the Farm: Peony SeasonKristin Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-63555575428653768742010-06-05T23:59:22.387-04:002010-06-05T23:59:22.387-04:00for me, peonies are forever inextricably linked to...for me, peonies are forever inextricably linked to memories of grandmothers. <br />my great-grandmother grew them around her home. my grandmother had them on the farm and my mother had them in our garden.<br />generations of women growing, tending, loving this hardy beauty of a plant.christine m. east of torontonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-74547455660315674252010-06-05T08:05:50.812-04:002010-06-05T08:05:50.812-04:00Bowlful of white with pink centres on my kitchen t...Bowlful of white with pink centres on my kitchen table right now. DH hates that they flop over after a storm, but I like them that way!Vermont Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17294341061074175441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-86381920854319789292010-06-04T19:58:46.403-04:002010-06-04T19:58:46.403-04:00We are currently having our peony festival locally...We are currently having our peony festival locally. Years ago an area farm had acres upon acres of peonie blooming at this time of year.Mim58https://www.blogger.com/profile/03472131570086384894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-15422128173863432832010-06-04T14:01:08.162-04:002010-06-04T14:01:08.162-04:00I can actually smell these peonies! They are my v...I can actually smell these peonies! They are my very very favorite and possibly the thing I miss most about the East coast. No can do so well here in the Bay Area...at least not like my mother's peonies, which in my memory were as big as dinner plates!Jody Meesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13597910527266976420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-38802530963587828882010-06-04T12:36:58.400-04:002010-06-04T12:36:58.400-04:00Beauteous!Beauteous!Lapdog Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816978797409540468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-18198921761854526802010-06-04T12:35:14.691-04:002010-06-04T12:35:14.691-04:00Beautiful! Mine have yet to bloom. I've had th...Beautiful! Mine have yet to bloom. I've had them a couple years but moved them about a year ago. Then I forgot I moved them and ran over them with the lawn mower. Oops! At least I get to enjoy yours!Missouri Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651682963765975404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-68836432525214148472010-06-04T10:24:25.184-04:002010-06-04T10:24:25.184-04:00My peonies are doing well this year also. We put ...My peonies are doing well this year also. We put wire supports around them that really can't be seen but help them to stay a little more upright after a storm. And I love your sink! We're planning a kitchen remodel for the fall and I'm on the hunt for an apron front sink. Love them!marlainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-13988294140175222652010-06-04T09:53:39.495-04:002010-06-04T09:53:39.495-04:00Your home looks and sounds like Heaven on Earth. T...Your home looks and sounds like Heaven on Earth. Thank you for sharing.Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12480000771785509166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-67882443357952138132010-06-04T09:29:56.846-04:002010-06-04T09:29:56.846-04:00How pretty. They remind me of my grandma's ga...How pretty. They remind me of my grandma's garden.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10922373551404699710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-71947642086042647082010-06-04T08:21:56.184-04:002010-06-04T08:21:56.184-04:00Ahhhhhh.... I think I can smell them! I just lo...Ahhhhhh.... I think I can smell them! I just love them too and I don't even mind the little ants they seem to bring in.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14559827964109050348noreply@blogger.com