tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post5823268235591252964..comments2024-03-27T22:29:34.670-04:00Comments on The Romance Dish: Today's Special - - Barbara O'Nealpjpuppymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-60389110491567984662012-04-19T11:20:17.002-04:002012-04-19T11:20:17.002-04:00So true!So true!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653666675287477633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-24474323859459146902012-04-19T10:16:21.245-04:002012-04-19T10:16:21.245-04:00I'm not the gardener in the family. I do appre...I'm not the gardener in the family. I do appreciate the green efforts of others though & enjoy.Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-61260307615145521442012-04-19T04:56:35.578-04:002012-04-19T04:56:35.578-04:00I'm very sorry to say that gardens are not my ...I'm very sorry to say that gardens are not my friends. The interview is lovely, P.J. and Barbara, but I have terrible allergies to plants, flowers, trees, pollens..yada, yada(thank you George Costanza.) I get terrible welts just from touching some plants along with sneezing, wheezing,itching, watering eyes and again..Yada yada! However, I do have a lovely garden of books at my fingertips, fsbuchlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928364594015643639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-82401732746044574842012-04-19T01:26:45.100-04:002012-04-19T01:26:45.100-04:00We have had many gardens over the years and places...We have had many gardens over the years and places we have lived. I can't say any of them were planted to heal body, mind, or spirit. They are, however, therapeutic. I find weeding them restful and fulfilling. At my age, they are also killing my knees and my back, but I do enjoy working them. Many good memories are associated with the gardens, aside from the many good meals they have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-18560366360061957142012-04-18T21:36:19.938-04:002012-04-18T21:36:19.938-04:00Thanks for having me, Andrea. Yes, fresh tomatoe...Thanks for having me, Andrea. Yes, fresh tomatoes are a reason to garden all by themselves. The trouble is, once you've eaten them straight off the vine, all others pale in comparison.barbara o'Nealhttp://barbaraoneal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-31578054865777702612012-04-18T21:34:52.775-04:002012-04-18T21:34:52.775-04:00I agree that digging in the dirt is therapeutic! ...I agree that digging in the dirt is therapeutic! And there are animals in ALL my books--hope you'll find one or two and give them a try.Barbara O'Nealhttp://barbaraoneal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-15736415770809637332012-04-18T21:33:02.905-04:002012-04-18T21:33:02.905-04:00PJ, that is a very touching story. What a grand ...PJ, that is a very touching story. What a grand heart your step-mother has...and yes, those flowers are singing her praises. What a lovely visual.Barbara O'Nealhttp://barbaraoneal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-48907825934690004342012-04-18T21:30:29.376-04:002012-04-18T21:30:29.376-04:00Quilt Lady, one of the sisters in this book is obs...Quilt Lady, one of the sisters in this book is obsessed with quilting. Perhaps you will enjoy that part!Barbara O'Nealhttp://barbaraoneal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-77588996084677544022012-04-18T21:29:13.968-04:002012-04-18T21:29:13.968-04:00That's a beautiful quote, Robena!That's a beautiful quote, Robena!Barbara O'Nealhttp://barbaraoneal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-89702198611950530312012-04-18T21:27:40.314-04:002012-04-18T21:27:40.314-04:00Sorry to be so late replying. I tried earlier and...Sorry to be so late replying. I tried earlier and I kept losing replies. <br /><br />I love the idea of the prayer garden, too. And Janga, I love your poetic descriptions of the dahlias.Barbara O'Nealhttp://barbaraoneal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-42990590349441052092012-04-18T19:27:47.276-04:002012-04-18T19:27:47.276-04:00"The kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of ..."The kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth, we are nearer God's heart in a garden, than anywhere else on earth."<br /><br />Oh, how lovely! I've heard the second part of that quote but I don't think I'd ever heard it in its entirety.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-8610299601259395502012-04-18T19:26:35.708-04:002012-04-18T19:26:35.708-04:00I agree! There's just something about digging...I agree! There's just something about digging your hands into dirt or, in some cases, ripping out weeds with vigor that is great therapy!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-15100201822443777862012-04-18T19:21:20.499-04:002012-04-18T19:21:20.499-04:00Hi, Barbara! Welcome to the Romance Dish! We are t...Hi, Barbara! Welcome to the Romance Dish! We are thrilled to have you with us. What a lovely interview! Wow, six RITAs? I really need to pick up your books!<br /><br />I'm not a yard/garden person...and that's not without trying. My thumb is most definitely not green. LOL! I do have fond memories of how delicious the tomatoes were that my grandmother used to grow! :)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653666675287477633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-50923661323159394672012-04-18T19:21:08.190-04:002012-04-18T19:21:08.190-04:00I'd say my gardening skills fall right alongsi...I'd say my gardening skills fall right alongside yours, Janga. Though I have improved over the years, I have yet to achieve "green" status. ;-)<br /><br />The prayer garden sounds lovely. We should all have such a retreat for those necessary tears.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-31622191481972425732012-04-18T16:48:06.693-04:002012-04-18T16:48:06.693-04:00There's something about digging in the dirt th...There's something about digging in the dirt that I find very rewarding (especially when you get vegetables or flowers) but the act itself is a great physical and mental release. When I was a child we didn't have a garden but I spent all my summer days just sifting and playing in the dirt - I didn't even need the results of actually growing something lol. It sounds like a lovely story catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-52902194912570772682012-04-18T12:59:30.433-04:002012-04-18T12:59:30.433-04:00Congrats on your new book, would love to read it. ...Congrats on your new book, would love to read it. I don't grow a garden but would love to. I do put out a few tomatoes every year. I really enjoy doing this but not sure I will get to this year. I am going to have to have some back surgery done but may get my tomatoes out first. I hope so.Quilt Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958381203753210051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-74489886910416031982012-04-18T12:09:35.771-04:002012-04-18T12:09:35.771-04:00Congratulations on your book release. I'm plan...Congratulations on your book release. I'm planning on reading it as it sounds great. I like gardening and often help my mother with hers. I do think it's relaxing - quite therapeutic.Nahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02720440727711737600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-69239386294710815262012-04-18T11:41:44.989-04:002012-04-18T11:41:44.989-04:00My stepmom loved nothing more than creating beauty...My stepmom loved nothing more than creating beauty from a plot of dirt. Several years ago, when she and my dad were visiting for a few months I had to have surgery that required a six week period of recovery. I came home from the hospital, in severe pain and down in the dumps over the idea of my impending enforced inactivity, to discover my 70-something stepmom had been busy while I was under thepjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-14143505905512190752012-04-18T11:30:24.449-04:002012-04-18T11:30:24.449-04:00Hi Barbara, I love your books. I can't wait to...Hi Barbara, I love your books. I can't wait to sink into this one but today is book club day and another book to think about. Yours is up next. : )<br />I am not really a gardener but grew up with a grandmother and mother who are. They really inherited the green thumb. In my rose garden I have a wrought iron sign that was always one of Gran's favorites: "The kiss of the sun for Robena Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389730409379890816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-49069800443012688102012-04-18T10:58:09.708-04:002012-04-18T10:58:09.708-04:00I find gardening very therapeutic. I’ve never used...I find gardening very therapeutic. I’ve never used it as a cure for a broken heart, but gardening has helped me deal with numerous other bumps in the road.LSUReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10551147044529756940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-38019017894197142662012-04-18T10:40:57.084-04:002012-04-18T10:40:57.084-04:00Hi, Barbara! I'm a long-time fan of your books...Hi, Barbara! I'm a long-time fan of your books, those you wrote as Barbara Samuel, Ruth Wind, and Barbara O'Neal. I love being able to buy your older titles now as ebooks.<br /><br />My gardening skills are in the minimalist category, but the gardens that live in my memory and my imagination are touchstones for me. Both my grandmothers were devoted gardeners, and I spent hours with them Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-67939665180774270082012-04-18T08:25:06.191-04:002012-04-18T08:25:06.191-04:00Hi Barbara! Welcome to The Romance Dish! I just ...Hi Barbara! Welcome to The Romance Dish! I just had a long comment disappear on me ::frowning:: so I'm off to get a cup of coffee then I'll try again!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.com