tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post6234551176536149843..comments2023-11-29T04:15:55.957-07:00Comments on A Small, Sunny Garden: A Tale of Two GardensAmy@SmallSunnyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-74361005307127939852015-01-13T13:24:21.852-07:002015-01-13T13:24:21.852-07:00It's incredible how quickly these changes shak...It's incredible how quickly these changes shake up our lives... and how protracted all the adjustments can be. We're still dealing with probate issues, unfortunately. I think you're wise to stay put if you wish to stay in the LA area; we certainly found it difficult to go back to the "hometown" years later! Happily, there were other options...<br />Sparaxis, ixia - and now watsonia - are definitely on my list (I'm waiting the arrival of my MandZ catalog!); I'll be happy to get a little more information input since the Sunset recommendations seem to believe I'm planting my bulbs in stand-alone beds :P Have you grown Anemone coronaria in your drier conditions? It's one that I always wanted but felt was a shade too tender in Kansas City. Now I worry about giving it enough water! Oh well... Thanks a lot, Kris!Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-25837975840313112162015-01-12T12:45:44.746-07:002015-01-12T12:45:44.746-07:00Over the course of 4 years, my husband and I lost ...Over the course of 4 years, my husband and I lost all our parents (including both our mothers within 10 weeks of one another in 2013) so I can appreciate the way family losses turn your life upside down - we only began to move past the legal and financial issues that follow such emotional events last year. I can also appreciate the concerns about living within the urban confines of Southern California! For years, my husband and I'd planned to move away but, as elder care issues came to dominate our lives, we settled for a larger plot of land (just over 1/2 acre on the Palos Verdes Penninsula - large by LA standards!), only to have our parents, and with them, our reason for staying here, come to an abrupt end. Still we plan to stay. Even though we moved only 15 miles from our former location, the conditions here are much different and I'm still coming to terms with what that means for the garden, especially with the addition of severe drought.<br /><br />I'll be interested to watch your garden as it evolves, Amy. You might want to look into some of the South African and Mediterranean bulbs for your new garden - Freesia, Sparaxis, Watsonia and Ixia have worked for me in the hotter, drier conditions here. Snowdrops, which I could grown in my former garden, are non-starters here and don't get me started on tulips...Best wishes!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-65658419561143815402015-01-12T12:03:49.598-07:002015-01-12T12:03:49.598-07:00Life throws us some difficult times, doesn't i...Life throws us some difficult times, doesn't it? Please don't feel bad about asking - it was actually a relief to go ahead and tell a little about what happened. I've kept it bottled up inside too much, I think. <br />I'm sorry about your mother; I understand how hard it is to reorient all one's plans with the sudden realization of serious illness. With my father there was absolutely no preparation: he went away on a professional trip well and came back so ill that he already needed a blood transfusion - one week later. <br />I admire your chin up work on the house; there must be a lot of heartbreak involved with all the decision-making - and then the ongoing effort! I hope you can find a way to live your dreams in spite of it all.<br />If you ever have the chance to make another visit to the Sonora, please let me know - there's not much garden here to show off yet, but I'd love to say hello!Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-62219563961205645772015-01-12T05:18:34.403-07:002015-01-12T05:18:34.403-07:00πολλες φορες Any,το να κοινωνισουμε την θλιψη μας,...πολλες φορες Any,το να κοινωνισουμε την θλιψη μας, ειναι σαν να αφαιρουμε απο μεσα μας μια ελαχιστη ποσοτητα, σαν να την απομυθοποιουμε. <br />ειναι γεγονος πως στενοχωριομαστε για την απωλεια ενος αγαπημενου αντικειμενου ποσο μαλλον ενο προσωπου που τυχαινει να εινα και ο πατερας σας……<br />παντως υποψιαζομαι πως πρεπει να εισαι αρκετα δυνατη στο να παρεις μια τετοια αποφαση αλλαγης στην ζωη σου και να μην ζεις ναρκισσευομενη βουτηγμενη στην θλιψη και την απραγια.<br />κατι τετοιο πιστευω πως ουτε και ο πατερας σου θα το ηθελε…και θα χαιρεται απο εκει που ειναι …αν μπορει να σας βλεπει εσενα και την Sarah. <br />επειδη εχω δει την Sarah σε φωτογραφια μαζι με τον σκυλο σας, νοιωθω πως εχεται την ηλικια της κορης μου Αντιγονης γι αυτο και αισθανθηκα την αναγκη να σου γραψω.<br />η ζωη προχωραει, τις μνημες τις κουβαλαμαι, και οταν ειναι ομορφες μας δινουν δυναμη να δημιουργησουμε.<br />το οτι εισαι καλλιτενης ειναι αρκετα σωτηριο και λυτρωτικο! αγκαλιες. αγγελικη.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02884175561963725618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-30905672783317785932015-01-12T01:41:36.095-07:002015-01-12T01:41:36.095-07:00Amy this is fascinating, thank you so much for doi...Amy this is fascinating, thank you so much for doing it. Especially as, in making the request, it didn't occur to me that it would cause you pain for which I apologise. I think the Sonora desert is somewhere that would appeal to me too. I know it would, from a brief business trip many years ago. <br />My circumstances have some parallels to yours. Shortly after we moved to Devon my mother came down here to live as well. It rapidly became clear that she was unwell and ended up in a nursing home. So, although our rural dream had started to acquire some significant downsides, we felt we could not move again. Now she has died we are, sadly, free to consider going somewhere else. We haven't decided finally whether to do it, or where it will be. Getting the house into a marketable state is the first stage, we bought it as a project and a project that has only just begun and then abandoned is not a good proposition. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-79860240780719867512015-01-11T23:40:04.594-07:002015-01-11T23:40:04.594-07:00Thank you so very, very much for your kind thought...Thank you so very, very much for your kind thoughts and words, Angela!! It was difficult even to write this little post because the pain of the loss is still very great. I am glad of the decision to start new in a new place; it has made it easier to look outward and see the beauty and hope in life. And so I try to go forward again, loving and creating new things. Many thanks again for your faithful sympathy and interest!! Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-86736826315099584602015-01-11T23:25:32.104-07:002015-01-11T23:25:32.104-07:00Amy, μια ακομη καλημερα! σου γραφω γιατι σημερα δι...Amy, μια ακομη καλημερα! σου γραφω γιατι σημερα διαβαζοντας αυτην την καταθεση ψυχης,νοιωθω πως δινουμε τα χερια και ξαναγνωριζομαστε! <br />δεν εχει σημασια οτι ζεις στην αλλη ακρη του πλανητη, ουτε επισης το γεγονος, οτι δεν μιλαω την γλωσσα σου και συ την δικη μου.<br />η ανθρωπινη ζεστασια της προσωπικοτητας σου, εκπεμπεται και μεσα απο τα πληκτρα του υπολγιστη.<br />οσο για την απωλεια του αγαπημενου σου πατερα, που απ᾽ οτι καταλαβα εγινε η αφορμη της αλλαγης της ζωης σου, ευχομαι ο χρονος και η….χρονικη αποσταση απο το ιδιο το γεγονος, να φερθουν ευεργετικα για την ιδια σου την ζωη. ανηκω και γω στους ανθρωπους που με θλιβει η θνητοτητα χωρις να μπορω να κανω κατι γι᾽ αυτο.<br />ευχομαι η καινουργια σου ζωη να ευωδοθει στο καλλιτερο δυνατο και ευχες για πολλες δημιουργικες στιγμες.<br />αγγελικη απο ελλαδα! <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02884175561963725618noreply@blogger.com