tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.comments2023-07-25T05:14:36.047-10:00Subliminal InterventionDreamybeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comBlogger1373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-86576001623801761242014-09-15T22:19:51.418-10:002014-09-15T22:19:51.418-10:00I love your rain-speckled blooms, especially the p...I love your rain-speckled blooms, especially the pink/lavender orchids. Glad to hear your garden survived a hurricane!Ruth @ Camellia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129384344777788376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-68054597334237773702013-09-19T02:26:22.422-10:002013-09-19T02:26:22.422-10:00I love the flora of Hawaii. So very different from...I love the flora of Hawaii. So very different from our flowers here. The orchids are beautiful--especially the purple ones and I love that ginger plant. Right now we are still experiencing quite a bit of heat and a drought so we don't have too much growing. The neighborhood beds have gorgeous inpatiens but they can afford to drip irrigate to keep them going!Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-24422199408298330282013-09-09T01:21:44.795-10:002013-09-09T01:21:44.795-10:00Hi Victoria,
I'm afraid your comment was stuc...Hi Victoria,<br /><br />I'm afraid your comment was stuck in moderation limbo-I didn't see it until today. My apologies!<br /><br />I agree that I wouldn't want a young reader picking up this term and thinking that it was OK to use. It was just distracting to me as I was reading, and it got me thinking about the different ways in which it could have been handled. <br /><br />It also brought to mind the controversy surrounding the removal of "the N-word" from <i>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn </i> and <i>Tom Sawyer</i> and its replacement with "slave." This, of course, is a bigger change than what we are talking about in this book, and we are also talking about fiction v. actual historic quotes but it's situated on that same slippery slope. Do you avoid exposure to an ugly history in order to avoid its reemergence, or do you tell it like it was, and hope that we can learn from our mistakes? <br /><br />I'm still not sure where I fall on this, and I was just curious what others thought, so thanks for stopping by and sharing your opinion. :) Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-36548616546420668972013-09-09T00:54:07.115-10:002013-09-09T00:54:07.115-10:00Hmmm--some of your comments seem to have gotten lo...Hmmm--some of your comments seem to have gotten lost in moderation. Sorry about that! <br /><br />Thanks to everyone for stopping by. I'm really not ignoring you!Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-6836231593273454182013-08-04T17:23:18.534-10:002013-08-04T17:23:18.534-10:00Your "unidentified" orchid looks really ...Your "unidentified" orchid looks really lovely. I am also curious to know what it's name is so I can one.Danisa Flowershttp://www.danisaflowers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-68462864481980732442013-07-24T12:25:43.802-10:002013-07-24T12:25:43.802-10:00ne thing that I have mixed feelings about is the s...ne thing that I have mixed feelings about is the sanitization of some of the quotes. For example, Charlie House, an American POW, says, "If there had been an invasion, the Jap[anese] would have killed every one of us." You know as well as I do that he probably didn't say "Japanese." This edit appears numerous times throughout the book, and I'm curious as to what you librarian/teacher/parent types think about this.<br /><br />The author put the brackets [ ] around the portion of the word that Charlie House did NOT say. In other words, Charlie House said "Jap" as opposed to "Japanese." I assume the author was trying to keep the book politically correct. The brackets [ ] keep the quote's integrity intact while letting the reader know what the speaker actually said. I see no problems with the "sanitation." I certainly would not want a young adult to read it and learn to say the derogatory term.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724140007392691552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-61045221422799517402013-07-23T18:18:24.752-10:002013-07-23T18:18:24.752-10:00I'm always envious of your wonderful blooms!I'm always envious of your wonderful blooms!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-5107491652886773782013-07-22T17:58:02.707-10:002013-07-22T17:58:02.707-10:00LOL-Me too! Always a nice surprise. LOL-Me too! Always a nice surprise. Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-89410936450312847652013-07-19T14:01:27.273-10:002013-07-19T14:01:27.273-10:00I'm glad your Crape Myrtle has decided to live...I'm glad your Crape Myrtle has decided to live...and bloom :-) Happy Bloom Day!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-511219600829747782013-07-12T14:28:53.424-10:002013-07-12T14:28:53.424-10:00age spots- LOL--I'm glad you enjoyed the post....age spots- LOL--I'm glad you enjoyed the post. No worries about the tomato plant...I've always got volunteers popping up somewhere. Thanks for stopping by!Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-68729332370159667402013-07-10T22:24:12.026-10:002013-07-10T22:24:12.026-10:00Whoa! That was intense. I was glued to the photos ...Whoa! That was intense. I was glued to the photos waiting for what's about to happen next. I was like a kid watching Animal Planet or Discovery Channel. Haha. That was really fascinating, I'm impressed. Great job! (Sorry to hear about your tomatoes being destroyed though.)age spotshttp://www.skinlaboratory.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-79784967918740423572013-06-25T15:02:29.086-10:002013-06-25T15:02:29.086-10:00Wendy-Wow, I bet your family reunions are a blast!...Wendy-Wow, I bet your family reunions are a blast! :)Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-39347405414357771732013-06-25T15:00:59.110-10:002013-06-25T15:00:59.110-10:00Wendy-No, don't have nightmares! They are actu...Wendy-No, don't have nightmares! They are actually very cute and personable (as long as you're not a tomato plant).<br /><br />Ali-That's OK-I've got more volunteer tomatoes than I know what to do with. Besides, I was running out of support structure for that one anyway. <br /><br />Mike-I hate when Google does that! LOL-I think it's part of the growing up process. At some point, you realize no one will take you seriously or give you a job if you're walking around covered in spikes and stripes. Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-39426333322871595832013-06-24T14:27:06.613-10:002013-06-24T14:27:06.613-10:00I thing Google ate my comment...
Very cool that y...I thing Google ate my comment...<br /><br />Very cool that you caught all this. But, why would something so freaking looking change into something so bland looking? Seems backwards. :)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03125852166745378716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-55203767609402375772013-06-22T20:17:41.975-10:002013-06-22T20:17:41.975-10:00Fascinating! I love your little step-by-step instr...Fascinating! I love your little step-by-step instructions for a treehopper makeover. <br /><br />Sorry about your tomato plant, though.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-50206940136589417912013-06-21T17:15:15.814-10:002013-06-21T17:15:15.814-10:00sounds like a good connection. And interesting th...sounds like a good connection. And interesting that you hear the same comments (I would definitely say the same things!), but can tell when the person is genuine. I guess everyone is capable of change (if he indeed was the guy everyone said he was). I will say that my husband, NOT being a rascist, uneducated, close-minded Republican, is very different from all his family members. I bet the perception is that he's quite the blacksheep, though that's not really the whole picture. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-90029546912467120162013-06-21T17:10:29.002-10:002013-06-21T17:10:29.002-10:00oh gosh. I will have nightmares tonight! But yes...oh gosh. I will have nightmares tonight! But yes, definitely a positive makeover!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-9292119822173889772013-06-19T02:13:50.769-10:002013-06-19T02:13:50.769-10:00gravy lessons-It really was, and at a moment when ...gravy lessons-It really was, and at a moment when such a thing meant so much, too. Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-16898016075574047392013-06-18T08:58:24.713-10:002013-06-18T08:58:24.713-10:00Thanks for the lovely story and song. What a wond...Thanks for the lovely story and song. What a wonderful moment to have with a long lost relative! Laura @ Suburban Garden Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937626521443291406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-17649954246587243562013-06-18T03:28:45.076-10:002013-06-18T03:28:45.076-10:00Ali-It is a good reminder, and something that'...Ali-It is a good reminder, and something that's not always easy for me to do. Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-7950136337534372732013-06-16T21:54:37.173-10:002013-06-16T21:54:37.173-10:00What an incredibly sweet post. I love that you had...What an incredibly sweet post. I love that you had such a positive, heartfelt interaction with this person and that it's stuck with you. I'm sure he's had his problems, but this is such a great reminder not to judge others based on what we hear, or what they may have done in the past.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-63356677189672175032013-06-03T03:46:26.350-10:002013-06-03T03:46:26.350-10:00Malar-It's OK, we all start out that way! :)Malar-It's OK, we all start out that way! :)Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-3410868499639042902013-05-29T14:28:58.875-10:002013-05-29T14:28:58.875-10:00Never realize analyze any insect in my garden! I m...Never realize analyze any insect in my garden! I must be so ignorant! ;)Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-24236740072612421332013-05-26T12:37:41.685-10:002013-05-26T12:37:41.685-10:00MIke-With the exception of my tomato plant, they d...MIke-With the exception of my tomato plant, they don't seem to be doing any damage. This is the first time in 12 years that I've ever seen them, so I'm not sure if they've finally reached critical mass and now they'll be around all the time, or if they are cyclical, like cicadas, or what. <br /><br />Ali-Thanks! I hadn't heard of them either. They totally move like cows in a herd too--if you go outside and poke around at the edges of their "herd" they all sort of move in another direction. I find ant societies endlessly fascinating; unfortunately, I also find them endlessly irritating when they're in my house or on my plants. :(Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029029834485250516.post-27360793786153871182013-05-25T06:30:11.951-10:002013-05-25T06:30:11.951-10:00I love this post! I'd never heard of these ins...I love this post! I'd never heard of these insects before. The photos are fabulous, and the fact that ants have little treehopper ranches is pretty darned amazing, isn't it?Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.com