tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post7773118543207316648..comments2024-03-29T14:55:07.789+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Pumpkin RoyaltyLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-16027125064834085682014-10-11T08:56:48.507+02:002014-10-11T08:56:48.507+02:00You're very right on both points, Fi - it seem...You're very right on both points, Fi - it seems wasteful to use pumpkins just for display, and there really is a thin line between too much and too little "clutter" in a home. If I had to choose between the two, I'd definitely go for the sterile, though.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-84795988906907284832014-10-11T01:34:05.992+02:002014-10-11T01:34:05.992+02:00Wine adds to any occasion... Never see anything l...Wine adds to any occasion... Never see anything like this in NZ but we enjoy a good roast pumpkin. It felt wasteful to see them used that way! Clutter ... The daily battle to keep things to hand, remember good times, be prepared, and subdue dust collection. A fine balance. Too little seems sterile.. Too much just lazy.... Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-68059446722304921912014-10-10T08:46:48.883+02:002014-10-10T08:46:48.883+02:00Thank you, Jenny! Maybe you could get the task of ...Thank you, Jenny! Maybe you could get the task of writing about the exhibtion and come visiting next year :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-61771090145234476042014-10-10T08:46:13.370+02:002014-10-10T08:46:13.370+02:00It's nice, that sparkling wine, but it has to ...It's nice, that sparkling wine, but it has to be chilled. For most people it would probably be too sweet, but we like it!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-38760157140493127792014-10-10T08:45:23.859+02:002014-10-10T08:45:23.859+02:00Not to me, now. But now we know it has arrived, th...Not to me, now. But now we know it has arrived, thank you :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-62800340210722149452014-10-09T20:03:38.778+02:002014-10-09T20:03:38.778+02:00That's amazing - something I would definitely ...That's amazing - something I would definitely make the effort to go and see. What a lot of skill and imagination has gone into some of these! A nice photo of your mum too!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-66972684676981706062014-10-09T19:41:59.109+02:002014-10-09T19:41:59.109+02:00I thoroughly enjoyed the first two posts and I enj...I thoroughly enjoyed the first two posts and I enjoyed this one too. I would pay to go and see this and experience the various goodies on offer such as the sparkling wine I recall you mentioning in one of the posts. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-81403724851112279082014-10-09T16:24:39.274+02:002014-10-09T16:24:39.274+02:00The first package arrived quite a while ago....Sor...The first package arrived quite a while ago....Sorry. Thought I said something.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-53091161891056214702014-10-09T13:35:43.054+02:002014-10-09T13:35:43.054+02:00Wow, I have to blush, when I read those compliment...Wow, I have to blush, when I read those compliments....Thank you!Meike's Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-47850858132645844782014-10-09T10:58:04.415+02:002014-10-09T10:58:04.415+02:00That's good to know, Kristi, thank you! I hope...That's good to know, Kristi, thank you! I hope the first package (which you ordered a while ago) has arrived too.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-25943049133536028962014-10-09T10:57:13.962+02:002014-10-09T10:57:13.962+02:00We enjoyed the afternoon!
The kitty scarf was a gi...We enjoyed the afternoon!<br />The kitty scarf was a gift my sister and I brought home from Ripon this year :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-65027069905549823392014-10-09T10:33:25.020+02:002014-10-09T10:33:25.020+02:00We have pumpkin festivals here, but I've never...We have pumpkin festivals here, but I've never seen anything as fascinating as these pictures show. What fun! BTW, two pair of socks from your mother arrived yesterday and I love them. Plus, she always sends something a little extra and there was a special little tea light in the package. Please thank her from me! I think I'm set for this winter in the sock department!Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-86271888696300506902014-10-09T10:23:04.856+02:002014-10-09T10:23:04.856+02:00What an amazing collection of pumpkin art. Peoples...What an amazing collection of pumpkin art. Peoples creativity never ceases to amaze me.<br />It looks like you had a great day out with your lovely Mum, I adore her kitty scarf, :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-31184750797590809842014-10-09T08:39:34.073+02:002014-10-09T08:39:34.073+02:00Thank you, Jill, you are so kind!Thank you, Jill, you are so kind!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-9130058680906015302014-10-09T08:39:16.483+02:002014-10-09T08:39:16.483+02:00I am sure my Mum has already seen your comment, Ka...I am sure my Mum has already seen your comment, Kay :-) Yes, she looks like a celebrity with her new hair style and big sun glasses, I think so, too!<br />Not sure how difficult to do the displays were; of course they had prepared the ground by fixing strings in the shape of the squares (or maybe they've done it with water-soluble paint) to get the chess board right, but it certainly looks impressive enough at that size.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-13356650145356973652014-10-09T08:37:06.514+02:002014-10-09T08:37:06.514+02:00Birthday cards are NOT clutter. They are allowed t...Birthday cards are NOT clutter. They are allowed to be displayed for up to one month after the event. If they are still there after that, they become clutter.<br />Driftwood... hmm, that's a tough one. If it is a souvenir with a story attached and means a lot to you, it's not really clutter. But if it has to be moved every time you clean, then it comes dangerously close to being clutter.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-62082753067409767832014-10-08T17:46:44.710+02:002014-10-08T17:46:44.710+02:00Your Mum is lovely, as are you..."The apple d...Your Mum is lovely, as are you..."The apple didn't fall far from the tree."Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-75146019653815212812014-10-08T12:27:27.476+02:002014-10-08T12:27:27.476+02:00Oh I always love the Pumpkin Festival! I would lov...Oh I always love the Pumpkin Festival! I would love to see all those displays! Somehow, the one of the chess board looks even harder to have done, imagine getting all those perfectly aligned to make the squares so very straight! Your Mum looks like a movie star! Tell her I said so. xKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-9718834484611204512014-10-08T12:14:14.307+02:002014-10-08T12:14:14.307+02:00Heavens! People must have spent many hours on thei...Heavens! People must have spent many hours on their pumpkin exhibits. Amazing!...You mentioned clutter so now I am feeling guilty about the clutter in our house - not a nice feeling on my birthday! Do birthday cards count as clutter? What about the driftwood we brought back from Washington State? Now my brain's feeling cluttered too!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com