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Solstice quote

Posted by gardenweed_z6a N CT (My Page) on
Mon, Dec 20, 10 at 16:05

How fair is a garden amid the toils and passions of existence.

-- Sir Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister, novelist (born 12/21/1804)


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Gosh for all my toil and passion my garden isn't quite as passionate as it shoulfd be.

Great quote.


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Amen to that! Mine are definitely Not Ready for Prime Time viewing.

Quote is from Dave's Garden Weekly Newsletter email.


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Let's see if we get a little more mileage out of this . . .

Shout out to oldies, newbies + everyone in between: feel free to go ahead and weigh in on this one.

Any thoughts, observations, questions, comments? There are just 68 days left until the solstice.


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How fair it is indeed - oh, my garden may not look like much, but it surely IS where I go "amid the toils and passions of existence". Yeah, I think I'd be paying a therapist big bucks if it weren't for my garden. :)


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  • Posted by bakemom z6 Central Ohio (My Page) on
    Fri, Oct 14, 11 at 23:15

You can't always get what you want. But if you try some time, you might find, you get what you need.

- Mick Jagger


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Bakemom ~ that is SO perfect! :)


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Gardening requires lots of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. ~Lou Erickson

or

God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done. ~Author Unknown
(HOWEVER, I think this only applied before gardenweb and facebook were invented! ~ me)


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I seriously need better glasses. I read this:

You can't always get what you want. But if you try some time, you might find, you get what you weed.


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I'm sure there are a lot of folks who could sign on to this one:

Crabgrass can grow on bowling balls in airless rooms, and there is no known way to kill it that does not involve nuclear weapons.

-- Dave Barry, American humorist


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  • Posted by bakemom z6 Central Ohio (My Page) on
    Mon, Oct 17, 11 at 16:28

Trudi - no problem with your eyes...Mick probably meant weed.


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LOL!


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You guys are too funny! How about this one:

"Sometimes I toss and turn all night thinking about the winter solstice and all the milk jugs in the Starbucks dumpster".
Linda jo


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