tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541568171657986.post8409834099377914582..comments2024-03-28T11:30:52.313-07:00Comments on Henny Penny Lane: Queen Anne's Lace and DaddyHenny Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541568171657986.post-47103484555568433032014-07-07T08:15:33.563-07:002014-07-07T08:15:33.563-07:00Oh this post struck home in so many ways. The far...Oh this post struck home in so many ways. The farmer's market I go to on Saturdays is not far from some train tracks. There is Queen Anne's Lace growing along them, which I pick to add to my flower bouquets. I always wondered about that dark spot in the middle:) The pictures of your dad reminded me so much of pictures of mine. He too was a nature and animal lover. He also smoked for much of his life, even secretly when my mother was trying to get him to stop. He too died of a heart attack while out on his sailboat at age 61. It makes me so sad that my kids, other than Meredith until age two, never got to know him, nor he them. He loved kids.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938874724231860923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541568171657986.post-62934179811142825892014-07-06T09:14:13.153-07:002014-07-06T09:14:13.153-07:00Oh PawPaw was an outdoors man just like my daddy. ...Oh PawPaw was an outdoors man just like my daddy. I remember daddy know all of the trees and animals and plants names to. I love your blog it touches my life in so many ways. Thank you!!<br /><br />Love you!vickit43https://www.blogger.com/profile/13323200977207915004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541568171657986.post-76005961075065992302014-07-06T08:49:34.315-07:002014-07-06T08:49:34.315-07:00Oh yes, Queen Ann's Lace makes a beautiful fil...Oh yes, Queen Ann's Lace makes a beautiful filler for bouquets. Here it often blooms at the same time as Ironweed (such a gorgeous purple color) and Goldenrod. All taken together make for a lovely bouquet which can all be found by the roadside----all free. Nice for a party on the patio with all of them stuck into an old watering can.vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428581552807859803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541568171657986.post-30369903218856008592014-07-05T22:28:19.637-07:002014-07-05T22:28:19.637-07:00Growing up in the Willamette Valley of Oregon I al...Growing up in the Willamette Valley of Oregon I always thought of Queen Ann's Lace as a weed. It was everywhere,but especially along the roadside. Only in recent years have I come to appreciate it as a flower. Several years I have actually collected seed and planted this weed in my garden! It is lovely mixed in bouquets. And I have always loved that dark speck in the middle.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541568171657986.post-42088496658350078842014-07-05T16:33:20.377-07:002014-07-05T16:33:20.377-07:00Queen Anne's Lace is also my favorite wild per...Queen Anne's Lace is also my favorite wild perennial flower, and I love to see the hedgerows and meadows filled with the flowers swaying in the breeze. In the UK it is commonly called 'cow-parsley' which always makes me smile ;)<br />Your dad was such a handsome gentleman, you were blessed to have such an enthusiastic nature-lover, sharing his passion with you.<br />He would love the Queen Anne's Lace blooming right now !<br />~JoA Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541568171657986.post-5642962283699895782014-07-05T12:12:32.052-07:002014-07-05T12:12:32.052-07:00Nice post about your dad. I agree with Far Side- ...Nice post about your dad. I agree with Far Side- everyone smoked back in the day..who knew how dangerous it was? Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541568171657986.post-458120731928631332014-07-05T11:28:14.682-07:002014-07-05T11:28:14.682-07:00Look at all those ants on the Queen Anne's Lac...Look at all those ants on the Queen Anne's Lace! I love the old photos and your memories of your father. I bet he made that boat he is standing in so proudly.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541568171657986.post-30373958902511592482014-07-05T06:34:29.103-07:002014-07-05T06:34:29.103-07:00How wonderful that your Dad taught you all about n...How wonderful that your Dad taught you all about nature and to have books on it too. You were blessed. I enjoyed your old photos...everyone smoked back then they didn't know of the dangers:(Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.com