tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post1051362646002452552..comments2024-03-28T17:33:05.722-04:00Comments on Judy's Journal: finlandiaJudy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-63628823832839464542013-06-10T07:21:44.730-04:002013-06-10T07:21:44.730-04:00My father is not happy living in Finlandia.
It t...My father is not happy living in Finlandia. <br /><br />It turns out that he is not the nursing home type of guy.<br /><br />He wants out.<br />Judy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-85297156596018742582013-06-08T23:54:32.385-04:002013-06-08T23:54:32.385-04:00though i've never seen any as spectacular as t...though i've never seen any as spectacular as these - probably because i only see one here and maybe 2 over there instead of a field bursting to the seams with them - dandelions have long held claim to special real estate in my heart because even now i can picture my adorable little boy, his eyes glazed over with the beauty of these yellow flowers, standing at the door with a bunch he'd picked just for me. they were beauty to him, and since then they've been love to me. tell me more about your dad when you've a minute and the inclination. sounds such a lovely, caring thing to do.jeanne hewell-chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04968723702291208185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-46110318838171929482013-06-06T19:22:40.439-04:002013-06-06T19:22:40.439-04:00i've felt for a long time that the dandelion w...i've felt for a long time that the dandelion was a noble and, well HAPPY spring plant. i love them! hope all goes well with your dad.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-64955844791458118042013-06-06T09:08:42.569-04:002013-06-06T09:08:42.569-04:00I used to eat dandelion fritters in my twenties.
G...I used to eat dandelion fritters in my twenties.<br />Good wishes for your father's transition.<br />-susAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17790734873076989843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-20096008722463054342013-06-05T23:41:54.256-04:002013-06-05T23:41:54.256-04:00Judy, I remember reading somewhere too, that in ol...Judy, I remember reading somewhere too, that in older (and wiser) times, farmers used the dandelion as a way of gauging the health of the soil...where dandelions grew, the soil was safe and fertile for crops.A mermaid in the attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139858546037879539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-89238670422148170452013-06-05T22:42:46.752-04:002013-06-05T22:42:46.752-04:00My eldest daughter Laila, had a teacher who said t...My eldest daughter Laila, had a teacher who said that a weed is a flower that grows where you don't want it.Doloreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00013261733996949731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-68399885524507567972013-06-05T21:08:19.408-04:002013-06-05T21:08:19.408-04:00The Finnish fields, roadsides, and gardens were fi...The Finnish fields, roadsides, and gardens were filled with the yellow dot of dandelions. I wouldn't have mentioned this if I only saw this kind of carpet once - but we saw it every day, and all over. We were there at the height of flower.<br /><br />Being inundated by the dandelion, I began to look at them in a different way than those of us who live in North america do. <br />Not as a weed, but as a hardy plant.<br />Not as something to be removed, but instead to be nurtured.<br />Not ugly - beautiful.<br /><br />Notable was the general acceptance and adoration of nature and how it comes. Humans not trying to change it into something it is not. <br /><br />Also, dandelions are editble in their entirety<br /><br />"A weed is a plant for which we once knew the use but we've forgotten it." Peter Gail - ethno-botinist Judy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-6209912452462212192013-06-05T21:03:06.919-04:002013-06-05T21:03:06.919-04:00Dolores, it was amazing weather and truckloads of ...Dolores, it was amazing weather and truckloads of inspiration. Thanks.<br />xJudy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-59024063143237973182013-06-05T17:43:05.827-04:002013-06-05T17:43:05.827-04:00I hope your trip to Finland was filled with good w...I hope your trip to Finland was filled with good weather and inspiration.Doloreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00013261733996949731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-55874003902068579752013-06-05T10:54:50.418-04:002013-06-05T10:54:50.418-04:00How lovely...young tender dandelion greens are so ...How lovely...young tender dandelion greens are so fine in salads, and the root makes great soup...very medicinal as well. I too hope the new location works out okay eventually for your Dad. it's terribly difficult to relocate. Much love. Ms.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09479767121319709878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-16113413178861049542013-06-05T09:29:01.817-04:002013-06-05T09:29:01.817-04:00I've always loved fields of dandelions... we a...I've always loved fields of dandelions... we are so critical of the wild here! Best of luck with your Dad;s situation, hope things feel right soon. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.com