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thanks una01
our Mister Cat pretty much is in charge around here!
posted by
Nanaroo
on April 7, 2006 at 6:28 PM
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You are a fun and smart lady. I can figure out why a traditional class does not befit you.
(Your cat is real cute!
)
posted by
una01
on April 7, 2006 at 6:22 PM
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muser
thank you for that information! I will keep it out of Mister Cat's reach- I didn't know that.
posted by
Nanaroo
on April 6, 2006 at 6:41 AM
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Good morning, Nanaroo. I love the lily-of-the-valley planat...what a lovely
sign of spring it is! They are so beautiful massed in a garden. I'm so glad Mr. Cat ( he is so adorable, btw) was more interested in his food. Lily-of-the-valley is a very poisonous plant. The ASPCA Poison Control Center lists this plant as one that is very toxic to animals.
posted by
muser
on April 6, 2006 at 6:22 AM
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Nanaroo
My Mom always had Lily of the Valley on the north side of her house. They were very important to her and she loved to have a tiny vase of them on the breakfast table.
posted by
TAPS.
on April 5, 2006 at 10:24 PM
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BlackPearl
Hi to you too-- I've been enjoying reading your stuff! I bet you are a fire sign- (?) they always have trouble growing plants...
posted by
Nanaroo
on April 5, 2006 at 5:07 PM
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Hi, Nanaroo,
I really like lilies. I could never grow anything, though. A couple of days in my house, and it's done for. :)
posted by
BlackPearl1
on April 5, 2006 at 5:00 PM
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Nana
O brother..Mr. Cat wants to eat, the heck with the lily... Kitties...
It is a beautiful flower!!!
posted by
Offy
on April 5, 2006 at 3:06 PM
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Blanche
thank you!
posted by
Nanaroo
on April 5, 2006 at 2:48 PM
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You are right, Nanaroo, and I can kind of remember how sweet and light it smelled. It's a very good scent for a young girl. I love your writing. It brings back that scent.
posted by
Blanche.
on April 5, 2006 at 2:45 PM
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Blanche
I think it was 'Muguet' something or other... glad you liked the post...
posted by
Nanaroo
on April 5, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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Nanaroo,
I remember having a bottle of that scent when I was little, it had a fancy french name, which I can't quite reemember, but it smelled so nice. There were tadpoles and frogs in a little pond on my grandparent's property that I would go and try to catch in a coffee can. I had better luck with the tadpoles, than the frogs! This takes me right back, thank you, I love this.
posted by
Blanche.
on April 5, 2006 at 1:53 PM
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always amazing how closely smell is tied to memory
...it takes you by surprise
posted by
brettnik
on April 5, 2006 at 1:24 PM
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Nan--- Some teachers just have no sense of humor! By the way, I actually
did set the science lab on fire during an experiment. The other kids never believed that it truly was an accident. It was, though. Really. I mean it.
posted by
Jazwolf
on April 5, 2006 at 12:54 PM
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babe
Wow! Chief Bemidji's granddaughter! Thanks for that comment- Bemidji is so nostalgic for me...
posted by
Nanaroo
on April 5, 2006 at 11:41 AM
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Reminds me of my grandfather's neighbors, Julius and Adelaide. They lived in an enchanted house. They kept colored water in whiskey bottles in the windows, and a bowl with a black fish swimming around in it, and all sorts of exotic plants. And outdoors were lily of the valley and ladyslipper plants. And garter snakes. I had to grow up to realize they lived in a two room shack with smoky walls. Adelaide was his second wife He had been married to Chief Bemidji's granddaughter. He was a lazy genius and she was an ambitious woman so that didn't work out. Makes me realize that these memories become history and we don't know the significance at the time.
posted by
babe_rocks
on April 5, 2006 at 11:31 AM
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cee
wow, that would have really freaked me out! Does anyone have the experience of driving in the summer and suddenly driving on a road filled with frogs? Squish Squish!
posted by
Nanaroo
on April 5, 2006 at 9:26 AM
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That is the way it always works with my animals too!
posted by
anglofinspirtion
on April 5, 2006 at 9:03 AM
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hi Nan-
I loved your post - it stired up memories of my 8th grade frog experiment. I was "chosen" to clean the tank full of frogs in the back room and one did an ALIEN on me! THat's right, grabbed it's stomach, hopped all over the place, fell on his back and his belly split open. No little razor tooth creature emerged, but it freaked me out. Screaming time!
Cee
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on April 5, 2006 at 8:57 AM
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Nans
Loved reading about your childhood luv, and the pic of the pussycat was really great. I'm going to get me another kitty I think, just don't know what to do with her/him when I go away
posted by
WileyJohn
on April 5, 2006 at 8:36 AM
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MedusaNextDoor
I remember that perfume! I almost went out and got some yesterday...
posted by
Nanaroo
on April 5, 2006 at 8:17 AM
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Nanaroo.....Yes....I remember them, too....
Boy, that was a lovely post about your childhood and the frogs that captivated your playtime outdoors. The sweet smell of the lily of the valley.....we, too, had them growing around the sides of our garage in the backyard. They were such delicate and cute plants. I had a friend who wore some kind of Lily of the Valley perfume. It was a pretty scent.
posted by
MedusaNextDoor
on April 5, 2006 at 8:06 AM
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..yes...
..often just a small thing... will release a flood of memories... I have drawing of that coming up... M
posted by
MasonGarrett
on April 5, 2006 at 7:00 AM
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