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LadyCeeMarie
posted by
jacentaOld
on May 4, 2007 at 3:34 AM
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jacenta
Ah, you brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for reading it and for your sweet comment!
LadyCeeMarie
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on May 4, 2007 at 12:27 AM
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Re: A ROSE IS A ROSE IS A ROSE YOU CAN CALL BY ANY OTHER NAME
Thank you, Reflection!! Thank you for the roses, too.
LadyCeeMarie
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on May 4, 2007 at 12:25 AM
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LadyCeeMarie
Yes, you are definitely a Rose, LadyCeeMarie.
I enjoyed reading your post.
posted by
jacentaOld
on May 3, 2007 at 9:46 PM
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A ROSE IS A ROSE IS A ROSE YOU CAN CALL BY ANY OTHER NAME
S ARE SO BEAUTIFUL. NICE POST
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on May 3, 2007 at 9:38 PM
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YP-
Well, that explains a lot. I knew it couldn't be that a child conceived in such a way was any less blessed. I am a "choice" advocate but my choice would always be for the baby. My friend, Julie, had a 4th baby at age 51 and he is so perfect. I think babies are gifts from God. I had one spontaneous miscarriage; I remember Jay and I staring at it, trying to make out a baby but it was too early and obviously, wasn't viable. It is a strange feeling. Steph was planned and Nick was our surprise. I think it was God's way of getting him here before I got PD. My first symptom was noticed when he was 7 months old.
LadyCeeMarie
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on May 3, 2007 at 9:33 PM
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Hi Bhaskar -
Thank you for reading about the Roses and the Onions. I felt like it was taking on tones of SE Hinton's, The Outsiders. A Rose was called a "Soc" (short for socialites), kids of the rich and connected and got away with anything. The Onions were called "Greasers" because of the hair grease they used to slick back their hair. I didn't have a confrontation like the one in the book or in West Side Story, though. YOU were an onion?? That's where I have trouble with labels because you are such a rose with your words, the way you express your thoughts and beliefs, no you Are a Rose. You just acted like an onion, and I'll bet under that, you were loved quite nearly and dearly.
LadyCeeMarie
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on May 3, 2007 at 9:05 PM
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Hi LadyCee
I loved this rosonion story. One fragrant and sweet and the other strong-smelling and teary. Both have individuality of their own and are interrelated, onions planted near rose plants. BTW, I was an onion for my mom.
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on May 3, 2007 at 4:55 PM
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YoUR QUESTION re "the hell in some cells." Ongoing conversation w TONY per
THE MIRACLE OF HEALTHY BIRTH; THE ODDS OF A SPERM REACHING A READY EGG WITHIN 72 HOURS; THE METICULOUS TIMING WITH OVULATION FOR PREGNANCY, EGG MATURING...
So, in case u don;t see my answer on my sonnet post, here is some of my response: " sometimes the cells go awry; they do not complete making some tissues, organs, and hence we have withered arms (Wilhem I of Germany, reportedly causing WW1 because of it). But also disease of any kind, especially cancers, do show cells malfunctioning, or greedy for sugar, grows faster than regular cells and like weeds overrun the normal garden of human bodies. The worst example would be STD cells...OOOOOOOOh we don;t want that kind of exchange or bodily fluids containing such naughty/bad? cells. shalom&health2you."
posted by
ILLUMINATI8
on May 3, 2007 at 2:56 PM
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sannhet
I forgot to tell you I didn't know about that little organic tidbit. Onions actually have a pretty bloom, sort of dandelion-ish. Thanks!
Cee
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on May 3, 2007 at 1:14 PM
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sannhet
That's funny! I was seldom oniony - a rose through and through and if my thorns pricked anyone, it was unintentional. My brother was an onion and he was briefly married at age 18 to this girl who had been married 3 x's previously and (get this) was only 17!!!!!!!!! But like an onion, he thought he would be different and our not white trash family could show her things she'd never seen before! I guess I was TOO prickly for her! If I looked at her funny and if she thought I was being critical of her in any way, she'd run out crying. Now there was an onion if ever there was one!
LadyCeeMarie
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on May 3, 2007 at 1:11 PM
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LadyCeeMarie
Thank you for a lovely memory--my mother was a towel giver. She died in 1995 but some of her towels are still going strong.
posted by
TAPS.
on May 3, 2007 at 11:03 AM
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Cee -
In our family, I was the rose and my brother, the onion. Though I was an onion fairly often, because everyone knew I was a rose, they didn't look closely enough to see the onion in me. Also, did you know that from an organic perspective, onions are often planted around roses to protect them from attack from various pests?
posted by
sannhet
on May 3, 2007 at 10:42 AM
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Rich-
Thank you! You know how I LOVE Roses!!
LadyCeeMarie
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on May 3, 2007 at 8:46 AM
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TAPS
LOL! That was what our discussion evolved around; who was a what. My hubby is sort of like the onion, knows what his problems are and resists doing anything about them. It would mean change and it takes forever for him to "own" something. Our daughter is just like him but after 11 years of therapy and wanting to change, knows when and how to change. Our son fought the system a while during the teenage years (thank GOD those are behind us--way back!) In the final analysis, I concluded we had two onions and two roses. By today, I've rethought it and go nah, nobody was as oniony as JohnnyO. I'd say we're all roses today, and a couple have had some onion moments in their lives. Tomorrow I may change my mind again. Eh, who knows for sure? What matters is that they are happy. I forgot to comment on your graduation dilemma. I always told my family (I come from a big family so I hear ya!) they'd get a card (I've stuck in a $5 McDonalds gift card with great success) and the only time I really gifted at graduation was
high school going on to college! I got them the highest thread count towels I would buy in their college colors. It would be a $50 gift but they always loved it and thought of the giver when they were away from home and wrapped up in a big snuggly towel. One of the girls said her purple towel got stolen while she was in the shower and she was furious! She was pretty sure who did it, but thieves always have a line so she failed to get it back. So there's an idea from me about that.
LadyCeeMarie
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on May 3, 2007 at 8:44 AM
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LadyCee
Here's a rose for you.
posted by
richinstore
on May 3, 2007 at 7:00 AM
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LadyCeeMarie
What an interesting post. Now you have me thinking of everyone in my family and categorizing them into onions and roses. LOL
posted by
TAPS.
on May 3, 2007 at 5:13 AM
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Mary-Loved all your pictures!
You wild and crazy woman you!!!!!!!
LadyCeeMarie
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on May 2, 2007 at 6:09 PM
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Re: ROSES ARE MY DAUGHTERS.......
Hi star4you -
That's where our discussion got heated this morning. How does one know one or the other. Some people are very easy to pidgeonhole. I, for sure, was/am a Rose. My little bro, in prison, is/was an Onion! My husband, I think is/was an Onion but fancied himself a wronged Rose. My daughter is just like him, and our son, is more like me although he had some Onion moments. In the end, he came out smelling like a rose. But at the end, it's how we've spent our days...Hopefully we won't EVER cause intentional pain to another, IMO.
LadyCeeMarie
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on May 2, 2007 at 6:07 PM
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Thank you, Snub!
You put a smile on my face. I did work on this one! Thanks again!!
LadyCeeMarie
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on May 2, 2007 at 5:56 PM
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Ladyceemarie
Your presentation is put together well.Great post.
posted by
snubnose
on May 2, 2007 at 5:40 PM
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HI YP!
JACK 'n JILLS? Too easy for research. No longevity. All that. I Love the Wisteria Tree! Now to give you a beauty back...
She is called "Fair As Moon" by Scarlett Chou. Have a great day, professor!
LadyCeeMarie
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on May 2, 2007 at 5:33 PM
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ROSES ARE MY DAUGHTERS.......
posted by
star4sky5
on May 2, 2007 at 5:09 PM
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LadyCee
Yes, labels are so unfair. I love how you inserted all those pictures so well to match your writing. I just learned how to do the photo thing today and went a little haywire. It was fun!
posted by
FoliageGold
on May 2, 2007 at 5:06 PM
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Hi Mary!
Thanks for the rose!! YES, aren't you the astute one! After our lively morning discussion around breakfast, I wanted to tell the other side. I worked on this all day (I was having technical difficulties to top it off...<sigh> I think people DO get labeled, unfairly, by the system, by the Rose kids, or by themselves. I also think your personality is what it is and I agree with my daughter, that it is soul-relative. Each spirit is at different levels of evolving and therein is much of this striving to chalk up who "learns" from life's lessons and who "fights the flow," and runs in place. Now to catch up on some reading!!
LadyCeeMarie
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on May 2, 2007 at 5:00 PM
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http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/uploads/2958/jacaranda.jpg
How 'bout we call the kids Jackarandas and Jilliwandas? shalomfromneil
posted by
ILLUMINATI8
on May 2, 2007 at 4:06 PM
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The best roses get transplanted. So too, w/ English, Irish, Scot roses. And
those that left old countreies for America. I found a few roses among the foligae in America...in both hot and cooler places like Canada. shalom&thanks for the teachings
posted by
ILLUMINATI8
on May 2, 2007 at 4:05 PM
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LadyCee
Wow! You worked really hard on this post. It's beautiful. Love all those roses, too.
posted by
FoliageGold
on May 2, 2007 at 4:02 PM
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