tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post3531749132405026140..comments2024-03-22T18:15:57.909-04:00Comments on A Haven for Vee: The Borrowed LandscapeVeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-58906802199390900972013-03-01T23:42:51.162-05:002013-03-01T23:42:51.162-05:00What a lovely poem. Your view is so relaxing!What a lovely poem. Your view is so relaxing!Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13553409790617039932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-55369853631335212412013-03-01T21:50:45.318-05:002013-03-01T21:50:45.318-05:00Our house had a big wooden fence on one side when ...Our house had a big wooden fence on one side when we moved in and when we decided to put something up on the other side, I said I wanted wrought iron. No, it wouldn't match but a see through fence gives the illusion of one's yard extending beyond. The yard next door was professionally landscaped but only with flowering shrubs which we wouldn't see if a big, ugly wooden fence had been erected.<br />They have a big maple whose branches hang over the iron fence where I have a gravel walkway. I've been pruning it to make a lovely arch. :-)<br />As the other gals have already said, my blogging friends are like neighbours too and we like to chat about gardening, family and other things dear to our heart. Many times over a mug of coffee or cup of tea.<br />JudithJudith @ Lavender Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361061491506137380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-61859481148206351212013-03-01T19:32:43.719-05:002013-03-01T19:32:43.719-05:00I borrow other people's gardens to enjoy. I en...I borrow other people's gardens to enjoy. I enjoy my neighbor's maple tree when the leaves stay on the tree but I'm really not so happy to have to rake up the majority of her leaves that end up in our yard. I am brainless today. Too much for my brain and body this week...ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-19186793662980273772013-03-01T18:18:55.458-05:002013-03-01T18:18:55.458-05:00☺ Well, perhaps you can enjoy their treetops or th...☺ Well, perhaps you can enjoy their treetops or their clouds. Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-17112252220315315142013-03-01T17:11:17.485-05:002013-03-01T17:11:17.485-05:00I have no lawn so I could borrow the neighbours bu...I have no lawn so I could borrow the neighbours but they have 4kids and 2dogs so their lawn is not much chop and no garden at all too much football in the yard.<br />Merle....Merlesworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573975763012762631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-50522649075689325682013-03-01T16:24:14.215-05:002013-03-01T16:24:14.215-05:00Hi Vee,
Missing visiting! Love the poem. I have...Hi Vee,<br /><br />Missing visiting! Love the poem. I have another edition of Tony's Scrapbook, I think the books were based on a radio program that ran in the 1920's, they are full of all kinds of interesting tidbits. I hope you enjoy a lovely weekend.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16262542152196076333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-17601126977396803852013-03-01T16:22:03.551-05:002013-03-01T16:22:03.551-05:00No, Tony was very well known in his day and had se...No, Tony was very well known in his day and had several collections of books. We have been able to find two others.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-58653226890211562662013-03-01T16:18:05.016-05:002013-03-01T16:18:05.016-05:00In Brooklyn, NY, there wasn't much neighbor...In Brooklyn, NY, there wasn't much neighbor's landscape to borrow! We had such a small postage stamp size yard and so did our neighbors and everyone had a high fence. My views here are much more beautiful! I love the poem you shared, and the fanciful name of the book it came from. I love books like that. I wonder, was it a self published collection of quotes and poems collected by "Tony"? Roses are rare here, as the deer will eat them, so I will have to enjoy the wildflowers I find in the hills. <br />Have a good weekend, Vee!Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-53936231817289398532013-03-01T16:12:20.107-05:002013-03-01T16:12:20.107-05:00I think I know what you mean --- and we had a huge...I think I know what you mean --- and we had a huge backyard until neighbors built a fence and it suddenly shrunk, but now we like it more defined. And we actually share a half a tree. :)<br /><br />Have a good weekend!podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-33000948112130829342013-03-01T14:56:18.600-05:002013-03-01T14:56:18.600-05:00Good heavens! I keep forgetting that place!Good heavens! I keep forgetting that place!Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-55314439040740292562013-03-01T14:47:21.544-05:002013-03-01T14:47:21.544-05:00PS Isn't it time for another chapter of Sanke...PS Isn't it time for another chapter of Sankewi? (pretty please and thank you)Cheryl @ TFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947085477739983984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-48420373300365470542013-03-01T14:43:00.212-05:002013-03-01T14:43:00.212-05:00Nice poem and lovely thoughts about the sharing of...Nice poem and lovely thoughts about the sharing of lives through blogs.<br /><br />The back yard and back 6 I often refer to is ours and gets most of my attention. In front, there is a pasture across the highway that my neighbor owns but I seldom snap photos on that side of the house. Not much to see on the sides.Cheryl @ TFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947085477739983984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-23872062355211822012013-03-01T14:20:03.497-05:002013-03-01T14:20:03.497-05:00Cool Queen Ann architecture, very interesting snow...Cool Queen Ann architecture, very interesting snow setting, no, I don't borrow my neighbor's yards in my photos because they would not add anything, as yours does.<br />Welcome to Pinterest! I joined about a year ago, but never started pinning til a few months ago. Really came in handy for Christmas presents for family - I had a secret board for that.<br />It is quite addicting, though. I'm gonna check you out there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-12132672849505008322013-03-01T14:18:18.794-05:002013-03-01T14:18:18.794-05:00Our neighbour's yards are just a little too fa...Our neighbour's yards are just a little too far away to be enjoyed (or not) by us. Love your 'shared lawn' photo. In blogdom...sharing is fair game...and we all feel most neighbourly....peeking over the fence into each others' back yards. I love my blogging neighbourhood! Judy https://www.blogger.com/profile/00929685771427155673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-25600600677900445252013-03-01T13:32:42.372-05:002013-03-01T13:32:42.372-05:00The roses are beautiful, but then, the poem just b...The roses are beautiful, but then, the poem just brightens my day. Daffodils are about ready to bloom and hydrangeas are budding, but it's still rainy here, XOXOSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263263554924074661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-28487679257514710112013-03-01T12:55:55.167-05:002013-03-01T12:55:55.167-05:00What a great neighbor to have. Our backyard is su...What a great neighbor to have. Our backyard is surrounded by a privacy fence so we don't view our neighbor's yard, which at times can be a good thing. Love the poetry!Catherine Holmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177333835151082088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-36616372413505960822013-03-01T12:22:46.191-05:002013-03-01T12:22:46.191-05:00I treasure my little group of bloggy pals. A life ...I treasure my little group of bloggy pals. A life shared indeed. And that poem is such a treasure! The summer view was quite refreshing. Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136566754402476915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-15693256977545748822013-03-01T11:52:04.921-05:002013-03-01T11:52:04.921-05:00I would have Never thought about that....since our...I would have Never thought about that....since our homes are closer to each other than many in blogland, I guess I do borrow landscape....but if the Lord ever chose to send me to the country with acres of land...I will just "borrow" His!!Ceekay-THINKIN of HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111241316745923019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-7745791159354842222013-03-01T11:33:16.314-05:002013-03-01T11:33:16.314-05:00Love the poem! Your view is so beautiful, those ta...Love the poem! Your view is so beautiful, those tall wonderful trees all in a row. Now I've seen them covered with snow and now the summer view. I'd claim it too! I am missing the trees in Texas, we did have water view of the lake, but now the houses have filled in. We started out thinking we had moved to the country from Dallas, not anymore. The city has arrive in our small town. Maybe we need to move further out again.http://bitsandpieces-sonja.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/09254831447887637714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-61240426987867856412013-03-01T10:57:47.075-05:002013-03-01T10:57:47.075-05:00I do not enjoy my neighbours' yards. We are gr...I do not enjoy my neighbours' yards. We are growing tall hedges on two sides to block out the view there. Behind us, a bachelor keeps his yard ultra-tidy and well-cared for, but it's just plain grass. He has a small vegetable plot against our fence so we can't really see that. But we share strawberry runners, rhubarb roots, and friendly advice. <br /><br />On our other side lives a widow who has no interest or ability to care for her yard beyond having the grass mowed. It was the same before her husband passed away. But I know they all enjoy MY yard! One summer my neighbour (the widow) was expecting guests from afar and asked for a bouquet of roses for the guest room. I was honoured to share with her. She does have a grape vine that grows along our fence and we are welcome to help ourselves to the grapes growing there. <br /><br />The poem has a lovely sentiment, a reminder perhaps, that God is the ultimate gardener and we just help him along a little, so that we can't say, 'I did this all by myself'.<br /><br />Happy First Day of March! Now I'm off to school!Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-18208465494630755212013-03-01T10:50:25.797-05:002013-03-01T10:50:25.797-05:00Lovely poem!
Love the quote you used when answerin...Lovely poem!<br />Love the quote you used when answering Auntie!<br />Since I live in a town house complex there is not much landscape around. But I certainly enjoy all the beautiful yards and gardens I see on my walks. : )happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-52868514181930146292013-03-01T10:34:49.002-05:002013-03-01T10:34:49.002-05:00I do enjoy my neighbors' lawns. The one to our...I do enjoy my neighbors' lawns. The one to our right in particular has a wonderful back yard that I can see through some trees when I'm in ours. It's almost like a little secret garden. <br /><br />I don't think anyone likes to share ours. There is nothing special about it. We do try to keep it neat and tidy though. Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671482394424988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-56939382851075891852013-03-01T10:34:11.880-05:002013-03-01T10:34:11.880-05:00Our neighbors don't do much with their gardens...Our neighbors don't do much with their gardens so I rarely borrow them but I am thrilled that our favorite neighbor routinely snowblows our driveway when he does his own. They are moving away this month; we are going to miss them for many reasons.Thoughts on Life and Millinery.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15826496514403918108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-39388855013952466492013-03-01T10:32:38.667-05:002013-03-01T10:32:38.667-05:00You don't see your neighbor's yard and enj...You don't see your neighbor's yard and enjoy it?Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-15440368020751765442013-03-01T10:22:30.682-05:002013-03-01T10:22:30.682-05:00I love the words of the poem..... such a wonderful...I love the words of the poem..... such a wonderful thought.<br /><br />I dont incorporate the neighbors yard into our own because they pay to have theirs maintained and I do ours .... huge difference and it's obvious. LOL Our's looks poor and pitiful compared ..... Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645900268226972218noreply@blogger.com