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Reading Room:  THE MOONFLOWER VINE  |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
 Posted - Feb 06 2006 : 10:23:20 AM
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ A VERY NICE STORY ABOUT four SISTERS WHO RETURN EVERY SUMMER TO THERE MOTHERS AND FATHERS FARM, THIS IS A GREAT BOOK. I have read it three times. I think all of you farmgirls or want a be farm girls will love this story.ITS AN OLDER BOOK, MAY HAVE TO TRY AMAZON USED BOOKS. THE MOONFLOWER VINE BY JETTA CARLETON.
NANCY JO |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2006 : 10:40:10 AM
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Nancy -- thanks for recommending this book. It sounds wonderful. I was able to get it online from my library.
Mine is just a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come together to praise the Lord, and teach all who look upon them to do likewise.
-- Celia Thaxter
http://therusticcottage.etsy.com
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 07:19:42 AM
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KAY
Did you find time yet to read Moonflower vine? was wondering if you liked it. parts of it reminded me of home in the summer when all my aunts would come to visit.
NANCY JO |
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
734 Posts |
Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 11:56:06 AM
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Years ago when my Grandma died ,we were cleaning out some of her stuff. She loved to garden and would always save seeds.
I came across some "Moonflower seeds", she had saved, They were old when I found them. I think I may still have them, just becausethey were hers, and I didnt know at the time what they looked like. I was going to plant them, but never did.
thanks Nancy for the memories
shirley
I must get that book and read it. |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 12:09:20 PM
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Shirley
Let me know if you read it, would like to know what you thought.might be kind of hard to find, but kay said she was able to get it.
Nancy Jo |
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SmallTownGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
117 Posts
Rose
USA
117 Posts |
Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 10:55:44 PM
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I couldn't find it at my library, I am going to see if they can get it on lone from some other library. I've been looking for a good read. Thanks
By the time we've made it...we've had it. |
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
734 Posts |
Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 10:59:46 PM
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I ordered it on Amazon.com, used for real cheap
shirley |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2006 : 08:09:39 AM
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Nancy -- I just got the notice from my library that the book is in. I'm going to pick it up this AM. Can't wait to read it.
Mine is just a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come together to praise the Lord, and teach all who look upon them to do likewise.
-- Celia Thaxter
http://therusticcottage.etsy.com
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dkgold
Farmgirl in Training
23 Posts
diane
Ukiah
ca
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2006 : 4:39:17 PM
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Hi Nancy... I have tried planting from seed so many times the Moonflower & have never had success! I would love to have it growing by my back door. Does anyone know the trick to get them to germinate? I've treated them like sweet peas with soaking & making a cut. I sure am going to try to get the book as well... I need a good read after finishing "the Mermaid Chair"
Diane
"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck." ...Emma Goldman |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2006 : 6:04:05 PM
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Diane
Type moonflower vine on google, the first info that comes up tells a lot about them, might be the info you need
I also read THE MERMAID CHAIR, DIDN'T CARE MUCH FOR IT. I LOVED HER OTHER BOOK LIFE OF BEES, so thought I would like mermaid chair.
Have you read the mitford book series by Jan Karon, they were good. I'am sitting here looking at my bookcase, how about "standing in the rainbow" by Fannie Flagg. same one who wrote Fried green tomatoes.
Let me know if you master the moonflower vine, book or plant.
Nancy Jo
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Frankenblonde
Farmgirl in Training
28 Posts
Courtland
CA
USA
28 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 01:06:11 AM
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Call me simple, but one of my all-time favorites is "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I even had the video (starring Kate Maberly) playing for relaxation during the labor of my last child! Next I need the sound-track. 
“Always know in your heart that you are far bigger than anything that can happen to you.”
~ Dan Zadra, Chicken Soup for the Country Soul
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 07:30:31 AM
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Tamara
seems to be a popular reading choice, some of our other girls have brought up secret garden. I guess I'am going to have to get it out and read it again.
NANCYJO |
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dkgold
Farmgirl in Training
23 Posts
diane
Ukiah
ca
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 3:32:32 PM
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Nancy...I felt the same about "the Mermaid Chair" ... wasn't as good as "Secret Life of Bees." "Standing in the Rainbow " has to be one of my favorite books... read it twice this last year. I will alsto try the Mitford series. Thanks for the advice about the Moonflower... I will look it up & try again!
"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck." ...Emma Goldman |
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