tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post2457725721518257398..comments2023-11-17T03:50:24.606-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.velmabolyard.com">Wake Robin</a> : fiber thingsVelma Bolyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-76494184038799684962012-04-01T21:24:14.720-04:002012-04-01T21:24:14.720-04:00thanks, sophie, soft things for nesting maybe--thanks, sophie, soft things for nesting maybe--Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-61933355444397326762012-04-01T21:14:33.122-04:002012-04-01T21:14:33.122-04:00LOve these!LOve these!Sophie Munnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-25161617521176437642012-03-25T10:00:04.744-04:002012-03-25T10:00:04.744-04:00m-how lovely!
f-that makes me happy
b-that's w...m-how lovely!<br />f-that makes me happy<br />b-that's what's fair, isn't it?Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-30949585067745290602012-03-25T05:48:30.573-04:002012-03-25T05:48:30.573-04:00V-what a simple but great idea - allowing people t...V-what a simple but great idea - allowing people to take what they need; and in your case also pass it on. Beautiful way of getting positivity going. BBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-25561749990187740712012-03-23T17:47:33.450-04:002012-03-23T17:47:33.450-04:00I feel I want to reach out and touch these images ...I feel I want to reach out and touch these images -Gardener in the Distancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14478393904059307841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-26216583237385418422012-03-23T10:53:18.368-04:002012-03-23T10:53:18.368-04:00a sweet boy in grade school used to bring me pussy...a sweet boy in grade school used to bring me pussy willow from his grandmother's tree. They seemed larger than he; he barely understood how to play, but this was a gesture of liking. His family was very formal, old world...<br /><br />love your story of collecting in the snow.mansuetudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805383049085040581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-49355267272381166182012-03-23T05:27:00.499-04:002012-03-23T05:27:00.499-04:00aimee, i remember my mother's stern face...i t...aimee, i remember my mother's stern face...i think she was pretty vexed with me! it was never recovered.<br />ronnie, i imagine snow the first time seems crazy! my oz experience was through peter weir films.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-64321716982597077882012-03-23T02:20:03.535-04:002012-03-23T02:20:03.535-04:00as youngster I read so many (american obviously!) ...as youngster I read so many (american obviously!) novels that spoke of catskins and pussy willows and maples and snow... all so unfamiliar to a little ozzie gal (I thought snow would feel like a cold fluffy pillow - boy was I surprised when I first encountered the wet stuff!)The milkweed fibre pics have piqued my curiosityronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-86007697693321145592012-03-22T21:11:18.469-04:002012-03-22T21:11:18.469-04:00HAHA!! i love that story. i bet the doctor had fun...HAHA!! i love that story. i bet the doctor had fun treating you. and, yes, you are so right, about everyone's milkweed paper being their own. i can't wait for the next time i get to make milkweed paper. maybe it will even be with you!aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748312825417927379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-54850978908398598782012-03-22T20:47:49.465-04:002012-03-22T20:47:49.465-04:00jean, no milkweed? really! hmmm. and yes, we made ...jean, no milkweed? really! hmmm. and yes, we made stuff with pussy willows, but mostly we brought them home to place in a vase to watch. and i once shoved one up one nostril and then had to be taken to the hospital. sigh.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-31659441563536515132012-03-22T20:01:35.507-04:002012-03-22T20:01:35.507-04:00Spring is springing, a time of renewal and promise...Spring is springing, a time of renewal and promises. love the milkweed fibre, we don't have it here on the wet coast. I understand it can be used for dyeing - yellow/gold. did you use the pussy willows to make pictures as a kid??onesmallstitchnoreply@blogger.com