tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post5347610798708616773..comments2023-11-17T03:50:24.606-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.velmabolyard.com">Wake Robin</a> : maybe goodbyeVelma Bolyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-77601880148785822782018-01-16T12:20:16.757-05:002018-01-16T12:20:16.757-05:00hazel, xo
michelle, maybehazel, xo<br />michelle, maybeVelma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-35123549453600590712018-01-16T00:26:59.297-05:002018-01-16T00:26:59.297-05:00Very specific porcupines don't hibernate. The ...Very specific porcupines don't hibernate. The tannin in tree bark could have poisoned him. Poor thing. http://peninsulaclarion.com/outdoors/2012-01-20/what-porcupines-do-in-winter-besides-eat-and-sleep<br />Ms.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09479767121319709878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-1092225488502819152018-01-15T23:41:05.909-05:002018-01-15T23:41:05.909-05:00oh...so sad with you, oxo.oh...so sad with you, oxo.Hazelhttp://handstories.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-73863330589871805982018-01-15T20:18:59.854-05:002018-01-15T20:18:59.854-05:00india, i am with you on this. porcupine frozen; no...india, i am with you on this. porcupine frozen; not mouldering. Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-75090051631443236262018-01-15T18:31:09.164-05:002018-01-15T18:31:09.164-05:00in Latvia the old people used to be taken out into...in Latvia the old people used to be taken out into the snow after a last feast...when I get too old and wobbly it is the end I would prefer (armed with some nice gin), rather than mouldering away in a nursing homeindia flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-48852245656334410292018-01-15T08:16:58.216-05:002018-01-15T08:16:58.216-05:00fiona, you've said it perfectly.fiona, you've said it perfectly. Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-14734446353402886202018-01-15T05:41:56.370-05:002018-01-15T05:41:56.370-05:00Oh V - in the cold isolation you have been compani...Oh V - in the cold isolation you have been companions. So sorry that the poor wee thing didn't make it, but glad you shared this time...go gently.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-73841508347835822992018-01-14T15:45:44.081-05:002018-01-14T15:45:44.081-05:00thanks susanthanks susanVelma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-17846368058879546882018-01-14T15:39:08.537-05:002018-01-14T15:39:08.537-05:00oh no! I'm sorryoh no! I'm sorrysusan hemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17784893342890918275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-8137746104002237042018-01-14T10:17:35.403-05:002018-01-14T10:17:35.403-05:00liz, big hug to you.liz, big hug to you.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-3480594873165872202018-01-14T09:38:41.948-05:002018-01-14T09:38:41.948-05:00Re-reading my earlier comment I cringed at its gli...Re-reading my earlier comment I cringed at its glibness ... while I was relating a story as it was told, it was insensitive in this context and I apologize to any who likewise found it cringe-worthy.<br /><br />Always I am learning ...Liz Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397660873950991774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-60091068875717440402018-01-14T09:19:56.004-05:002018-01-14T09:19:56.004-05:00karen, of course you do! it's a hard time for ...karen, of course you do! it's a hard time for us all, i think. thanks for checking in.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-39930540911766239262018-01-14T08:49:22.812-05:002018-01-14T08:49:22.812-05:00Makes me very sad. I'm glad you tried to help ...Makes me very sad. I'm glad you tried to help him. I've been putting things out for the animals to eat for weeks now because there is so much snow and the temps here are brutal this year. I feel sad every time I see something out there in the cold. Wish I could help them all.Karen Larkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157341428856120362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-27010038113174215702018-01-14T08:18:49.571-05:002018-01-14T08:18:49.571-05:00barry, thank you. you're right.
jude, and you,...barry, thank you. you're right.<br />jude, and you, too. thanks.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-4771773349153491102018-01-14T06:54:38.057-05:002018-01-14T06:54:38.057-05:00season. hard to know all it will hold. but in that...season. hard to know all it will hold. but in that context all is ok. to share the story honors it all. judehttp://spiritcloth.typepad.com/spirit_cloth/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-13580215701275114012018-01-14T00:06:35.776-05:002018-01-14T00:06:35.776-05:00Hi V - this has been such a special and now sad ti...Hi V - this has been such a special and now sad time shared with the porcupine. It appears to be a very harsh winter over your way this year. Most likely to be quite a few human and animal deaths as a result of it. I can understand the reluctance to use the quills of what was so much like a fried - but then again you might honour it's memory by incorporating some of it into a woven fibre and quill book. Go well. BBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-46736726218907062962018-01-13T20:44:46.831-05:002018-01-13T20:44:46.831-05:00liz, i've used quills that i've respectful...liz, i've used quills that i've respectfully harvested from road kills in the past. i feel a bit connected to this being, and right now it feels a bit wrong to harvest. i have no problem with an honorable harvest, but this feels wrong.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-18262075478259992552018-01-13T20:29:10.217-05:002018-01-13T20:29:10.217-05:00I went to a studio tour yesterday where the artist...I went to a studio tour yesterday where the artist told the tale of a friend bringing her a dead porcupine when her son was housesitting. “What do I do with it?” he called to ask her. “Put it in the freezer, I’ll take care of it when I get home,” she replied.<br /><br />Indeed, there are many feathers, quills, shells, and other gatherings incorporated into her art. Perhaps there is someone in your area who would be similarly inclined.Liz Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397660873950991774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-47408529260453444682018-01-13T19:22:02.739-05:002018-01-13T19:22:02.739-05:00jean, i checked late this afternoon, and i believe...jean, i checked late this afternoon, and i believe porcupine is dead. if i could move the snow, the ground hasn't frozen so i could dig a grave. maybe a coyote will scent it and come by, they are cleverer than dogs with spikey things.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-33297449159547509512018-01-13T19:04:58.590-05:002018-01-13T19:04:58.590-05:00ahh, poor critter, it's just too darn cold - a...ahh, poor critter, it's just too darn cold - and possibly he/she was injured in the fall.one small stitchhttp://www.onesmallstitch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-48622211696144789092018-01-13T16:14:30.171-05:002018-01-13T16:14:30.171-05:00mo, yes, i think you told me before. i wonder if i...mo, yes, i think you told me before. i wonder if it's near the fromagerie we like to go to?Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-28584193730299537262018-01-13T16:12:05.009-05:002018-01-13T16:12:05.009-05:00my mother was born on a farm near Hemmingford, a l...my mother was born on a farm near Hemmingford, a little town near the border with New York state not far from Lake ChamplainMo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-70494228673129816292018-01-13T14:12:18.307-05:002018-01-13T14:12:18.307-05:00mo, quebec is our neighbor, and goes way up north!...mo, quebec is our neighbor, and goes way up north! where were you?<br />laurie and sandy, it's sad, but it's also the way things go. i'll see a little later how porcupine is.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-90487057856763743012018-01-13T12:54:16.566-05:002018-01-13T12:54:16.566-05:00Oh dear. I hope he perks up.Oh dear. I hope he perks up.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978514536651961190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-80621676972811021922018-01-13T12:52:07.784-05:002018-01-13T12:52:07.784-05:00Poor porcupine. I am sad too.Poor porcupine. I am sad too.Lauriehttp://slowlysheturned.netnoreply@blogger.com