tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post1748910020250092868..comments2023-12-20T02:16:15.132-08:00Comments on The Fifty Factor: Sundays In My City #39 - Gladiola & GIVEAWAYJoanna Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-14527169530145851592010-07-01T14:52:41.855-07:002010-07-01T14:52:41.855-07:00Too funny. I think you're right to surrender t...Too funny. I think you're right to surrender though. The Gladiola won fair and square.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-54996862566378015552010-06-26T21:32:08.097-07:002010-06-26T21:32:08.097-07:00Congrats to Unknown Mami!Congrats to Unknown Mami!Nanny Goats In Pantieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019800312349427823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-28464064804494070992010-06-26T21:23:59.413-07:002010-06-26T21:23:59.413-07:00THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.
Unknown Mami WON!
Thank...THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.<br /><br />Unknown Mami WON!<br /><br />Thanks for entering,<br />jjJoanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-22828819106465164052010-06-25T18:14:42.564-07:002010-06-25T18:14:42.564-07:00Thanks for sharing this story. I'm convinced ...Thanks for sharing this story. I'm convinced that the glad will represent something else to you, eventually. I hope you share that with us as well!<br /><br />tsue1136 at yahoo dot comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720667060679228692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-31227945440690748062010-06-25T09:46:46.034-07:002010-06-25T09:46:46.034-07:00Your garden is gorgeous!!! Thanks for stopping by ...Your garden is gorgeous!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog! Enjoy your day!Kristin @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582699662612999806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-37671785192739379412010-06-25T09:46:45.466-07:002010-06-25T09:46:45.466-07:00Your garden is gorgeous!!! Thanks for stopping by ...Your garden is gorgeous!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog! Enjoy your day!Kristin @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582699662612999806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-34325438386772397622010-06-24T13:42:22.507-07:002010-06-24T13:42:22.507-07:00Nature always wins, dear heart. ALWAYS.
Loved t...Nature always wins, dear heart. ALWAYS.<br /> Loved this story, being a gardener myself, I have had this happen too many times to not laugh about it.<br /><br /> xoxoxAkanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513632434353119491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-81306690996489402542010-06-23T22:07:50.736-07:002010-06-23T22:07:50.736-07:00I was kind of rooting for the gladiola.
I have a...I was kind of rooting for the gladiola. <br /><br />I have an irrational fear of birds of paradise. I think they are horrid plants and I want them nowhere near me.Claudya Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034216831504207496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-89869434256641570702010-06-23T05:34:54.500-07:002010-06-23T05:34:54.500-07:00Oh, I almost missed this one and I love a good gar...Oh, I almost missed this one and I love a good garden story! You had me laughing and actually feeling a bit sorry for that Glad, it just wants its little bit of space and it does appear it has rewarded you with a beautiful bloom. Better a flower than a weed.Shellbellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14836629045327379085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-82937992285240746362010-06-22T16:49:25.654-07:002010-06-22T16:49:25.654-07:00I share your disdain for glads,
and as a gardener...I share your disdain for glads, <br />and as a gardener for hire I started out feeling a little for your guy....<br /><br />but no.<br /><br />you are a great story teller, and that bloom deserves to do it's thing after all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-91451754131420463582010-06-22T16:15:48.684-07:002010-06-22T16:15:48.684-07:00You know, it's a pretty flower but back in the...You know, it's a pretty flower but back in the day you only ever saw them in funeral arrangements. Having been born into my family late in the rotation I attended quite a few funerals as a kid. To this day I associate one with the other. Gladiolus and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" but that came a few decades later.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289630269247449304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-73184979292643196872010-06-22T13:32:59.671-07:002010-06-22T13:32:59.671-07:00It persist just to spite you...ha...funny story!
...It persist just to spite you...ha...funny story!<br /><br />I posted the answers to "Life is Good" and once again, many thanks for the award...sorry I was so slow posting but life was calling me. <br /><br />Enjoy your pool and garden :)Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452957979065342811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-41522617612543895292010-06-22T12:53:23.453-07:002010-06-22T12:53:23.453-07:00What a funny and sad story! I can't believe th...What a funny and sad story! I can't believe the gall of that man!<br /><br />But I do love the gladiolas.<br /><br />I could write the same ending part of a post (and Im sure I will) about the bamboo that we just can't kill. Ugh.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537821831479150677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-90250590585516531502010-06-22T11:40:34.826-07:002010-06-22T11:40:34.826-07:00Wow! I'm so sorry about your lost battle, but...Wow! I'm so sorry about your lost battle, but I gotta say, that is ONE persistent gladiola!! Somewhere, Heir Gardener is still laughing!!<br /><br />Hi! Just wanted to drop by and and thank you for visiting, commenting on, and following my blog! I really, really appreciate it! I'm following you back! Cheers!!Anything Fits A Naked Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579409446582399318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-59913807972698282532010-06-22T10:37:57.431-07:002010-06-22T10:37:57.431-07:00I like its tenacity. I think you should let it sta...I like its tenacity. I think you should let it stay, as a reminder to stay firm - even with gardeners. (It's also quite pretty.)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-18019975798234314422010-06-22T03:01:26.827-07:002010-06-22T03:01:26.827-07:00They always do.They always do.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-70342580292887599772010-06-22T02:01:55.220-07:002010-06-22T02:01:55.220-07:00Hahaha, oh this was so funny - I love how you told...Hahaha, oh this was so funny - I love how you told it. Yes, methinks, after all it's already gone through, the poor flower now deserves to be left alone!Shrinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401403773851253351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-13987299168755165902010-06-21T21:34:43.689-07:002010-06-21T21:34:43.689-07:00sounds like you have one very stubborn gladiola......sounds like you have one very stubborn gladiola...if i really wanted to get rid of that i'd probably inject it with bleach or something toxic.Killara girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898411873060238009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-58832117828577273102010-06-21T19:58:49.872-07:002010-06-21T19:58:49.872-07:00Dang, that's one gladiator of a gladiola. Mayb...Dang, that's one gladiator of a gladiola. Maybe I missed this, but do you still have Herr Gardener?Nanny Goats In Pantieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019800312349427823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-4497395055766822202010-06-21T13:39:45.102-07:002010-06-21T13:39:45.102-07:00That's some bulb--to keep blooming after all t...That's some bulb--to keep blooming after all that abuse! I guess you're stuck with it every year--cut it and shove it in a vase!<br />What a funny war--garden war!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-24948707701123618122010-06-21T10:34:40.710-07:002010-06-21T10:34:40.710-07:00a haunting flower ?
What a bonsai means to one man...a haunting flower ?<br />What a bonsai means to one man might not please the other. <br /><br />- Didn't some great oracle say that? oh yeah the oracle Lisleman.Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-52310700099841774832010-06-21T08:30:49.023-07:002010-06-21T08:30:49.023-07:00It is a wise woman who surrenders to the strength ...It is a wise woman who surrenders to the strength and persistence of the gladiola. Perhaps Heir Gardener was the bringing of a life lesson??? Just wondering....Bossy Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568355839499622409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-62472256280293329362010-06-21T08:24:17.175-07:002010-06-21T08:24:17.175-07:00That is so funny! I love the way flowers have suc...That is so funny! I love the way flowers have such a mind of their own.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-50313680724017843922010-06-21T07:18:42.568-07:002010-06-21T07:18:42.568-07:00Beautiful and also LMAO... I know you have seen pi...Beautiful and also LMAO... I know you have seen pictures of them at my place!!! My mom had them all over too..!! Thank you for coming around JJ and visiting me even though I have been hiding in the back ground. I really appreciate it. xoxodardarsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204592599045715814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-83462861962843759812010-06-21T06:28:48.234-07:002010-06-21T06:28:48.234-07:00ROFLMAO!! :-)ROFLMAO!! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com