tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post1902892559949870961..comments2024-03-14T02:31:55.591-05:00Comments on MARTHA MOMENTS: The Lovely LilacANDREW RITCHIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527048900781045398noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post-27158691980140189272010-04-19T04:50:16.669-05:002010-04-19T04:50:16.669-05:00One day we were out playing and exploring our new ...One day we were out playing and exploring our new surroundings when we caught a scent unlike we had ever smelled before.It did and produced flowers this year. It is like an asian variety.SmartLIpohttp://www.smartlipotopdocs.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post-13857821650868621682010-04-16T22:44:28.175-05:002010-04-16T22:44:28.175-05:00The soil they grow in should be evenly moist and n...The soil they grow in should be evenly moist and new seedlings will require deep watering for the first season of their lives in your garden.SmartLIpohttp://www.smartlipotopdocs.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post-3980352519511275532009-05-16T21:03:00.000-05:002009-05-16T21:03:00.000-05:00I went last year to Lilac Fest and bought the perf...I went last year to Lilac Fest and bought the perfume to get the free Martha Stewart lilac. I didn't think it would survive the winter since the cutting was only 3 inches long. It did and produced flowers this year. It is like an asian variety.JIm Eberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087228655578814377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post-20392415944959627252009-05-15T06:28:00.000-05:002009-05-15T06:28:00.000-05:00Carillon, Gail and Katie, thank you all for sharin...Carillon, Gail and Katie, thank you all for sharing your lilac-scented stories with us! I think lilac is one of the sweetest scents out there.ANDREW RITCHIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527048900781045398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post-64269324782829304622009-05-15T06:27:00.000-05:002009-05-15T06:27:00.000-05:00That's an old, old superstition. I'm not sure what...That's an old, old superstition. I'm not sure what the origins of it are. I just know that my Scottish great grandmother NEVER had lilacs indoors, which is the tradition my grandmother carried on. It's probably an old Gaelic myth or something... I think you'll be fine! :-)ANDREW RITCHIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527048900781045398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post-27476376288457026112009-05-15T02:25:00.000-05:002009-05-15T02:25:00.000-05:00Thank you, Andrew, for that article celebrating on...Thank you, Andrew, for that article celebrating one of my favorite flowers! But I didn't know about the superstition that having them in your house brought bad luck! I hope there's no truth to that, as I've always had an arrangement or two in the house when they are in season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post-29792325340253278992009-05-14T19:48:00.000-05:002009-05-14T19:48:00.000-05:00I went to school in Rochester and lived in an apar...I went to school in Rochester and lived in an apartment right next to Highland Park for a year. It was so wonderful to throw open the windows and let that intoxicating smell drift into the apartment. I even got to see Martha when she was in town for the festival once. If lilacs weren't already my favorite flower, they would be after spending time in such a beautiful park.Katiehttp://www.thinkskinc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post-75408130390093409232009-05-14T16:04:00.000-05:002009-05-14T16:04:00.000-05:00This will no doubt make you laugh but when my brot...This will no doubt make you laugh but when my brother and I were just youngsters, we moved to a farm on 280 acres in Minnesota. One day we were out playing and exploring our new surroundings when we caught a scent unlike we had ever smelled before. I kid you not, like bloodhounds we sniffed the air in the direction from which we thought it came. Continuing to sniff the air, we walked a little farther across a beautiful meadow...and there they were...huge lilac bushes next to an old, weather-beaten and abandoned farmhouse. Lilacs always bring back that treasured memory.Gail Richardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post-59584214660731012332009-05-13T22:50:00.000-05:002009-05-13T22:50:00.000-05:00Andrew, sadly I am one of those unfortunates that ...Andrew, sadly I am one of those unfortunates that cannot enjoy lilacs any longer, as here in Phoenix, they will not survive. But I remember them well, as I lived in Minnesota for 40 years, and I remember how they perfumed the whole downstairs when I had a big bouquet on the dining room table.<br />Carilloncarillonnoreply@blogger.com