tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post5906264851983622030..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: APRIL SHOWERS, MAY FLOWERS, RIGHT? By Catherine Lanigan & Rula SinaraPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-39185134712915659632016-04-06T05:33:04.818-07:002016-04-06T05:33:04.818-07:00I didn't know the flower details either. Grea...I didn't know the flower details either. Great photos. I'm fighting to keep my Easter flowers alive. Biggest detail: keep watering.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-77303475418883513562016-04-05T19:23:17.997-07:002016-04-05T19:23:17.997-07:00What a great post! Didn't know January's f...What a great post! Didn't know January's flowers were the carnation and snowdrop. And I love marigolds!Patricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-75707452380410107172016-04-05T16:52:30.313-07:002016-04-05T16:52:30.313-07:00Rula, I love this story! Poor boy. I feel for him...Rula, I love this story! Poor boy. I feel for him. Prom is so intimidating for the boys and girls. Now, he's got to think about the meaning of the flowers he picks? Thanks alot, Mom and her pal, Catherine! Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-62848688093933180372016-04-05T16:50:00.310-07:002016-04-05T16:50:00.310-07:00Beth...I gotta tell you...you are right. His favor...Beth...I gotta tell you...you are right. His favorite holiday was Valentine's Day. He always brought my mother something special and we would wait all through dinner to see what was in that little box from the jeweler. Usually, it was costume jewelry, but it was so dramatic. I loved it. Then, to put his mark on his life, he died on Valentine's Day!!!!! Can you believe that???? Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-70211426503966971132016-04-05T16:21:02.786-07:002016-04-05T16:21:02.786-07:00Yellow roses for 43 years - so romantic. It must b...Yellow roses for 43 years - so romantic. It must be genetic. Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-9693587515035875642016-04-05T12:50:18.665-07:002016-04-05T12:50:18.665-07:00That's so romantic! I always thought yellow ro...That's so romantic! I always thought yellow roses symbolized friendship...which would make his giving her yellow roses for 43 years a very beautiful thing :).<br /><br />I plant tons of marigolds too, Beth!Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-47584127292301536712016-04-05T12:48:11.105-07:002016-04-05T12:48:11.105-07:00Linda, I LOVE sunflowers and October is my favorit...Linda, I LOVE sunflowers and October is my favorite month!Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-80137305678146602092016-04-05T12:47:39.029-07:002016-04-05T12:47:39.029-07:00Okay, Anna, we'll have to get you one of those...Okay, Anna, we'll have to get you one of those potted cactus plants with the fake flowers stuck in them ;). I love cactus plants, but I don't think a date would like whatever message that carried though lol! Prickly and fake? Or I'm hard to kill...I'll stalk you forever. Or on a positive note, maybe it could represent endurance, undying love, protective...if you gave it to someoneRula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-24018468555242027102016-04-05T12:43:36.682-07:002016-04-05T12:43:36.682-07:00Now if only I could plant annual flower seeds. We ...Now if only I could plant annual flower seeds. We keep getting freeze warnings. The early spring we had was just a tease!Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-36097389105811265682016-04-05T12:42:35.866-07:002016-04-05T12:42:35.866-07:00Ha!Beth. That's cute! My husband adored marig...Ha!Beth. That's cute! My husband adored marigolds and I plan to plant them every year in his memory. My father sent my mother yellow roses at least once a year for 43 years. When he got off the ship after WWII, he went to the florist in Seattle and wanted to send red roses to my mother. But they were out. All they had was yellow. So he emptied his pockets and sent as many yellow roses as hisCatherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-15713815866402958192016-04-05T12:42:30.844-07:002016-04-05T12:42:30.844-07:00I love carnations too, Muriel! Beautiful, colorful...I love carnations too, Muriel! Beautiful, colorful, affordable and they last!Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-81652801072581601972016-04-05T12:41:27.000-07:002016-04-05T12:41:27.000-07:00No kidding, Mel! We need flower dictionaries on ha...No kidding, Mel! We need flower dictionaries on hand.<br /><br />And Catherine, your reply about your garden made me laugh ;).Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-75718114439317811372016-04-05T12:40:38.197-07:002016-04-05T12:40:38.197-07:00Thanks, Amy!! I find the language of flowers fasci...Thanks, Amy!! I find the language of flowers fascinating. In fact, my high school senior recently asked a girl out for prom (the asking part is all new to him...his younger brother, however, has been asking girls out since preschool lol) and I was trying to explain that he needs to think about the colors and types of flowers he buys her because of all the different meanings. He looked at me like Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-91918433812334260412016-04-05T12:40:03.487-07:002016-04-05T12:40:03.487-07:00Ah, Linda, the sunflowers! In half of my Indian L...Ah, Linda, the sunflowers! In half of my Indian Lake books I talk about Sunflowers. I love them. Lemon Queen. Russian something or other...that dark burgundy one. I love them all. And we have the Sunflower Festival here in my hometown which my sister started nearly 20 years ago. I know she's looking down from heaven and saying, "See, those sunflowers deserve a party!"Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-72653929485699309622016-04-05T12:38:21.354-07:002016-04-05T12:38:21.354-07:00Anna, And the worst is that we have a sunny day h...Anna, And the worst is that we have a sunny day here and NOW they say SNOW for tomorrow. I can't win.Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-76906681283328501102016-04-05T12:37:45.465-07:002016-04-05T12:37:45.465-07:00I agree, but you've had some nice spring there...I agree, but you've had some nice spring there in Arizona. Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-43154879104129007252016-04-05T12:37:17.264-07:002016-04-05T12:37:17.264-07:00Yay, we share a birthday flower! :)Yay, we share a birthday flower! :)Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-81613827138789338182016-04-05T12:37:11.320-07:002016-04-05T12:37:11.320-07:00Oh, Muriel, I love carnations and they won't g...Oh, Muriel, I love carnations and they won't grow for me. I hate that. I think I'm too shady for them. I've always wanted to grow Stock as well which is very spicy. Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-75141411704991191892016-04-05T12:36:42.841-07:002016-04-05T12:36:42.841-07:00Glad you liked it, Loree! Things were blooming her...Glad you liked it, Loree! Things were blooming here, but like Catherine, we're expecting snow by Saturday. It's freezing today (after we had such warm weather).Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-59965936392448418962016-04-05T12:36:11.890-07:002016-04-05T12:36:11.890-07:00I'm with you!! I'll never randomly send fl...I'm with you!! I'll never randomly send flowers again. Not to mention, what is my own garden saying to me! Yikes! Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-88086470028228521202016-04-05T12:35:31.560-07:002016-04-05T12:35:31.560-07:00Thanks, Amy!! I love that you just read about this...Thanks, Amy!! I love that you just read about this. Must be the time of the year. But I also remember in the movie, Kate and Leopold, Hugh Jackman was telling Meg Ryan's brother, Charlie, about the meaning of each flower and what the sender was trying to say. Love that movie. Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-46628886737928100432016-04-05T12:35:18.190-07:002016-04-05T12:35:18.190-07:00I love poppies too...and that poem! I'm a Marc...I love poppies too...and that poem! I'm a March baby and the meaning for daffodils/jonquils fits, but from the list, I love violets and mums (all the colors!) in terms of looks.Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-67956486970606057932016-04-05T12:31:10.852-07:002016-04-05T12:31:10.852-07:00Thanks, Kate! I should try and see why there are t...Thanks, Kate! I should try and see why there are two. Maybe it's like anniversaries, where they have traditional gifts and contemporary ones. Hmmm....Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-62193376117278897942016-04-05T10:20:15.209-07:002016-04-05T10:20:15.209-07:00Mine is October, too, and I do plant a lot of mari...Mine is October, too, and I do plant a lot of marigolds even though I didn't realize I was sending a message. I wonder if the writer of "Yellow Rose of Texas" realized it conveyed jealously. He did say she beat the belles of Tennessee. Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-54938740463908806432016-04-05T09:03:22.320-07:002016-04-05T09:03:22.320-07:00Thanks for all this great info on flowers. Mine is...Thanks for all this great info on flowers. Mine is October. Those flowers are okay, but my big favorite is the sunflower. Linda Hope Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15362087612066936698noreply@blogger.com