tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post5466636394213363936..comments2024-03-15T13:33:48.878-04:00Comments on The Shellshank Redemption . . . : Motivational MondayMadeline Mora-Summontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-4357559708684530842013-08-13T16:09:17.589-04:002013-08-13T16:09:17.589-04:00The quote was from an issue of O magazine and it j...The quote was from an issue of O magazine and it just really spoke to me, like so many of her quotes do. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-68107440673257592762013-08-13T14:57:30.491-04:002013-08-13T14:57:30.491-04:00I really love Oprah. That woman has such a great s...I really love Oprah. That woman has such a great story. Love this post! Always love some inpiration!Leigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377634002477171615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-66161374498618971782013-08-13T12:43:21.595-04:002013-08-13T12:43:21.595-04:00I'm glad this post brought back good memories ...I'm glad this post brought back good memories for you! I wonder if it was something in the Brooklyn soil.... :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-73359360785263061342013-08-13T11:42:59.193-04:002013-08-13T11:42:59.193-04:00That reminds me of the sunflowers my grandmother g...That reminds me of the sunflowers my grandmother grew in Brooklyn. I can still smell them and they grew so tall! Thanks for the memories Madeline.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-35858754799768008682013-08-13T09:52:48.403-04:002013-08-13T09:52:48.403-04:00Glad you enjoyed it! :)Glad you enjoyed it! :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-50410708783122360252013-08-13T09:12:19.808-04:002013-08-13T09:12:19.808-04:00I agree with everyone else, this is a beautiful po...I agree with everyone else, this is a beautiful post! Love the analogy. :)Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-80365591921173894672013-08-12T17:04:41.956-04:002013-08-12T17:04:41.956-04:00I love the idea of a garden or flowers but In real...I love the idea of a garden or flowers but In reality, well, I think I'll hold off for now. :)<br /><br />Carrots - yum! As long as there's butter involved.Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-83090129069421370512013-08-12T17:02:23.189-04:002013-08-12T17:02:23.189-04:00Thanks, Jai.
We have plastic trees in our courtya...Thanks, Jai.<br /><br />We have plastic trees in our courtyard because we got tired of killing all the live ones we bought!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-15530671375100811712013-08-12T17:00:38.099-04:002013-08-12T17:00:38.099-04:00That sounds nice! I'm glad you got reminded of...That sounds nice! I'm glad you got reminded of that today. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-79112092015428683612013-08-12T16:31:03.716-04:002013-08-12T16:31:03.716-04:00I'm all warm and fuzzy now. =)
We had a HUGE...I'm all warm and fuzzy now. =) <br /><br />We had a HUGE garden growing up, and my area to maintain was the carrot patch. Loves me some carrots! Still, weeding? I may have burned out. Part of me longs for a garden, but just weeding the flower bed out front is almost enough to kill me while chasing after kids. Retirement, eh? Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-38572460668029170062013-08-12T16:29:21.363-04:002013-08-12T16:29:21.363-04:00I love sunflowers. Such a happy plant.
I use to ...I love sunflowers. Such a happy plant.<br /><br />I use to put fake flowers in our front yard. Every year on Easter Eve the barrels out front would mysteriously bloom into full grown flowers.<br /><br />This was a great post.Jaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01855191816253362396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-20488050735379662542013-08-12T15:51:27.805-04:002013-08-12T15:51:27.805-04:00Some of my fondest memories are helping my papaw i...Some of my fondest memories are helping my papaw in the garden with his tomato plants. Good times and beautiful memories that you brought back :)Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-41263097604408395012013-08-12T15:28:41.839-04:002013-08-12T15:28:41.839-04:00Word by word, sentence by sentence... that's h...Word by word, sentence by sentence... that's how a story grows. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-6413794894168359552013-08-12T15:27:44.924-04:002013-08-12T15:27:44.924-04:00Thank you so much!
I wish I had actual pictures ...Thank you so much! <br /><br />I wish I had actual pictures of the sunflowers, but I'm happy with the ones in my mind, and I'm so glad I was able to put them down on the "page" for you. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-34664308835583341512013-08-12T15:26:28.735-04:002013-08-12T15:26:28.735-04:00Thank you, Donna.
And I definitely don't wan...Thank you, Donna. <br /><br />And I definitely don't want to kill my story-plants! Hmm, I don't think they need sun and water as much as they need chocolate, cheese and lots of good, scary movies. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-15820756401157519642013-08-12T15:25:32.914-04:002013-08-12T15:25:32.914-04:00Little by little, day by day. That's how it gr...Little by little, day by day. That's how it grows! Great post!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-59021727292158136052013-08-12T15:24:27.525-04:002013-08-12T15:24:27.525-04:00Pumpkins will come in handy in a couple of months ...Pumpkins will come in handy in a couple of months - jack-o-lanterns, anyone? :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-17717300781001466012013-08-12T14:51:54.731-04:002013-08-12T14:51:54.731-04:00What a gorgeous, gorgeous post! I could SEE the s...What a gorgeous, gorgeous post! I could SEE the sunflowers. This prose was just stunning, really.Bevimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924337684790883853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-55826914769708576942013-08-12T14:05:56.779-04:002013-08-12T14:05:56.779-04:00I love this post, Madeline. It hit home with me.
...I love this post, Madeline. It hit home with me. <br /><br />I grew up in the city, too. We moved around a lot, but my mom always had a flower garden. My brothers and sisters inherited Mom's green thumb, but not me. I've always felt guilty about killing plants, but now I don't feel so guilty about the my story-plants.Donna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-136778656700108772013-08-12T13:06:43.951-04:002013-08-12T13:06:43.951-04:00This was a nice analog.
Artificial plants need lo...This was a nice analog.<br /><br />Artificial plants need love too. They make that spray to help keep them clean.<br /><br />I'm growing something for the first time ever. Me and my youngest son planted pumpkins I had no idea what I was in for. Holy cow.Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-50382037348226394272013-08-12T12:41:58.494-04:002013-08-12T12:41:58.494-04:00I tend to forget about the outside plants. I do be...I tend to forget about the outside plants. I do better, though not great, with the inside ones. <br /><br />I love the idea of growing stories and having the patience to tend them - seeds, sprouts, full grown plants/stories. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-13072236384009863572013-08-12T11:16:21.047-04:002013-08-12T11:16:21.047-04:00Yeah, my green thumb is entirely imaginary--I do G...Yeah, my green thumb is entirely imaginary--I do GREAT with those idea seeds, not so much with the real sort. My primary problem with the outdoor kind is attention span... I just don't have the stamina for something I don't love, but I love the stories.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-9732738530908946362013-08-12T09:16:41.421-04:002013-08-12T09:16:41.421-04:00Thank you, Alex.
And thanks for the reminder to ...Thank you, Alex. <br /><br />And thanks for the reminder to dust our plants, too.... :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-41594260113667983902013-08-12T09:02:16.253-04:002013-08-12T09:02:16.253-04:00That was very beautiful.
And I bet our plastic pla...That was very beautiful.<br />And I bet our plastic plants need dusting...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com