tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post8979630542693535563..comments2024-03-29T09:40:44.840-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: About LandGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-28433995238579774132011-02-27T09:45:55.621-05:002011-02-27T09:45:55.621-05:00I remember when my son moved back to Virginia from...I remember when my son moved back to Virginia from Caifornia, Marilyn. He bought a place with what looked like a small year to me, but to him it was expansive after where he had been living. I envy you the lemon, lime and avocadas :) It just amazes me to think of actually picking those from your own tree.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-70600961866576908622011-02-27T09:44:00.654-05:002011-02-27T09:44:00.654-05:00Nance, you remind me of my mother in that way--she...Nance, you remind me of my mother in that way--she loved her gardens so much. I don't think there was anything that gave her as much pleasure as walking around her gardens with one of her children, poking about in the beds and seeing how things were doing.Doing that with her is one of my best memories.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-24201067625451275872011-02-27T09:42:36.807-05:002011-02-27T09:42:36.807-05:00Thank you, Jai--honestly, I feel like I should be ...Thank you, Jai--honestly, I feel like I should be thanking my land for letting me stay :)Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-63710303162440266262011-02-26T23:35:53.228-05:002011-02-26T23:35:53.228-05:00As someone who lives on a very small bit of land i...As someone who lives on a very small bit of land in a housing development in the Southern California suburbs--I do not have these kinds of strong ties binding me to the land. So this window into your thoughts is amazing and precious. We do have a lime tree, a lemon tree and an avocado tree (which has yet to give us an avocado), but it's not the same.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17703845174334661585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-18141467312127209982011-02-25T22:58:07.657-05:002011-02-25T22:58:07.657-05:00Wow! good post! Love the lushness in the photo, t...Wow! good post! Love the lushness in the photo, the bent of the land, your "raised" house and buildings. Can't wait to see that new log room, once it is raised up again. I don't have as much land as you but feel pretty much the same way about my gardens and yard after 20+ years in this one spot.Nancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-44924892368318357232011-02-25T13:28:22.067-05:002011-02-25T13:28:22.067-05:00When you love the land, the land loves you back. Y...When you love the land, the land loves you back. You and your husband are doing a wonderful job, Sue.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-8481673420772658192011-02-25T10:03:29.124-05:002011-02-25T10:03:29.124-05:00This is what the homeplace means to me, and recove...This is what the homeplace means to me, and recovering it this year was like... well... coming home.<br /><br />I tried to substitute another place one time and nearly pulled it off, then lost that place, too. The depression over losing home was as severe as losing a loved one. I can not thrive without contact with the land.<br /><br />Our place had piled up stones on it, too, from where my great uncle cleared the place in the early 1900's and planted sweet potatoes and peanuts.Granny Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17796564953236247413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-86564194624340713212011-02-25T08:47:59.961-05:002011-02-25T08:47:59.961-05:00It is difficult to explain to people who ask, &quo...It is difficult to explain to people who ask, "Why do you stay there, when you work so far away?" Economically it makes no sense and hasn't for the 20+years I have been commuting over 100 miles a day. Unless a person has experienced the pull of land and home, they cannot understand the drive to stay. Rowan, Witch and Brighid, all three of you know it too.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-36197249283807079642011-02-25T05:53:20.916-05:002011-02-25T05:53:20.916-05:00I know what you mean - we only have a house and a ...I know what you mean - we only have a house and a small garden - quarter of an acre (wich in the UK is actually a decent sized garden). I have worked in this garden for exactly the same length of time as you have been working your land and it is part of me now. Lovely post.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-16176974209247675672011-02-25T02:55:09.275-05:002011-02-25T02:55:09.275-05:00Being a good steward of the land that we call home...Being a good steward of the land that we call home rests in our very bones.Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299215170393879517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-90585612841066171652011-02-25T01:19:47.292-05:002011-02-25T01:19:47.292-05:00A beautiful tribute to your land.A beautiful tribute to your land.Witch of Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00215650029608694535noreply@blogger.com