tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post2399473459548712263..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: "The Earth glows again with flowers". A Medieval Spring Livia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-17795960203807422252021-02-26T02:23:25.230-06:002021-02-26T02:23:25.230-06:00Thank you so much, Ann. I'm looking forward to...Thank you so much, Ann. I'm looking forward to spring, too.Lindsay Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513558547686982857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-8996845121258870712021-02-24T10:21:21.095-06:002021-02-24T10:21:21.095-06:00So interesting to read about familiar plants in Me...So interesting to read about familiar plants in Medieval times. After this cold, snowy winter, I can relate to the people's longing for spring. Thanks for this lovely post.Ann Markimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03086734368696667061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-87456921066991252112021-02-24T01:48:41.237-06:002021-02-24T01:48:41.237-06:00Thank you so much for your kind comments, Christin...Thank you so much for your kind comments, Christine, Deborah, Sarah, Elizabeth and Patti.<br />I love the spring flowers and the new green of the trees. There's a big lime near where I live and I watch it year-round, enjoying its shape and sculpture in the winter and then loving the lushness of its spring and summer canopy. I try to celebrate nature in my stories. Lindsay Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513558547686982857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-35793768274893044622021-02-23T16:32:54.158-06:002021-02-23T16:32:54.158-06:00The earth glows again with flowers. I love that. W...The earth glows again with flowers. I love that. While blanketed in deep snow, we had a sunny mild day with a hint of spring in the air. I'm craving flowers right now even if I have to force a bulb or two myself and not wait for nature. What strikes me is how medieval people had to wait for cycles to bring them salads, for instance. And then they made use of things to be found at those times.Patti Sherry-Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239195135892487184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-51527382892577271712021-02-23T14:26:16.726-06:002021-02-23T14:26:16.726-06:00I love medieval romances, especially when the auth...I love medieval romances, especially when the author paints a vivid picture using all the senses to make the reader feel she is in another time. You have the advantage of living there, strolling the old cobblestone streets, and imagining what life was like back then. I remember reading Valerie Sherwood back in the 80s and the warning on her book not to try some of the herbs used back then to cureElizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-19835796765660063972021-02-23T14:17:35.255-06:002021-02-23T14:17:35.255-06:00Thank you for the look ahead to spring and for the...Thank you for the look ahead to spring and for the interesting tidbits about spring traditions in Medieval England. I don't think I need the hedgerows or hawthorn roots for parasite treatment just yet. I can't help but think of hawthorn bushes and those long sharp thorns--not exactly something I would want to swallow. Yikes!<br />I know from your stories how deeply knowledgeable you are Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-83439706820146228162021-02-23T09:00:50.117-06:002021-02-23T09:00:50.117-06:00I love it when an author pays attention to the sma...I love it when an author pays attention to the small details, of plants and animals that populate the times of the story. Great article.Deborah Macgillivrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871266987559473741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-38802191289552419072021-02-23T07:39:34.250-06:002021-02-23T07:39:34.250-06:00A lovely post. You have me looking forward to spri...A lovely post. You have me looking forward to spring, as well as looking back at history. C.A.Asbreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342631407475364397noreply@blogger.com