tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post27318708531320987..comments2024-03-01T22:24:04.602-08:00Comments on Wanna Buy A Duck: The Time Has ComeManzanitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-59256679188478783762011-06-14T22:28:10.541-07:002011-06-14T22:28:10.541-07:00Miriam : It sends shivers that so many blog writ...Miriam : It sends shivers that so many blog writers have found true love and are very happy. I so glad you did too.<br /><br />JJ : I know. You say you have it.<br /><br />Irene : A butterfly bush. That's what I need. Wonder if they'll grow in this harsh climate. By pond.... do you mean England?<br /><br />Patti : Hummers.... I have no luck with bird stuff. I bought the little hummer feeder and it drips the sweet water out the bottom.<br /><br />River : Me too. Twice married, I mean. One was a narcissist and the other was too old for me but we got along very well and he was really good to me.<br /><br />Climb2nowhere : I hope you're speaking of younger people. I'm definitely finished looking for love. About time LOL<br /><br />Dori : It's my pleasure to meet you. Thanks for stopping.<br /><br />Talli : Too bad true love takes so much work. But, I know you have to work at keeping the spark alive.<br /><br />Wendy : I'm so happy that things worked out so well for you. That is like a fairy story finding your love again. So warm and fuzzy. <br /><br /><br />Thank you everyone for all the neat comments on true love and also helping me get the birds back.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-82008877003353098052011-06-14T22:09:18.876-07:002011-06-14T22:09:18.876-07:00Jeff : Hey, great idea. The wildflowers, I mean....Jeff : Hey, great idea. The wildflowers, I mean. I have lots of room to plant. <br /><br />Fishducky : You did it again... You cracked me up with that hot tub remark. Your story truly brought tears to my eyes. What a sweet and sentimental Father you had. Most of the people here say you have to "work" at a true love and I think your Father did without thinking it was work. Your Mother must have felt like a queen.<br /><br />Kittie : I wonder what made your bird leave in the first place. Glad you got them back. That is so sweet to hear you say that about Hubs. I love a romance story. I hear it usually happens that you meet the right love when you're not looking.<br /><br />Terry : That's a good idea. I didn't know the birds would come when you tossed the bread in the air. I used to do that with bread when we lived in Florida but then it was always the sea gulls that came.<br /><br />Wendy : I've been enjoying reading the comments too. Everyone is giving such great advice.<br /><br />Anthony : WOW 20 trees. That a lot of holes to dig. I'm happy for you and your wife.<br /><br />Su-sieee : Heathcliff and Cathy are in the wuthering heights. He was this swarthy gypsy boy that her father brought home from one of his trips. They did each marry someone else, she for security and he for spite. But they loved each other always and after they were dead, they were seen walking the moors hand in hand. Oh, it's just a book.:)Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-14071945178197327562011-06-14T18:46:13.107-07:002011-06-14T18:46:13.107-07:00ah...the quest for true love. How does one want t...ah...the quest for true love. How does one want to define a "true love".<br />I am back now with my FIrst Love, who I believe was MY true love.<br />It was a long journey for both of us to find each other again....after 40 years.<br />But, being back with my "true love"...did not come without some sacrifices.<br />what is one willing to sacrifice for what they define as "true love".<br />I don't really have the answers...I just have, for myself, come full circle.<br /><br />I love the birds...we have hummingbirds, yellow finches, swallows, and blue birds....not to mention the ravens and hawks, and eagles.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619293936418976914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-89038225326811443052011-06-14T10:13:00.387-07:002011-06-14T10:13:00.387-07:00Good luck with the flowers!
And oh, true love. Hm...Good luck with the flowers!<br /><br />And oh, true love. Hm. It can be sustained with a lot of hard work, methinks.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-83818648713106017092011-06-14T09:34:11.230-07:002011-06-14T09:34:11.230-07:00Love your blog! Thanks so much for visiting my blo...Love your blog! Thanks so much for visiting my blog. I'm so glad I came over for a visit. I've followed so that I won't miss a thing :)Dorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10246435607019061325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-55641769303783095312011-06-14T07:05:30.189-07:002011-06-14T07:05:30.189-07:00I don't think you're ever too old to find ...I don't think you're ever too old to find your true love. You just have to be open to it. I think it's good that it's not a prerequisite to being happy, but you never know when somebody will come in and sweep you right off your feet!Climb2Nowherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01401286435338987951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-44147019222138962342011-06-13T22:17:09.067-07:002011-06-13T22:17:09.067-07:00Here in Australia grevilleas are great for attract...Here in Australia grevilleas are great for attracting birds. The foliage is dense and some varieties have thorns to protect the birds from cats. <br /><br />I've loved and been married twice and am yet to experience true love.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-55249759804707397852011-06-13T18:22:52.803-07:002011-06-13T18:22:52.803-07:00Out side of my hummers, I don't feed in the su...Out side of my hummers, I don't feed in the summer but I do suppy a water fountain that they love and it keeps them around, sometimes not where I always want them but that is OK.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-28743469738583898152011-06-13T16:42:18.797-07:002011-06-13T16:42:18.797-07:00As for the birds, I feed them black oiler sunflowe...As for the birds, I feed them black oiler sunflower seeds! THEY LOVE THEM! And they don 't make weeds! I also have a butterfly bush that attracts not only birds but butterflies!<br /><br />My true love lives across the "pond". He doesn't know it yet, but he will.....*snicker snicker*Irenehttp://www.ryoko861.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-16450548945866624202011-06-13T15:19:42.915-07:002011-06-13T15:19:42.915-07:00Manzi: True love exists.Manzi: True love exists.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-51584042809898863132011-06-13T12:29:48.171-07:002011-06-13T12:29:48.171-07:00Ah, sweet youth! Yes, I have most certainly found ...Ah, sweet youth! Yes, I have most certainly found my "true love." It is blissful and magical and takes a lot of understanding and sacrifice to love unconditionally and be loved that way in return. Lovely thoughts in this post! Miriam@<a href="http://meatlessmealsformeateaters.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters</a>Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861660881364228180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-21969820414675708712011-06-13T12:23:17.286-07:002011-06-13T12:23:17.286-07:00Put a bird feeder out, and the birds will come. Th...Put a bird feeder out, and the birds will come. That's been my experience. <br /><br />Never read the story about Cathy/Heathcliff. I don't know why. I went and looked up definition of "True Love" and came across the "Dummies book" definition. From what they said, I'm living it, and I've lived it twice. But then I wouldn't want to have committed myself to the husband (and the husband before who died), if I didn't like and love him. Communication--the willingness to talk, listen, and share through good and bad times--is really key in my book.Su-sieee! Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515318972570669414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-7482854102711812672011-06-13T11:35:11.942-07:002011-06-13T11:35:11.942-07:00A birdbath, bird feeder are good ideas. Flowers an...A birdbath, bird feeder are good ideas. Flowers and trees eventually attract birds. I've planted 20 trees, we planted bushes too. Now we have birds.<br /><br />True love is an elusive thing, but it does exist. I got it and I love it.anthony stemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666462157746049139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-8340636405612761932011-06-13T11:28:32.224-07:002011-06-13T11:28:32.224-07:00What a plethera of knowledge contained both in thi...What a plethera of knowledge contained both in this blog and all of its comments!! I've thoroughly enjoyed reading everyone's take on what true love is. I think I agree with bits and pieces of each commenters answer. : )<br /><br />~ Wendy<br />http://Crickleberrycottage.blogspot.com/Wendy McDonagh-Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960081613348728607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-11558194256330650042011-06-13T11:06:56.298-07:002011-06-13T11:06:56.298-07:00I can tell you how I attract birds.
When I move...I can tell you how I attract birds. <br /><br />When I moved into the home I live now, there were no birds. I don't know where they were, but they sure weren't in my yard.<br /><br />I threw out a few scraps of bread, big enough for them to see when flying over. Low and behold... I now have birds. They mostly come to eat my bread or meat scraps I throw out to them, but I have noticed them in the tree out back lately.Eat To Livehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851191468716916221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-70552183091092825562011-06-13T10:21:39.378-07:002011-06-13T10:21:39.378-07:00Thank you for a great intro. for the challenge!! A...Thank you for a great intro. for the challenge!! And thank you for joining as well :DStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324288001456766751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-46521240195825598602011-06-13T10:08:44.673-07:002011-06-13T10:08:44.673-07:00When my birds and bees disappeared, I went to the ...When my birds and bees disappeared, I went to the nursary and asked what would lure them back, butterflies, too. Don't know what works in your area, but what the nursery suggested (kinda odd plants I hadn't heard of) worked here.<br /><br />I made it thru the young love, Tab Hunter bit unscathed and lucked out when I met my hub...it was the thunderbold. But I wasn't looking for it when it happened...wasn't even thinking about love -- I was off to see the world...screech, the bolt hit on that lucky day.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-49996324682319584852011-06-13T08:21:24.661-07:002011-06-13T08:21:24.661-07:00I guess birds party in a birdbath & people in ...I guess birds party in a birdbath & people in a hot tub.<br /><br />As far as true love, my parents found it. They were married on August 23rd & on the 23rd of EVERY month my dad gave my mom a bouquet of yellow roses. He sometimes couldn't reaaly afford it, but there were the roses every month during their 50 year plus marriage. When she died there was a blanket of yellow roses on her coffin. A few years later, at his funeral, we gave him the same yellow rose blanket. I can't see a yellow rose without thinking of them.fishduckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625064875730860301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-10087134261418689602011-06-13T07:15:08.517-07:002011-06-13T07:15:08.517-07:00What attracts the birds are flowers and ground cov...What attracts the birds are flowers and ground cover that are normal for your area. Bet you can find a wild flower mix that contains seeds native to where you live :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-25548571106665459812011-06-13T06:58:10.042-07:002011-06-13T06:58:10.042-07:00Kitty : Plants probably won't show many bloo...Kitty : Plants probably won't show many blooms until next season. That's like buying green bananas for my age. :) <br />Oh Heathcliff ....my gypsy man of eternal passion. Sigh. <br /><br />Defeenah : Your garden when you were little sounds lovely. Hope mine comes back to find it singing with birds.<br /><br />Friko : Thanks for the great comment. I really did find a lasting true love with my 2nd husband but the gypsy Heathcliff with his fire and passion has always beckoned to me. Cathy married but only for security. Heathcliff also married Cathy's sister-in-law but for spite. Oh what tangled webs. <br />Your garden always looks beautiful. Hope mine comes back a little bit.<br />(or a lot :)<br /><br />Red : And you really got the birds. I'm excited about gardening again and bird songs.<br /><br />Teresa : I'm sorry it didn't work out this time but I think we go through many lives facing all conditions and learning all lessons and finally, after working through it all, we can live in bliss.<br /><br />Turquoisemoon : Oh, that's a sweet story about your Aunt Pauline. Sixty years is a long time. They must have worked it all out. So comforting.<br /><br />Clare : You put down some wise words. I'm going to call you "woman-wise." I always believe we are put here to learn new lessons and that always makes me accepting of what life throws my way. And when I think of it as a lesson, nothing ever seems so bad. Ah yes, the book's romantic passion is what young girls yearn for. (and sells books :)Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-40648044970726050792011-06-13T06:00:32.698-07:002011-06-13T06:00:32.698-07:00I think I will tackle the "True Love" qu...I think I will tackle the "True Love" question...<br /><br />Just reading romantic stories wears me out!!! Romantic love is great to get things started, but trying to sustain that kind of relationship is, IMHO, simply exhausting.<br /><br />The great romances in fiction are all 'unfinished' works that don't go past the 'happily ever after'. If they did, we would see that these lovers had responsibilities and child-rearing and all the other realities that every couple is faced with, and the transition from romantic love to enduring love would quickly become the theme. <br /><br />But where's the excitement in that? Would YOU buy that novel?<br /> <br />"True Love" is not always exciting, and that's a GOOD thing! <br /><br />So check again...I'm betting that every love is "True".<br /><br />xoxoxo, clareClare Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422392312516321935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-72340453523519732592011-06-13T05:07:30.977-07:002011-06-13T05:07:30.977-07:00Stephen Stills sings, "If you can't be wi...Stephen Stills sings, "If you can't be with the one you love, honey, love the one you're with." I wrote a short post about my aunt and uncle. He was in love with another woman during WWII. They broke up, but their love never died. He soon married my aunt Pauline (probably on the rebound)...they were married 60 years. Sixty years of love and kindness...when she passed, you would never have known that there had ever been anyone he could have loved more.turquoisemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893008689507282266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-14958345893319761932011-06-13T03:42:40.212-07:002011-06-13T03:42:40.212-07:00My true love showed up fairly early, but he was an...My true love showed up fairly early, but he was and is an alcoholic. No chance for sharing a life. Maybe next time. I believe love develops into something better with age, now if I could just find someone with whom I could have that verified... :)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-75877349668847168342011-06-13T03:18:52.902-07:002011-06-13T03:18:52.902-07:00OZ birds often like an escape route if they're...OZ birds often like an escape route if they're coming to the garden. Low shrubs and plants that offer cover often make them come. Our birdbath has attracted more birds than we dreamed for - but it took awhile!<br /><br />As for the love? Sure, it exists. But be careful what you wish for ...Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-68861295488463815232011-06-13T02:58:08.828-07:002011-06-13T02:58:08.828-07:00The birds will come soon enough if you put food ou...The birds will come soon enough if you put food out regularly. Give them a bird bath too, or some other water source, they'll need that too.<br /><br />The wilder the garden the more life there'll be. Tidy, neat gardens are of no interest to insects.<br /><br />Cathy/Heathcliff didn't last very long, as far as I recall? Death got in the way. Besides, didn't she marry someone else?<br /><br />True love exists, yes I found it after a long drought. Young love is far too unruly ever to become true love; that comes with maturity and consists mainly of mutual good-will, empathy, tolerance, understanding, a quiet kind of loving and caring.<br /><br />There's always the chance of finding it in unexpected places, whatever your age.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.com