tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post113329303464683599..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Boy and Treejo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-50946814517438032592012-11-19T11:19:33.530-05:002012-11-19T11:19:33.530-05:00Cool! For many years, I had a grapefruit tree tha...Cool! For many years, I had a grapefruit tree that grew from a seed to the ceiling. Then my Mom had it when I ws moving about--now it is gone, along with my Mom.<br /><br />This reminds me of how much we loved it--Mom used to decorate it for Christmas.Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133545344698388772005-12-02T12:42:00.000-05:002005-12-02T12:42:00.000-05:00Beautiful story and photo. Lostinthemiddle, if the...Beautiful story and photo. <BR/><BR/>Lostinthemiddle, if they are hybrid oranges (which most grocery store produce seems to be) my understanding is that seeds may grow but won't produce fruit.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133460874900059962005-12-01T13:14:00.000-05:002005-12-01T13:14:00.000-05:00Love this story.Love this story.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563414055936087654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133393744381242972005-11-30T18:35:00.000-05:002005-11-30T18:35:00.000-05:00I'm off to plant orange seeds in a pot tonight! I...I'm off to plant orange seeds in a pot tonight! I love that your sister pawned it off on you years later. Ha!<BR/><BR/>I've been wanting a tree in my living room, so probably in about 10 years I'll have one, right?halloweenloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226515861332754382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133373488754465002005-11-30T12:58:00.000-05:002005-11-30T12:58:00.000-05:00I'm so amazed that seeds from a grocery store oran...I'm so amazed that seeds from a grocery store orange grew. Somehow, I just always thought (wrongly, clearly) that they wouldn't.<BR/><BR/>We have some oranges at home right now . . .lostinthemiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302101275686045844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133334736756246582005-11-30T02:12:00.000-05:002005-11-30T02:12:00.000-05:00I like that reciprocity. Your son spent 3 mornings...I like that reciprocity. Your son spent 3 mornings a week over there when they were young; now she's at your place.<BR/><BR/>To my mind that's what's best about staying in one place for so long. Debts get repaid over time. Put another way: the circle completes.Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133321889708559192005-11-29T22:38:00.000-05:002005-11-29T22:38:00.000-05:00This is so cool! My kids used to plant apple seed...This is so cool! My kids used to plant apple seeds but they never grew. I'd love having a tree in my living room.Rev Dr Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607665272056430039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133311872451428552005-11-29T19:51:00.000-05:002005-11-29T19:51:00.000-05:00I love this photo. Your life looks warmer than mi...I love this photo. Your life looks warmer than mine! (By any index...)bridgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257980437758725837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133306970612905512005-11-29T18:29:00.000-05:002005-11-29T18:29:00.000-05:00Girl: No, it has never had any fruit of any kind....Girl: No, it has never had any fruit of any kind. I don't think my living room is the optimal climate for producing oranges.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133303589704497912005-11-29T17:33:00.000-05:002005-11-29T17:33:00.000-05:00Does it bear fruit??Does it bear fruit??Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131011667990422886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133300467494942812005-11-29T16:41:00.000-05:002005-11-29T16:41:00.000-05:00Lovely photo.Lovely photo.Phantom Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258384756183844406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133299575890464442005-11-29T16:26:00.000-05:002005-11-29T16:26:00.000-05:00damn that itchy publish finger - make that describ...damn that itchy publish finger - make that describelistiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531432035830658570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133299286890682662005-11-29T16:21:00.000-05:002005-11-29T16:21:00.000-05:00I wish my kids had memorable relationships with th...I wish my kids had memorable relationships with their cousins, but most of their cousins are 10+ years older than they are. They do, however, have a lemon tree much like your orange. CollegeDaughter remembers when it was small enough to sit on the kitchen table. Now, if I didn't agressively prune it, it would scrape the ceiling, too.<BR/><BR/>I'm also enjoying the pictures. Even if I can't exactly "put a face with the name", I can at least put a general outline to the people you so eloquently discribe.listiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531432035830658570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133296905044193232005-11-29T15:41:00.000-05:002005-11-29T15:41:00.000-05:00oh, wow! I always thought about planting fruit se...oh, wow! I always thought about planting fruit seeds, but never tried it. This is too cool.<BR/><BR/>And the lighting in that picture is fantastic.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all of the photos lately.BrightStar (B*)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11167685794935402108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133294118518603192005-11-29T14:55:00.000-05:002005-11-29T14:55:00.000-05:00What a beautiful photo, beautiful boy, and beautif...What a beautiful photo, beautiful boy, and beautiful tree. And a really great story about SHB and BN. Lucky you all live so close. My kids miss their cousins so much.Yankee, Transferredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627693160131161133noreply@blogger.com