tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post1253850121709587312..comments2024-03-29T10:15:50.124+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Postcard Of The Week : The Language of FlowersAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-41834466310838570932010-02-24T19:43:53.133+00:002010-02-24T19:43:53.133+00:00I have seen shows telling how the nosegays had sig...I have seen shows telling how the nosegays had significant meaning by the types of flowers added. It almost seemed like Morse code sending a bouquet with all it's different parts of meaning.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-41078746435172055442010-02-24T10:41:21.890+00:002010-02-24T10:41:21.890+00:00The Lost Art Of Cajoling !The Lost Art Of Cajoling !tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-56289727863675813512010-02-24T07:32:40.458+00:002010-02-24T07:32:40.458+00:00The problem with real flowers here is that they wi...The problem with real flowers here is that they wilt in the heat during summer so a postcard is perfect! I never knew about Azaleaes then I never thought of them as good 'cut flowers' either. I once sent white flowers to a Chinese friend's funeral thinking it was culturally appropriate but no . . I should have sent red because they mean prosperity and good luck!Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-67171651636425634912010-02-24T02:44:57.422+00:002010-02-24T02:44:57.422+00:00Great post, Alan.
I can remember going to church o...Great post, Alan.<br />I can remember going to church on Mother's Day and all of us boys wore tulips on our little suit lapels. Mom always pointed out that red meant your mother was still alive and if white was woren, it was in memory of her. <br />Thanks for bringing something from the past that I haven't thought of for years. :) The BachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-50954417787794217782010-02-23T21:20:34.166+00:002010-02-23T21:20:34.166+00:00I love the way you wrote about this. I got a bit ...I love the way you wrote about this. I got a bit of a chuckle.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502168917372783418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-87248514828284935732010-02-23T21:16:45.169+00:002010-02-23T21:16:45.169+00:00how wonderful and ever so better than texting---I ...how wonderful and ever so better than texting---I am going to visit the website --thanks!C.M. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06936560662110633442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-31586759812788423982010-02-23T21:14:23.883+00:002010-02-23T21:14:23.883+00:00I adore those old fashioned meanings behind flower...I adore those old fashioned meanings behind flowers. Not that they have any influence on my personal favorites, though.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-30166760079718697052010-02-23T20:59:59.346+00:002010-02-23T20:59:59.346+00:00When I was in college, there was a girl in my dorm...When I was in college, there was a girl in my dorm who took all this very seriously! She was quite upset with her new boyfriend who sent her red roses. She said they should have been white because he hadn't kissed her yet. The rest of us said she was crazy...take the roses and just say thank you! ha.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-18130448567641332862010-02-23T19:53:38.027+00:002010-02-23T19:53:38.027+00:00Sound advice for those with horticultural hearts.Sound advice for those with horticultural hearts.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-68959215917453516002010-02-23T19:17:11.540+00:002010-02-23T19:17:11.540+00:00I love the language of flowers, & I know that ...I love the language of flowers, & I know that website quite well! I've referred to several times while working on my current book of poems! Love that postcard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-77180489960204178182010-02-23T18:35:53.036+00:002010-02-23T18:35:53.036+00:00i had no idea the meaning of the flowers changed w...i had no idea the meaning of the flowers changed with time - and if your example is indicative, a relatively brief time span!! <br /><br />a friend gave me a little book several years ago a dictionary of sorts for 'the language of flowers'<br /><br />i'll have to compare it to the website<br /><br />perhaps best be safe when giving flowers to write one's own accompanying note!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-76401005064978690062010-02-23T17:56:04.882+00:002010-02-23T17:56:04.882+00:00Really a lovely postcard.Really a lovely postcard.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197440053108414394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-2931588732832357442010-02-23T17:51:34.540+00:002010-02-23T17:51:34.540+00:00Lovely postcard...I like the touches of color. Yes...Lovely postcard...I like the touches of color. Yes, the road to romance is fraught with peril : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-21253058980625125282010-02-23T17:46:19.073+00:002010-02-23T17:46:19.073+00:00I found out that different flowers have different ...I found out that different flowers have different meaning in different cultures too. So, you have to be really careful.<br />Your post got me thinking too...I bet people have broken up with partners by simply posting "not in a relationship" on FaceBook. I'm sure it's happened.<br />Great post and beautiful card. Thank you!Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-23478473808357835952010-02-23T16:36:51.749+00:002010-02-23T16:36:51.749+00:00I'll think of this the next time I send or rec...I'll think of this the next time I send or receive flowers and I'm definitely checking out the link...<br /><br />Lovely postcard, btw.<br />:)ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-30438204235342511732010-02-23T11:33:55.839+00:002010-02-23T11:33:55.839+00:00I was just reading about the painting "Opheli...I was just reading about the painting "Ophelia" by Millais, yesterday and the meaning of all the flowers contained therein but wasn't aware of the change wrought upon them in different eras...food for thought, indeed sir :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com