Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Better Times

Kym's link yesterday to virtual strolls through Longwood Gardens prompted me to reminisce about some of my own visits to Longwood Gardens. Reliving some of the lovely memories of seeing all the beautiful things growing there cheered me up on a day with driving wind and rain (we also had a leak, the side door fell off the hinges, there was a tornado watch but no tornadoes in my area thank goodness, and my chicken leaked all over the kitchen floor which meant I had to mop, but I digress). Some photos:









Longwood Gardens was my Mom's favorite place at Christmas time and we got her a membership for many years. It's stunning at Christmas, in spring, indoors, and out. 





You know what else cheered me up? Based on the comments on Kym's post, the possibility that I could maybe meet up with quite a few knitters at Longwood Gardens when all of this is over. It's a dream I'm holding on to!

14 comments:

  1. I had never even heard of Longwood Gardens until I read Kym's post, so thank you for sharing your photos so I know that it's a place I want to visit someday! It reminds me a little of our Phipps Conservatory, but definitely bigger. I've been enjoying all the flowers I see in my neighborhood when I'm out to exercise, but it would be great to see some really big, expertly curated displays right now.

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  2. Oh, YES! All day yesterday I was thinking about how we could manage a meet-up at Longwood Gardens! LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN! :-) I have visited so many lovely gardens all over the world -- but Longwood is a Holy-Grail-Garden to me. Thanks for sharing your lovely photos and memories. Truly balm for the soul! XOXO

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  3. Oh Bonny! These images are just stunning! AND YES!!! I am all in for a Longwood Meet Up! I was thinking along those same lines as Kym! This is just what I need to tuck away in my "pocket of wishes" when this is over!

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  4. Gorgeous! I visited Longwood gardens once with my family when I was a teenager and remember being overwhelmed with its beauty. I visited the NJ Botanical Gardens-Skylands many times because it wasn't far from where I lived in NY. A walk through lovely gardens would be a balm to my soul right now!

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    1. Virtual tours of gardens are certainly better than nothing, but you're right, a real walk through lovely gardens would be absolutely wonderful right now!

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  5. Oh that dream is a great one to hold onto !!!! Beautiful purples in the photos. Really all the photos are stunning

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  6. I'll pick you up on my way down the highway! :-) Is that your dad?

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  7. These photos are gorgeous, thank you so much! It's about a 6 hour drive for me so I'm IN for a meet up!!

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  8. oh my. I literally GASPED out loud when I got to that Christmas tree photo. happy sigh. thank you for sharing!

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  9. Oh man - those gardens are beautiful. Right about now, I'd love to take a stroll there. I'm off to look at the virtual tours.

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  10. I have never been there!! We were planning to go sometime last summer with the kids and never did finalize any plans. I think it would be beautiful and a great place to get lots of photos for watercoloring :)

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  11. YES!! Thank you! I can't wait to visit.

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  12. Thank you for this walk through the garden with you. I like to think I could join you for the reunion! Let's hold that thought.

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