tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584844.post3260652062593479558..comments2024-03-25T05:14:42.686-04:00Comments on spillyjane knits: Not the heatAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15094739184191373698noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584844.post-78298273892291049512011-07-26T12:08:44.460-04:002011-07-26T12:08:44.460-04:00Your poppies take my breath away,they are gorgeous...Your poppies take my breath away,they are gorgeous! I have so many questions for you about them. I live near Boston, bought plants, they are still alive, but only one bloomed. Did yours grow from seed or plants?Do you do anything special to them? Besides knitting your wonderful patterns,your garden is beautiful!! Thank you for sharing the pictures,I am enjoying them since mine don't grow...Wendyredsoxgal5https://www.blogger.com/profile/08098021572221540754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584844.post-56050772088393778202011-07-24T17:17:33.041-04:002011-07-24T17:17:33.041-04:00I love your garden pictures. You really have some...I love your garden pictures. You really have some lovelies!Knittrippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604941588188554396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584844.post-18534669607444693532011-07-22T22:48:38.137-04:002011-07-22T22:48:38.137-04:00More beauties! You certainly capture it perfectly...More beauties! You certainly capture it perfectly!Marysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150165052713846615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584844.post-44474839758434700822011-07-21T13:25:45.543-04:002011-07-21T13:25:45.543-04:00I had to laugh! It's all so relative. I grew...I had to laugh! It's all so relative. I grew up in D.C. where the summers were always in the high 90's , both temperature (Farenheit)and humidity (wet!) I now live in the south of Portugal where the temps are a touch cooler and typical summer humidity was in the 30's. (Winters, for the record are very high humidity. No snow to blot it up.) This year our humidity has been hovering for two months in the 50% range and I think I'm going to melt! Of course there are very few massive green shade trees here to help you feel cooler.<br /><br />On to nicer things. That poppy in your first photo is absolutely spectacular. I love it. Is it a particular variety or from one of those random mixed seed packs? I've never seen one like it. The last time I bought a random pack my husband threw it on a dirt pile and we had poppies of all shapes and sizes, including pale pink and pale blue minis. They are so wonderful.karen alhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05492488063694120474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584844.post-39099699220519789522011-07-21T08:54:56.581-04:002011-07-21T08:54:56.581-04:00I hate muggy weather - give me Arizona any day! D...I hate muggy weather - give me Arizona any day! Dry heat agrees with me (although maybe because since I'm a singer I'm very conscious of staying hydrated.) But humidity is definitely better for the garden. Your roses are breathtaking!Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033962421747253414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584844.post-35705118645137419622011-07-21T03:21:21.734-04:002011-07-21T03:21:21.734-04:00The Southwest can have monsoon rains which makes f...The Southwest can have monsoon rains which makes for even kookier weather as the arid climate causes any water from the thunderstorms to disappear within minutes. I can't stand muggy summer weather but as a coastal Northern Californian I'm really not used to hot weather at all. My only complaint is that my foggy neighborhood is too cold to grow tomatoes easily.GinkgoKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180302738733027519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584844.post-54180823062475931862011-07-20T14:10:54.140-04:002011-07-20T14:10:54.140-04:00-+Love the flowers today, the rain has ruined our ...-+Love the flowers today, the rain has ruined our roses. That first poppy is wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584844.post-89292762064677579242011-07-20T13:37:26.939-04:002011-07-20T13:37:26.939-04:00As a resident of the SW US desert, I have to say t...As a resident of the SW US desert, I have to say that your friend is definitely correct. The dry air is deceptively hard to live in, especially if you aren't used to it. Fortunately, having grown up here, I am used to it and know how to deal with it, so if you stick me in a place with even low humidity I am thoroughly miserable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584844.post-36059827002301653552011-07-20T10:20:54.243-04:002011-07-20T10:20:54.243-04:00They're talking about the humidex going up to ...They're talking about the humidex going up to 50C today (over 120F). I don't remember ever having a humidex this high in southern Ontario (I'm outside of Toronto, but I grew up in Sarnia). Feeling hot hot hot!Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486706569491702675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584844.post-40259576730830247322011-07-20T09:26:56.842-04:002011-07-20T09:26:56.842-04:00My husband is from Chatham and when I first went t...My husband is from Chatham and when I first went there for a visit in the summer I was overwhelmed by the humidity. Nothing like it anywhere else in Ontario...Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355058095178542768noreply@blogger.com