tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post7123979080552343721..comments2024-03-16T10:37:09.839-04:00Comments on Life in Mathews: HoneysuckleChesapeake Bay Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-18790835324186531252011-05-28T08:28:26.176-04:002011-05-28T08:28:26.176-04:00while on my walk the other day, I noticed that the...while on my walk the other day, I noticed that the honeysuckle here is not in bloom yet, buds but no flowers...<br /><br />I hope your children have a wonderful weekend..<br /><br />don't work too hardMaria_NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17714568198005794384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-13426879693411158242011-05-28T07:00:52.184-04:002011-05-28T07:00:52.184-04:00Anonymous/mer-As usual you've picked an excell...Anonymous/mer-As usual you've picked an excellent song. I watched a documentary on her a while back and was riveted. Good choice for this post!Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-82133660301651670592011-05-27T21:27:53.715-04:002011-05-27T21:27:53.715-04:00I still like to suck the nectar out of the honeysu...I still like to suck the nectar out of the honeysuckle blooms!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036374022323687122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-49176334061298062642011-05-27T19:11:22.531-04:002011-05-27T19:11:22.531-04:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XH4Uzusrc0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XH4Uzusrc0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-5456564354816957002011-05-27T12:12:48.089-04:002011-05-27T12:12:48.089-04:00Boy, did I miss out as a kid. We chewed Johnson gr...Boy, did I miss out as a kid. We chewed Johnson grass. That's about it. And it tasted awful -- but somehow compelling. Now I need therapy.fooleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437690389824744691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-72724750458991712752011-05-27T11:39:55.147-04:002011-05-27T11:39:55.147-04:00Apparently, I missed a whole part of my growing up...Apparently, I missed a whole part of my growing up! I never knew you could savor honeysuckle nectar. And lilac nectar, Kay, really? Who knew?<br /><br />I do, however, remember walking along my country road in early June and picking and eating wild strawberries that were growing there.Meg McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226110990838922422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-6814486765149709222011-05-27T11:07:59.693-04:002011-05-27T11:07:59.693-04:00I am a life long fan of honeysuckle too. Funny I p...I am a life long fan of honeysuckle too. Funny I posted on honeysuckle today as well. There's a whole lotta honeysuckling going on. It's that time of year!<br /><><Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08886045805509904850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-51102726852788909152011-05-27T10:02:03.971-04:002011-05-27T10:02:03.971-04:00I still can not walk past a honeysuckle vine witho...I still can not walk past a honeysuckle vine without treating myself to a few buds! Thanks for bringing back great memories!Driftwood and Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01477043126617862702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-76270423513557095252011-05-27T08:06:25.767-04:002011-05-27T08:06:25.767-04:00They should make a May Cove perfume out of that! ...They should make a May Cove perfume out of that! Maybe they did. I once saw the brand on sale in the gift shop at Jeffersons home in Charlottesville. Chesapeake Bay Grandfather and Jo Rixey started the company in the sixties.growing wild on waverly lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222930522676348641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-65096906298229992182011-05-27T07:48:03.989-04:002011-05-27T07:48:03.989-04:00Jamie-"Cloying" is so close to "ann...Jamie-"Cloying" is so close to "annoying," which very adequately describes how syrupy/sweet honeysuckle is...it's almost too sweet.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-31524447779449334462011-05-27T07:45:28.847-04:002011-05-27T07:45:28.847-04:00What lovely sentiments behind these comments alrea...What lovely sentiments behind these comments already this morning! Such a nice surprise.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and for sharing your memories.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-47765264246759867172011-05-27T07:43:34.075-04:002011-05-27T07:43:34.075-04:00Cloying seems like such a nice word but it isn'...Cloying seems like such a nice word but it isn't. I love honeysuckle and so do both of my darling children. Though Midge has been known to break out in hives after "eating" too much nectar.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541283009059071005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-66662145931955972612011-05-27T06:28:01.301-04:002011-05-27T06:28:01.301-04:00I always enjoyed the tiny drop of honeysuckle nect...I always enjoyed the tiny drop of honeysuckle nectar. I love the fragrance.<br /><br />This year we made jellies from our "weeds"...dandelion, violet and clover.Bethiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901942855461654008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-91841694222504296802011-05-27T01:39:39.129-04:002011-05-27T01:39:39.129-04:00When I was a child, I liked to eat clover blossoms...When I was a child, I liked to eat clover blossoms, and I also enjoyed hiding in the big, big lilac tree and sucking that one drop of nectar that's hidden in each tiny little lilac blossom.<br />However, I will never look at my honeysuckle in quite the same way now, and I will always be wondering... what if?<br />— K<br /><br />Kay, Alberta, Canada<br />An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous TravelKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-40194997610563587322011-05-27T01:04:23.668-04:002011-05-27T01:04:23.668-04:00I wonder why none of my friends back in the days o...I wonder why none of my friends back in the days of my misspent youth ever tried smoking honeysuckle....they smoked everything else. <br /><br />Oh well, the vines out behind the house are in full flower now and it sure is nice when the breeze is blowing the right way and that's the first thing i smell when i pry my eyes open in the morning!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812329358511747697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-59529436952721834192011-05-27T00:51:33.979-04:002011-05-27T00:51:33.979-04:00"...And a flower shall heal them..."
As ..."...And a flower shall heal them..."<br />As a child, I was lucky to also live in places where honeysuckle was abundant. Something beautiful, aromatic, with a sweet nectar secret.A treasure for a child, where no money need be exchanged to enjoy a treat, no adult necessary to procure it. I too enjoyed tasting the nectar, and the rarefied atmosphere of just being in the natural world.<br />We are all pulling for you to get to your deadline with the work completed. <br />LLCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com