tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post6781880152290359134..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: Mad HattersBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-38292752519495630382018-04-05T08:27:35.756-04:002018-04-05T08:27:35.756-04:00It's not uncommon in this part of the world to...It's not uncommon in this part of the world to see a robin listening for worms while standing on a lawn thinly coated with snow, which is melting even as I look at it. But we have several inches of snow on the ground here this morning! Ridiculous.<br /><br />The only scent I find more devastating than spring lilacs is lily of the valley. And it's close. Both are sharp - lily of the valley a little sharper - strong, sweet. Unmistakable. Beloved. Some years ago, while on vacation in Hawaii, I came across a group of women stitchers who were engaged in a search for a variety of lilac that would grow on the Big Island, unsuccessfully at that time.Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-12498243993282098272018-04-05T01:48:08.303-04:002018-04-05T01:48:08.303-04:00Your tea party sounds like fun. Snow and robins- ...Your tea party sounds like fun. Snow and robins- what a surprising combination. I am going to Chicago in a oouple of weeks and hoping to be there when the lilacs bloom. I love the color and the way the flowers looks and I want to bury my nose in the blossoms and soak up the scent.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.com