tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13170493.post8993833046842455033..comments2023-11-02T09:03:09.405-04:00Comments on dreams and bones: Lessons from PollyLesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08535826398347449121noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13170493.post-69660569691701798402007-05-04T15:29:00.000-04:002007-05-04T15:29:00.000-04:00Leslie: A great tribute to Polly. I had the plea...Leslie: <BR/><BR/>A great tribute to Polly. I had the pleasure of visiting her garden a few years back. It is amazing what will grow just 100 miles closer to the ocean...MV is actually in the ocean isn't it. Loved her place and will mourn her loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13170493.post-59271073740493682312007-05-04T13:17:00.000-04:002007-05-04T13:17:00.000-04:00Funny, I had read Polly's obit in the NYTimes and ...Funny, I had read Polly's obit in the NYTimes and I thought of you.<BR/><BR/>There is much to be learned about taking the long view, especially in this instant-gratification kind of world that we live in. I mused just today when feeding the school's sheep. A grape seedling had sprouted and they hadn't eaten it. I thought: only cuttings from "real" (i.e., cultivated) grapes would render anything useful, but I thought, do I have that kind of time? And if I were to use her as a guide, I have 60 years.<BR/><BR/>So thanks. And welcome back!Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13170493.post-25995710282602589702007-05-04T09:41:00.000-04:002007-05-04T09:41:00.000-04:00Leslie, what a great post with so much wisdom. An...Leslie, what a great post with so much wisdom. Answering to a passion may be the secret of a happy life at any age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com