Le russe satan is bringing Some Curious Notes as a gift to the comm and to our attention. It is an interesting and wonderful list of plants mentioned in the Aubreyad
You’re most welcome - I’m very proud to be a member of this “small but perfectly formed” community; I haven’t had much time for writing over the last year, but reading others’ words and marvelling at their artwork keeps me going! (Hopefully the new year will give me time for more input).
Anyway . . . this was well worth waiting for - how fascinating!
”Puya raimondii doesn't grow a single flower until it is 70-150 years old but, when it does, it grows around 8000 of them all over the tall spike.”
Nought to eight thousand in 70 years!! Can’t be bad! *grin*
Very interesting about the myrrh and frankincense growing in the Yemen - wise men from the east and all that - picking up these gifts on their way to Bethlehem (although my geography may be a little shaky).
And the wonderful dragon tree - one of my favourite lines in the whole of the 21 books is Killick saying there is a tree which if you fall asleep under it you wake up dead!!
Thank you for thinking so well of our little comm. It is good because of its wonderful members. Over the years we got a bit slower, but that is to be expected. Still, we are still here, years from where we started out.
Indeed, RL has a way of intruding, but it must, of necessity, come first. I will keep my fingers crossed that you will have some time next year. It would be lovely to see something from you being posted.
It seems, Killick is a firm favourite with all readers of the books and watchers of the movie. *g*
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A Merry Christmas to you :) Thank you for posting so many encouraging comments.
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Anyway . . . this was well worth waiting for - how fascinating!
”Puya raimondii doesn't grow a single flower until it is 70-150 years old but, when it does, it grows around 8000 of them all over the tall spike.”
Nought to eight thousand in 70 years!! Can’t be bad! *grin*
Very interesting about the myrrh and frankincense growing in the Yemen - wise men from the east and all that - picking up these gifts on their way to Bethlehem (although my geography may be a little shaky).
And the wonderful dragon tree - one of my favourite lines in the whole of the 21 books is Killick saying there is a tree which if you fall asleep under it you wake up dead!!
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Indeed, RL has a way of intruding, but it must, of necessity, come first. I will keep my fingers crossed that you will have some time next year. It would be lovely to see something from you being posted.
It seems, Killick is a firm favourite with all readers of the books and watchers of the movie. *g*
Have a Happy New Year. :)
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