tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post6428028078191014351..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Winter flowersKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-63505204072412026382015-12-17T19:45:02.184+01:002015-12-17T19:45:02.184+01:00I am so glad you saved the hortensias! They are h...I am so glad you saved the hortensias! They are happy in their new home.C in Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797701714608179842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19127420159501435752015-12-11T21:08:40.468+01:002015-12-11T21:08:40.468+01:00wow youir flowers look great in winterwow youir flowers look great in winterGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29286469705476421752015-12-11T20:58:18.457+01:002015-12-11T20:58:18.457+01:00I think that acidity in the soil can change the co...I think that acidity in the soil can change the color of hydrangea flowers as you say.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-31757890117194237642015-12-11T18:13:18.054+01:002015-12-11T18:13:18.054+01:00Hydrangeas...one of my favorites, along with iris ...Hydrangeas...one of my favorites, along with iris and peonies. Yours are lovely and seem to be thriving.<br /><br />I've read somewhere that coffee grounds added to the soil can turn the blooms from pink to blue. Don;t know if it's true.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-49040273135701917432015-12-11T16:28:48.434+01:002015-12-11T16:28:48.434+01:00If I could, I'd give you some cuttings from ou...If I could, I'd give you some cuttings from our plants. U.S customs wouldn't like it, though.<br /><br />I went to SuperU this morning and bought 6 duck leg/thigh pieces and some duck fat to make <i>confit</i> with for New Year's Day. It will be good with some beans, maybe black-eyed peas.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23664287567637259532015-12-11T16:16:08.103+01:002015-12-11T16:16:08.103+01:00Vivement les fĂȘtes, n'est-ce pas ? There's...<i>Vivement les fĂȘtes, n'est-ce pas ?</i> There's something about this time of year that lets us appreciate the passage of time, even if it means we are getting older. Another holiday season to enjoy is somehow reassuring. I'm feeling my age.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29100090242889028102015-12-11T16:14:03.987+01:002015-12-11T16:14:03.987+01:00You are fortunate to have hortensia still in bloom...You are fortunate to have hortensia still in bloom right now. Ours give up the ghost earlier. I need to find some late bloomers like yours to enjoy late in the fall.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-476284810058212562015-12-11T14:17:31.172+01:002015-12-11T14:17:31.172+01:00I'd be very tempted to pick some of those hydr...I'd be very tempted to pick some of those hydrangeas and let them dry in the house. They seem to<br />turn a lovely beige color with some tint of color, and I don't believe they need any special<br />treatment.<br />Having followed your blog for so many years, the holidays wouldn't be the same without reading<br />about your annual celebratory cuisine.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335063080532127542noreply@blogger.com