tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post7537702126217468658..comments2024-02-11T11:39:25.302-07:00Comments on The Merry Needle: Ollie Ollie Um-Come-Free Olde Dame Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-69111893870676716032021-05-08T04:54:04.775-06:002021-05-08T04:54:04.775-06:00That weeping mulberry has got itself into a knot.That weeping mulberry has got itself into a knot.Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-19960462154342877082021-05-08T04:07:37.415-06:002021-05-08T04:07:37.415-06:00We said Ollie Ollie oxen free!
Beautiful blooms. ...We said Ollie Ollie oxen free!<br />Beautiful blooms. Love them all, but the red cactus is a treasure Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-81032328414544237242021-05-07T21:50:50.179-06:002021-05-07T21:50:50.179-06:00Your flower photos are just wonderful! Our peonie...Your flower photos are just wonderful! Our peonies haven't bloomed here yet. I look forward to them every year. :) Lois Evensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129343619065721588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-23053696333358454542021-05-07T21:13:30.779-06:002021-05-07T21:13:30.779-06:00Wow! And a gorgeous peony it is!
I am a follower ...Wow! And a gorgeous peony it is!<br />I am a follower of that blog and certainly do enjoy it. I love history - real history and the wonderful tidbits of knowledge that come about from little tools and such that were everyday objects way back when.<br />Oh, and we used to put one foot in the circle. A fist is a better potato - silly kids.Lady Locusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661298925602199106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-43317947632672568832021-05-07T20:28:54.602-06:002021-05-07T20:28:54.602-06:00Desert flowers are definitely in a class by themse...Desert flowers are definitely in a class by themselves! How beautiful!Hill Top Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417478558713036325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-82180996038846515872021-05-07T18:25:31.221-06:002021-05-07T18:25:31.221-06:00We used to say Ollie Ollie oxen free, or something...We used to say Ollie Ollie oxen free, or something like that. I never knew what it meant except it was time to all come in from hiding. WE loved playing games like that. Happy childhood memories on the playground at school mostly. I didn't live in a neighborhood of kids. I was a country girl. I love your photos. Aren't the cactus blooms just amazing? Ours here are mostly just all yellow ones, but I love to see them. Sadly, we can't grow peonies here in Florida. I wish we could. I love them so. I am sorry to hear you are ill, and I will be praying for you to feel better. God is able! Exodus 15:26 tells us that God said "I am the Lord that healeth thee." Amen!! I hope you have a blessed and beautiful Mother's day weekend.Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-56680737627953344062021-05-07T17:41:29.997-06:002021-05-07T17:41:29.997-06:00Oh I already follow his blog. He is from Michigan ...Oh I already follow his blog. He is from Michigan here And does a lot of re-enactments at Greenfield Village where Bob and I like to go to. He is a great historian! JanicePrims By The Waterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08737737916013397690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-66905359711050858372021-05-07T15:37:59.824-06:002021-05-07T15:37:59.824-06:00These are such pretty blooms, Holly. That last on...These are such pretty blooms, Holly. That last one of the cactus bloom is so unusual. I smiled at the pomegranate because every Christmas I put a pomegranate in Nel's stocking, as she loves them. I enjoy hearing stories from your childhood, and I remember playing hide and seek too. So many fun games back in the day.....and simple ones that just put a smile on our face. Happy Mother's Day, and I'm sending you an e-mail right now.<br /><br />~SheriRed Rose Alleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685747099912989862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-78183875315078859902021-05-07T14:53:11.435-06:002021-05-07T14:53:11.435-06:00Growing up on a farm with no near neighbours I onl...Growing up on a farm with no near neighbours I only got to play games at school and we were more or less forced to play baseball. I remember once my best friend and I got to been teenagers we refused to play and the poor nuns didn't know what to do with us. They were not used to rebels.<br />I can't get over the lovely blooms that grow on cactus. And that Peony is the exact one I have with the white and bit of red blooms.<br />Granny Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858237999602347848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-88167278714024633642021-05-07T12:53:30.644-06:002021-05-07T12:53:30.644-06:00I had no idea peony could grow in the desert. I lo...I had no idea peony could grow in the desert. I love learning more about where you live, it is so different to my Northern Wisconsin. Carla from The Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-14197670272897365952021-05-07T11:53:27.055-06:002021-05-07T11:53:27.055-06:00I think we said "ollie ollie ox in free"...I think we said "ollie ollie ox in free" or "oxen", whatever that meant, lol. I love the tree with the twisty branches! I was watching Kate from The Last Homely House on YouTube as she tied knots in the branches of her willows. They get so weird looking as they get older. I love that sort of weirdness, lol. Praying for your health! Lisa Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567160304529796810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-49222891039261961852021-05-07T11:35:51.435-06:002021-05-07T11:35:51.435-06:00Ours was Ollie, Ollie in free! Hadn't thought...Ours was Ollie, Ollie in free! Hadn't thought about that in decades.<br />I was raised Catholic, but am not familiar with First Friday.<br />I am simply amazed at the plants that bloom in the desert. Just beautiful! I never would have guessed iris or peony could survive there.Rugs and Pugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084387971128823025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-83100701366001389142021-05-07T10:38:31.917-06:002021-05-07T10:38:31.917-06:00I am not Catholic but I do wear a St Benedict meda...I am not Catholic but I do wear a St Benedict medal at all times. It does keep illness at bay. All the blooms are lovely. The peony (my grandmother's favorite) is especially striking.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-6979024597447561122021-05-07T09:20:58.724-06:002021-05-07T09:20:58.724-06:00Your blooms are beautiful. I have some Peonies to...Your blooms are beautiful. I have some Peonies to plant this weekend from my DIL's garden that she is sharing with me. Remembering the old games are fun memories.The Tea Lady's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813637655711555894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-1585232553219338492021-05-07T08:35:57.325-06:002021-05-07T08:35:57.325-06:00the flowers are gorgeous and you and your cell pho...the flowers are gorgeous and you and your cell phone did a great job of capturing them for us. I do love that twisted tree. I love trees and this is a beauty. MadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-50677543377284418092021-05-07T07:55:16.555-06:002021-05-07T07:55:16.555-06:00I heard it as Ollie Ollie Oxen Free. And as part...I heard it as Ollie Ollie Oxen Free. And as part of a game, not to call us in. How that game was played doesn't come to mind though. It's hard to believe that cactus have such beautiful flowers.JustGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08948391538309176039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-6573891487052399672021-05-07T07:32:28.715-06:002021-05-07T07:32:28.715-06:00I seem to have missed out on those games. there we...I seem to have missed out on those games. there were only two boys on my block and me. We did all boy things. I even had a boy's bike. I guess that's why I've always been sort of a tomboy myself.<br /><br />Sorry to read you are ill. I am not sure how I missed that. You have some gorgeous flowers and plants to cheer you up, though. Where I used to live on the MO/KS line, there were lots of pecan farms. I've never seen any other places, so was glad you shared the ones in your area.<br /><br />Hope by the time you read this, you are feeling better and have been anointed.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-10719877044597424092021-05-07T04:38:13.989-06:002021-05-07T04:38:13.989-06:00such lovely flowers. We are 34 this morning things...such lovely flowers. We are 34 this morning things are having a hard time waking up from the winter. our call was all in come free. Lots of childhood memories for sure with the neighbor kids.<br />Cathyacorn hollowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503414190541111706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-55571343586227734332021-05-06T23:36:18.225-06:002021-05-06T23:36:18.225-06:00Such beautiful flowers!
Nice to see these flowers ...Such beautiful flowers!<br />Nice to see these flowers we don’t have here.at the moment there is hardly no flowers in the garden due to very cold weather!<br />We should have the peonies and wisterias, but only few small flowers.<br />I wish you a good weekend.<br />I am glad you liked the churches.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371884515613303453noreply@blogger.com