tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post3141448887018058683..comments2024-03-18T23:41:14.186-07:00Comments on A Library of Design: The Pure Pleasure of PalmsJanelle McCullochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-17156478598858356892012-11-25T06:44:50.118-08:002012-11-25T06:44:50.118-08:00Dear Janelle
Just loved it. Brought back so many...Dear Janelle<br /><br />Just loved it. Brought back so many memories. Also fantastic that she climbed Adam's Peak (which we did many years ago - it's a pilgrimage for Sri Lankans, and quite beautiful if the weather is good, but also rather an endurance test - I climbed in high heels, but that's another story). Her photos were magical. Best wishes, PamelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-42971536567866724582012-11-23T01:00:44.023-08:002012-11-23T01:00:44.023-08:00Yes it is worth it! Look it is already a family hi...Yes it is worth it! Look it is already a family history in the making ie "remember the time we drove to Adelaide for Christmas with the dogs?".<br />You would always be welcome here!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537466034231841180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-81771918128268802152012-11-22T21:35:26.863-08:002012-11-22T21:35:26.863-08:00Sri Lanka (I always preferred the old name, Ceylon...Sri Lanka (I always preferred the old name, Ceylon) is meant to be such a beautiful country. Your memories and photos of your time there must be incredible. And that living room sounds glorious! Love the sound of the fabric.<br /><br />Did you ever see Slim Paley's post on Sri Lanka?<br />xJanelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-65236119485277112762012-11-22T21:33:10.901-08:002012-11-22T21:33:10.901-08:00PS Will email a quick note.PS Will email a quick note.Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-73013483680596546002012-11-22T21:32:24.454-08:002012-11-22T21:32:24.454-08:00You sound like you're having the best Christma...You sound like you're having the best Christmas. Reading books in the sun with palm trees swaying above. Might join you for a cocktail, I think.<br /><br />Wish we were doing that rather than driving 9 hours to Adelaide in a hot car through towns like 'Tetanus' (can't remember real name) and with dogs that are panting their protests in our faces the entire time. And then, at the end, staying in a cheap motel in North Adelaide (because the Hilton was the only other place that would accept dogs and their 'dog charge' was $500 a dog). All to visit family...But I guess it's worth it, isn't it? <br />xxJanelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-5017711400560882042012-11-22T21:27:35.218-08:002012-11-22T21:27:35.218-08:00Mmm. I agree. I also like the whooosh of them as t...Mmm. I agree. I also like the whooosh of them as the wind blows the leaves, although I've never been near one when a coconut's cracked off and fallen. Wouldn't like to be swinging in a hammock underneath that. xxJanelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-12577018769691408202012-11-22T21:25:54.126-08:002012-11-22T21:25:54.126-08:00Yes, but Hobart has magnificent gardens, and I'...Yes, but Hobart has magnificent gardens, and I'm sure the palms in yours make it seem lush and beautiful. WIll email you re a request. xxJanelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-34142473945592327982012-11-22T21:24:25.931-08:002012-11-22T21:24:25.931-08:00Very much so! I love her hair too.
And that pool.....Very much so! I love her hair too.<br />And that pool... Looks like it was stolen fom the Hearst Castle.<br />xxJanelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-42881073460727458122012-11-22T21:23:04.597-08:002012-11-22T21:23:04.597-08:00Oh, that yard sounds amazing! And any lamp designi...Oh, that yard sounds amazing! And any lamp designing like a palm tree is not tacky at all. <br /><br />Vancouver Island is beautiful. I loved the Butchart Gardens. xJanelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-17413183609750617502012-11-22T19:52:21.571-08:002012-11-22T19:52:21.571-08:00and they have a unique smell ,,or should I say sce...and they have a unique smell ,,or should I say scent?smrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-32989414444921404152012-11-22T04:34:35.897-08:002012-11-22T04:34:35.897-08:00Dear Janelle
All these beautiful palm images bring...Dear Janelle<br />All these beautiful palm images bring back many memories of our two years in Sri Lanka and its beautiful palm fringed beaches. <br />In the old colonial house where we lived, I chose for the lounge room curtains a beautiful quite heavy cotton/linen fabric with large palm trees on a cream background, not unlike the Canovas fabric, but with more plain cream background. Along two sides, the large windows opened to the garden, shaded by tall trees and filled with tropical plants. It was green on green. The walls were white and the high ceilings and fans white also. The furniture was mostly old Sri Lankan tropical wood. We bought quite a few heavy old brass and bronze pots, with a polished patina that glowed in the rays of light falling through the trees. We always had fresh flowers or brilliant leaves from the garden scattered around in the pots to introduce a little colour (mostly reds, oranges, pinks). It was quite beautiful and people used to say that after the chaotic streets of Colombo it was like coming into an oasis. So simple, peaceful and green. Many good memories. Best wishes, PamelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-62394868997007227192012-11-22T02:00:47.378-08:002012-11-22T02:00:47.378-08:00One of my favourite things is the sound of a late ...One of my favourite things is the sound of a late afternoon summer breeze rustling the palm fonds outside my home. It says summer, Christmas, time off work, aah total relax mode.<br />Such a beautiful collection of photos.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537466034231841180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-24818180714329712822012-11-21T20:19:34.354-08:002012-11-21T20:19:34.354-08:00So true Janelle, for me palms instantly evoke asso...So true Janelle, for me palms instantly evoke associations of tropical escapes and drinks served in coconuts....except that, as I type with one finger, I am looking at some curious species of palm growing in my own garden.....and there's nothing tropical or exotic about Hobart! NRxRomyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076787666700221629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-70447445453736787552012-11-21T19:08:16.382-08:002012-11-21T19:08:16.382-08:00luff a palm tree on the hols.
Luff CZ so much. H...luff a palm tree on the hols.<br /><br />Luff CZ so much. Her real name was Lucy. She looks like a Lucy don't you think?<br /><br />Faux Fuchsiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317677066408030053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-88636916483899078592012-11-21T18:10:13.428-08:002012-11-21T18:10:13.428-08:00I adore palm trees. My yard in California is litte...I adore palm trees. My yard in California is littered with them and my home on Vancouver Island has multiple tacky lamps and photos of them. They just say "holiday" to me. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723360304687997220noreply@blogger.com