tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post9144440416670092888..comments2024-03-29T05:26:30.522+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Pears.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57223483398844024862015-08-18T23:51:21.139+01:002015-08-18T23:51:21.139+01:00Why? You seem an all-around decent person with an ...Why? You seem an all-around decent person with an interesting life. Plus, you are a gardener.<br /><br />People who play in the dirt should stick together.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70216196776442771912015-08-18T04:44:58.592+01:002015-08-18T04:44:58.592+01:00There are certain jobs that people do after they r...There are certain jobs that people do after they realise that they can't really do anything. Amongst these, unfortunately, is 'Gardener'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78343441464977737912015-08-18T04:42:34.797+01:002015-08-18T04:42:34.797+01:00Comments are always welcomed Frances; even from a ...Comments are always welcomed Frances; even from a hot and humid NYC,Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64981697360159495702015-08-17T23:40:43.381+01:002015-08-17T23:40:43.381+01:00I agree with you about the joy of savoring a ripen...I agree with you about the joy of savoring a ripened pear. How fortunate you are to have such a generous pear tree on a walking route that both you and Bok remember, particularly at this time of the year.<br /><br />Suddenly, today NYC is very hot and humid...a traditional duo we'd hoped to escape this August. The promised afternoon thunderstorm collected its energy about 4 pm, and then lost the plot. Humidity still clings.<br /><br />I found your previous post very moving, but hesitated to send a comment, thinking myself too recent a visitor.<br /><br />Best regards from New York.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68655642092905089972015-08-17T20:22:54.066+01:002015-08-17T20:22:54.066+01:00That's a disastrous thing to happen.
Save us ...That's a disastrous thing to happen. <br />Save us from so called "garden contractors" ! Sometimes I wonder how much many of them really know. We've lost some beautiful plants over the years - the usual excuse being that it looked dead - in winter !Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13787619345565322772015-08-17T16:13:37.201+01:002015-08-17T16:13:37.201+01:00They come; they go; but they never say why.They come; they go; but they never say why.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44669986787790550792015-08-17T16:12:59.490+01:002015-08-17T16:12:59.490+01:00Be grateful. A friend of ours here asked a garden ...Be grateful. A friend of ours here asked a garden contractor to clear his garden of unwanted scrub etc. The man turned up (in our friend's absence) and set light to the grass, which then set light to all his trees, and part of the house. When our friend later turned up at his house to inspect the work he found everything charred and half the house burned to the ground. He refused to pay the contractor!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5070841232588968142015-08-17T15:54:10.680+01:002015-08-17T15:54:10.680+01:00We had an eighty year old Bartlet pear that produc...We had an eighty year old Bartlet pear that produced wonderful fruit but when we added onto MM the contractor cut it down (without our permission) so he would have easier access. An elderly neighbor made two pencil holders out of a large branch, but unfortunately every time I look at the thing sitting on my desk it reminds me of the damn contractor. And I still don’t have any pears!Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11701508710339980822015-08-17T15:46:53.722+01:002015-08-17T15:46:53.722+01:00I lost 2 followers as well...I know my blog is dul...I lost 2 followers as well...I know my blog is dull so I don't mind! :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19754027563908420702015-08-17T15:11:46.302+01:002015-08-17T15:11:46.302+01:00I will try but Condrieu is the wine I cannot resis...I will try but Condrieu is the wine I cannot resist.mia morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14796539025927868669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53141092521842480442015-08-17T14:54:19.781+01:002015-08-17T14:54:19.781+01:00Pears like hot weather, apples prefer cooler. Mayb...Pears like hot weather, apples prefer cooler. Maybe that's the problem. My advice; plant more Plums.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20532650702031492082015-08-17T14:52:42.601+01:002015-08-17T14:52:42.601+01:00There's a tree nearby that produces very large...There's a tree nearby that produces very large round Pears, they are also quite hard, so no-one touches them.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69052993093513597402015-08-17T14:50:52.332+01:002015-08-17T14:50:52.332+01:00Exchange the Condrieu for Pécharmant, and I'd ...Exchange the Condrieu for Pécharmant, and I'd agree.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46300859351689141662015-08-17T14:45:14.042+01:002015-08-17T14:45:14.042+01:00Like Elaine I have a 15year old tree that flowers ...Like Elaine I have a 15year old tree that flowers beautifully, has half a dozen pathetic fruitlets which fall off leaving me with nothing! This is the second tree I have planted and the first was rubbish too. First was a Comic e, second a Conference.My apples are superb, as are the plums (my favourite)<br />I suppose you can't win 'em all.<br /> I lost a Bloglovin follower after my last post. I guess they are getting fed up of my rants! Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7963940509919514632015-08-17T14:41:02.150+01:002015-08-17T14:41:02.150+01:00I have never seen a fruit tree produce more fruit ...I have never seen a fruit tree produce more fruit than a pear tree. There is a very old pear tree on the neighbors acreage that produces very large pears. The largest I've seen. The fruits are very hard, but I still enjoy them. If I didn't have all my teeth, I might not enjoy them so. And, I crawl under the barb wire fence to abscond with them. The neighbor doesn't know about the tree and never prunes nor partakes of it.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52540789358746961372015-08-17T14:26:53.531+01:002015-08-17T14:26:53.531+01:00Juicy pears slices, roquefort and "du bon pai...Juicy pears slices, roquefort and "du bon pain complet", a glass of Condrieu and that's divine.mia morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14796539025927868669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26668131012715353682015-08-17T09:56:22.669+01:002015-08-17T09:56:22.669+01:00p.s. I've just noticed that I've lost 2 fo...p.s. I've just noticed that I've lost 2 followers, do you think they were anticipating that Quince question?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88130607488673974092015-08-17T09:55:04.474+01:002015-08-17T09:55:04.474+01:00No, but Monty did. He'd eat anything, includin...No, but Monty did. He'd eat anything, including gravel.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59246470256336209822015-08-17T09:54:27.172+01:002015-08-17T09:54:27.172+01:00Too early Tom, I'll bore you with that later.Too early Tom, I'll bore you with that later.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87518615981128352712015-08-17T09:50:56.565+01:002015-08-17T09:50:56.565+01:00It must be that time when you ask everyone for qui...It must be that time when you ask everyone for quince recipes.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74299352339960704662015-08-17T09:22:50.213+01:002015-08-17T09:22:50.213+01:00Does Bok eat pears?
I ask because our last house ...Does Bok eat pears?<br /><br />I ask because our last house had a pear tree, and Ginger (along with her best friend, a Boykin spaniel named Charlie) loved eating ripe pears from the ground. They gorged themselves on them! <br /><br />I like pears a lot, too. A plate of good pears along with sliced apples and Brie is one of my favorite snacks.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78149990627752937672015-08-17T09:18:03.318+01:002015-08-17T09:18:03.318+01:00Sounds like you got a bum tree. I think you might ...Sounds like you got a bum tree. I think you might be wise to get rid, and replace with either a Conference or a Doyenne de C.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73518441735333966562015-08-17T09:16:55.561+01:002015-08-17T09:16:55.561+01:00We discuss the day ahead. We discuss the day ahead. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53566284523279501902015-08-17T09:16:16.039+01:002015-08-17T09:16:16.039+01:00It's the best!It's the best!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11416015172056377532015-08-17T08:12:55.409+01:002015-08-17T08:12:55.409+01:00Do you discuss what route you will be taking with ...Do you discuss what route you will be taking with Bok before you set out and talk to him while you walk?Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com