tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065634132019405929.post2437267080834470137..comments2023-09-01T09:34:49.732-04:00Comments on Creative Everyday Life with Mary Lemmenes: Studying Cabbage Palms for Better PaintingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11588695586677501283noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065634132019405929.post-22841567521797593252012-10-24T21:19:46.944-04:002012-10-24T21:19:46.944-04:00I hope your hip surgery went okay today. I was p...I hope your hip surgery went okay today. I was praying for you today. I hope you will do your paintings again after you get well. I love seeing all of your paintings very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065634132019405929.post-47331145518837104492012-10-23T09:52:15.763-04:002012-10-23T09:52:15.763-04:00Thank you very much.Thank you very much.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588695586677501283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065634132019405929.post-19708291387813308452012-10-22T21:39:45.903-04:002012-10-22T21:39:45.903-04:00I hope you can paint again after your surgery. I l...I hope you can paint again after your surgery. I love all of your paintings very much. I miss seeing your paintings very much. Good luck with your surgery this week. I will be thinking aboat you what ever day you have your surgery on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065634132019405929.post-53261595526823186042012-10-21T09:09:45.822-04:002012-10-21T09:09:45.822-04:00I'm glad you like the turtle photos and the pa...I'm glad you like the turtle photos and the paintings; thank you.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588695586677501283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065634132019405929.post-26685130298524223962012-10-20T20:46:19.147-04:002012-10-20T20:46:19.147-04:00I love all of you painting very much to. There ...I love all of you painting very much to. There two i the most. Your dog looking at the trulte. And the trulte in the sand at the beach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065634132019405929.post-60064676951820911422012-10-20T19:36:32.316-04:002012-10-20T19:36:32.316-04:00I am thrilled you stopped by, Katherine. I appreci...I am thrilled you stopped by, Katherine. I appreciate your kind comments and best wishes. I do hope to be able to return to some painting as soon as I can sit in that chair for a short period of time.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588695586677501283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065634132019405929.post-3808338022125519822012-10-19T20:12:39.659-04:002012-10-19T20:12:39.659-04:00Thank you for the nice comment! Your blog is beaut...Thank you for the nice comment! Your blog is beautiful! I love the seascape painting and the story about the cabbage palms. It's all very interesting and inspiring. Best wishes to you in the coming weeks. I hope you find time for your artwork, it will help to restore your peace of mind :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600673251180423439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065634132019405929.post-1659266487425000702012-10-19T17:13:10.653-04:002012-10-19T17:13:10.653-04:00Hi Sherry! I'm not surprised that you had wond...Hi Sherry! I'm not surprised that you had wondered about the spikes on some palm trees--before we moved to Florida, I would have had no idea about many palm details. Nor would I have realized the amazing variety of palm trees there are in temperate and tropical areas all over the world. Some Florida palms, like the cabbage palm, are native and would have greeted the first Europeans to arrive on our shores. Some others have been cultivated and brought in to the area from elsewhere. Thank you very much for your good wishes for our recoveries from surgery.<br /><br />I like cabbage, too, Anonymous friend. The cabbage palm has no parts you can eat that I know of (does anyone know if our native peoples ever utilized any part of it for food?) Like most trees, the so-called cabbage palm (maybe it got that nickname from its shape? I don't know.) does have its own kind of "flower" and "fruit". You can see some "flowers" in the top photo, those white and golden feathery looking things (click or double-click on the photo to see it larger). After the flowering comes the "fruit", usually a thick thumb-shaped tan or golden thing. But I've never seen birds or anyone eating that. I appreciate your prayers for our surgeries and healing.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588695586677501283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065634132019405929.post-7815371251983166492012-10-19T08:24:25.671-04:002012-10-19T08:24:25.671-04:00There are alot of palms trees near the Keys west. ...There are alot of palms trees near the Keys west. I want to ask you a question. The cabbage palms trees you have in your photos. Can you eat that kind of cabbage yes or no. I love to eat cabbage very much. I am very glad your husband is doing well after his rotator cuff surgey. I will be praying for you next week. When you have your hip replacment surgery. I hope every thing goes okay for you. next week when you have your hip replacment surgery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065634132019405929.post-39436164323884400802012-10-19T06:05:24.831-04:002012-10-19T06:05:24.831-04:00I can say a resounding yes to your question of the...I can say a resounding yes to your question of the day, Mary. I loved reading about the palms and I learned something new. I never realized that the spikes I've seen on palm trees are from old branches dropping off the tree. I always wondered what caused that, believe it or not. <br /><br />Glad to hear your husband is recovering nicely from the rotator cuff repair. I hope that you feel much better after your surgery and that your healing time is rapid.Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.com