Memory gardens Bluebells for Gran and Ma
By raydene
@raydene (9871)
United States
May 7, 2007 9:01am CST
In my yard I have some bluebells that I have had for almost 40 years.I have transplanted them everywhere I live and leave some behind as I move on.I have planted them in Mexica,Canada and US...I've planted them in them in flower gardens and then just scattered a few seeds neaqr the woods,edges of praries,along roadsides,given to friends for their yards..My Ma's favorite Gran was her great gran from Scotland.Gran's parents and baby brother died aboard ship being sent to America because her Da fought against the crown and foe Bonnie Prince Charles..She was taken in by a couple that had lost both of their children on the same voyage ..She was raised as theirs but she never forgot Scotland and her love of fairies and many of the plants had been born near.The bluebells were one of her favorites.I lost my Ma when I was 21 and to keep her memory and her favorite Gran's alive I have scattered blueballs behind me as I went traveling.I have learned alot about the bluebells that you might not know..To speak flower language you must know that bluebells stand for humility, delicacy, and constancy. To think of the bluebells essence will conger up thoughts Pan .You will feel joyful and spontaneous. Many years ago collars,cuffs and ruffs were stiffened with the starch of its bulbs, and the sap was used to bind books, glue paper, and stick feathers onto arrows. It was thought to be a cure for snakebite but in reality the plant is poisonous. It is being being researched for treatments of cancers and infections from HIV. Bluebells are also referred to as Auld Man's Bells, Calverkeys, Culverkeys, English Bluebell, Jacinth, Ring-o'-Bells, Wilde Hyacint, Wood Bells, crowtoes, crawtees, deadmen's bells, and cuckoo bells..
That is why I love the bluebells and will have them in my yards forever..Why not plant them in your yard
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@mummymo (23706)
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7 May 07
See mom you are the font of all knowledge - aren't you! I have heard the story of your great grans voyage before but it still brings a tear to my eye! What a wonderful way to keep the memory of your mum and ancestors alive while adding beauty everwhere you go! I promise as soon as I am fit to go to the library I will look for agood book on the fairies! love you so much! xxx
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@raydene (9871)
• United States
8 May 07
Hey Sweets,Rather then find a book at the library just ask your Gran and when you get to the highland ask local people about fairy stories..I can bet someone has some..Hope you are healing well and behaving yourself..getting the rest you need and taking it easy til you are well...Orders from Mom...tehe
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
@Darkwing (21583)
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7 May 07
I have bluebells in my garden too, a whole bunch of them... and I will add to your information that they are believed to be the home of faeries, like our little friend, who dance and play amongst them. They make bracelets out of the bells on the flowers, which you can hear jingling as they dance amongst your flower gardens.
Thank you for sharing your tale of bluebells, Raydene. Brightest Blessings.
@Darkwing (21583)
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8 May 07
I have a couple of real stories which I think I should refrain from writing because people might think I've gone nuts in my autumn years! ha ha ha
However, I might be able to give you some lore in discussion. I'll see what I can do. There are people convinced they have seen faeries, and who have even produced photographs of them, but since the two girls in Yorkshire, who bluffed the press and scientists, and were found out after many years to be fabricating the stories, a lot of people really don't want to believe... even when there are photos. The trouble is that technology has advanced so much that shadows can be imposed on prints and therefore, photographs are no longer proof of anything. It's sad really, but it only takes one to shatter dreams! :-(
However, I'm convinced faeries exist, because of my experiences. I don't think I'm alone, but I think I'm in the minority! That's life, my friend.
@raydene (9871)
• United States
8 May 07
Darkwing,It was your discussion about Heaven Farm that reminded me of the bluebells.If you had not written your discussion I would not have remembered.Do you have some fairy stories?Please start a discussion with them if you do..I'm sure others will love them..I know I will..
Hugs
@weemam (13372)
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7 May 07
We have a bluebell wood in Bannockburn , Ross secondary school was built on part of it , I remember when I was little we used to take a shortcut going home from my grannys house , I used to picture fairies and goblins living there , we used to walk right up to the woods and when you entered it , it was just so magical .It was just like entering another world ,
It was like something from a fairytale There was just like a carpet of blue with just a small path where people walked through it , I don't ever remember people vandalizing things then at it was always beautiful ,
Thanks pal for bringing such a lovely memory back to me , xx
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@raydene (9871)
• United States
8 May 07
Wee do you know any fairy stories?If you do you must tell little Niamh some.I was raised on the fairy stories..they were so magical and as I child I was always sure I would glimps them hiding in the woods or flowers...Of course you know that they drink the dew from the flowers to keep they magic strong...
xoxoxo
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
7 May 07
I love Bluebells to Raydene but I have no yard to plant them in
But I have to say I have just learned something new as I never knew what they stood for or the meaning of them
Thank you for sharing Sweet and teaching me something new
@kathy77 (7485)
• Australia
8 May 07
Hi Love, Oh dear how I love the fairies as well, and blue bells, they are wonderful. Oh wow I did not know this information about bluebells, I have never thought about planting bluebells in my yard only because we are renting here and do not own this house, but we have many areas in Australia where they are and I love to see them.
@ladyljs (1303)
• United States
7 May 07
Thanks for that wonderful information on blue bells. I think that they are lovely, but have never tried to grow them as I have never found the seed/plant to do so.
I don't even know if they would grow in my part of the country...we get some pretty cold winters!
