What flower is plentiful and plush: pretty and prolific; healthy and hardy; hale and hated? The Dandelion.
The lot of most dandelions is to be lopped, hacked, snipped, trimmed, dug, and dumped.
The goal of a dandelion is to be plucked, pushed and puffed into the faces of young romantics.
The dream of a dandelion is to be gifted by the armload to a pretty girl while a young man on bended knee, makes a passionate plea, “Will you marry me?”
Writing challenge by M October 6 “dandelion dream”
https://puttingmyfeetinthedirt.com/2017/10/01/october-writing-prompts/
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Hello. To various folks I am Neat’nee, Mom, Grandma Neta, Gramma, Aunt Neta, Aunt Noni, Aunt Neno, and Aunt Neto (lots of varieties from little nieces and nephews). To some I’m more like “Didn’t you used to be my teacher?” or “Don’t I know you from someplace?” To you, perhaps, I am a Fellow Blogger. Not “fellow” like a male or a guy, but “fellow” like a companion or an adventurer. I would choose to be Grandma Blogger, and have you pull up a chair, my website before you, while I tell you of some days of yore. I have experienced life much differently than most of you. It was and is a good life. I hope to share nuggets of appreciation for those who have gone before me and those who come after me. By necessity you are among those who come after me and I will tell you of those who came before. Once upon a time in a little house on a prairie - oops, change that lest I commit plagiarism - and change that “house on the prairie” to “dugout on the prairie.” So my story begins...
That’s such a sweet post… I love dandelions 😊
Ah, I have finally met a dandelion lover! I’m always intimidated by knowing all those little seeds will blow all over the neighborhood and neighbors would not like that. Actually my husband has done a nice job of keeping them controlled. I like that better. 😀
Haha true about Dandelions! But they do make us smile don’t they. The photo you had on your post with the girl holding them was so touching . Blessings Oneta 💐
It was a sweet picture. I don’t suppose dandelions have inspired many proposals but they have been a treasure of love from lots of four-year-olds to their mothers. 😀
Very true Oneta! Love it 😊
Oh I’ve never been a fan of dandelions. My mother in law was so glad since she now hates dandelions. They were her main course of nourishment as an orphan – cooked dandelions!
Oh, my. I didn’t think of that. I have heard of some who ate dandelions. I guess that also would have made the dandelion have a “lion’s heart” so full of good deeds. Feeding the poor would be as valuable as playing cupid. 😀
I never heard of eating them either. But now that we’re on our heart healthy diet, we’ve learned they contain valuable nutrients! She’s now 96 and her brother lived to 97. Sadly, their baby sister succumbed to Alzheimer’s at a young age of 82. She would never eat fish-which helps ward off Alzheimer’s so hubby NOW includes fish in his heart healthy diet. Thankfully I’ve always eaten salmon at a minimum of once a week! 😁
My skin tears so easily now because of my age. Someone told me fish oil might help; I asked the pharmacist but she did not confirm that. Do you think the salmon helps your skin: I’m shooting for 96 or more but I would really like to still be wrapped in skin! lol
Perhaps! Mine is pretty good. I lather up with lotion for my skin….Good for you to keep your brain so active!
I personally admire the tenacity and life force in dandelions. They can survive prolifically in difficult conditions. I love their colour promise of ‘better’. Thank you for the post.
Maybe we should start a dandelion fan club. Let dandelions be dandelions. I wrote a bit about that once upon a time. I guess I’ll go post it. 😀
I do she says yes!! 💐
And they have a very unique spring wedding with everybody and everything delighting in dandelions! 😀
I missed a word in there LOL I do “hope”!! Imagine, celebrating weeds. Some of them are prettier than some flowers lol
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Thank you.