Comments on: Here’s what I’m reading – a blogging “meme” (or is it a “tag”?)

By: Bonnie Manion

Bonnie Manion — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:19:17 +0000

Wow! What fun! I’m so glad Mark’s book is out now. Yes, we confess to being huge Franco fanatics! It is incredibly interesting to share what people are reading. I am just finishing up Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden, and Mrs. Whaley Entertains…a loan from a garden friend. What can I say!

By: Dee/reddirtramblings

Dee/reddirtramblings — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:28:53 +0000

Potato, po-tah-to . . . meme, tag. Although this is apparently a tag, I keep getting tagged for it, so perhaps it is a meme, LOL! I, again, laugh when you say I’m cool & hip. If only you could see me sitting in my ratty robe writing this. You are way more connected and hip than me. I’m just a little country girl from the red dirt state. BTW, I had a high school and college love affair with France. I took so much French I thought I would die in college. Now, I only parle un peu. At least, I think that’s what I do.

Extra, xoxo,

Dee

By: Jennifer Bartley

Jennifer Bartley — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:24:16 +0000

“The garden shed’s presence in Sunni’s life inpires her many artistic endeavors, including Aunt Coco’s Cottage, a Web-based gift ad greeting-card venture she launched in 2004. Sunni created the business to market a line of beautifully packaged “message in a bottle” gifts. But she began to draw playful flower portraits while recovering from her third surgery to repair a recurring shoulder injury. “I just started drawing the flowers that I was longing to be planting out in my garden.”

P. 56 from your wonderful book Stylish Sheds and Elegant Hideaways. Received it in the mail. Thank you! I am inspired by the stories and ready to build my own get away studio. Fabulous!

Loved meeting you at the Garden Writers Association symposium. And yes, absolutely practicing my dance moves for next year.

Jennifer

By: Lorene

Lorene — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:54:17 +0000

Thanks for playing in my sandbox, sweetie! I come from a long line of big readers and love nothing more than a stack of books yet to be discovered. Thanks for all the tips and I’m going to make a bee-line for Mark’s book – lord knows that’s as close as I’ll get to Brittany any time soon! ox

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:47:12 +0000

I hardly ever do these tags—but I liked this one too. Except at the time, I was comparing lasagna recipes. I like your book much better. I have read most of the tags from Lorene and others and it made me think—I need to read more.

By: debra

debra — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:00:28 +0000

I have to add a post-script to this entry. Just spoke with Lorene Edwards Forkner, instigator of this little game, and she told me there IS a difference between a Meme and a Tag. See what I mean? I can’t really track all these trends, even when I look up their definitions! This what-are-you-reading-on-page-56 game is a “tag,” a one-time exercise as in: Tag, You’re It.
The garden blogging world had Memes, too, such as the monthly bloom day activity when everyone is supposed to post photos of what is currently blooming in their garden (I haven’t caught up with that phenom yet, but I’ve noticed it.) It is a Meme because it kind of collectively happens to a large group, an organic experience.
I feel so good about clearing things up!

By: Cheryl in Austin

Cheryl in Austin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:18:58 +0000

Funny I should hop to your site and see this post as I recieved the same invitation yesterday on Facebook! I got a kick out of what everyone else was reading!