Comments on: The best lilac ever http://rebeccakuder.com/2006/04/29/the-best-lilac-ever/ "This will be loud, so lock your ears if you can." --Merida, 2/2/12 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:18:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The best lilac ever lives on (and blooms)! | Being the Blog of Rebecca Kuder http://rebeccakuder.com/2006/04/29/the-best-lilac-ever/#comment-602 Sat, 07 May 2011 18:31:10 +0000 http://rebeccakuder.wordpress.com/2006/04/29/the-best-lilac-ever/#comment-602 [...] Here’s the history of my beloved, best ever lilac tree.  When I read that old post from 2006, I marvel at how long ago that was in personal years.  Since then, I had a daughter, the country house is larger, now almost roomy, thanks to an addition.  And the white lilac shoot has been moved to its second country house location (to make room for the addition). [...]

]]> By: arden http://rebeccakuder.com/2006/04/29/the-best-lilac-ever/#comment-7 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:55:00 +0000 http://rebeccakuder.wordpress.com/2006/04/29/the-best-lilac-ever/#comment-7 Why they hatin’ on nature? That’s so wack!

Hopefully, the soul of the old tree will transfer to the offspring.

]]> By: Antioch College Bookstore http://rebeccakuder.com/2006/04/29/the-best-lilac-ever/#comment-3 Wed, 17 May 2006 16:16:00 +0000 http://rebeccakuder.wordpress.com/2006/04/29/the-best-lilac-ever/#comment-3 Glad you wrote about this — it’s powerful and moving! Brought up some powerful reminiscences for me. My best friend in 5th & 6th grade had a treehouse shaded by a lilac tree that we hid behind. . .the lilac my first girlfriend and I stole blooms from, filling a blue vase by the window over our bed, the scent drifting over us. . .the old “horsey” tree at my family farm, now long gone. . .

At my last apartment I planted a clematis that grew up to the second floor, tall and strong. When I moved into my current house with my current partner, I planted another clematis that hasn’t made it past waist height in three years. . .I can’t help but read signs and signals in the natural world. . .even though that’s pretty egocentric it’s also how I feel connected. . . .

]]> By: Patrick http://rebeccakuder.com/2006/04/29/the-best-lilac-ever/#comment-2 Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:34:00 +0000 http://rebeccakuder.wordpress.com/2006/04/29/the-best-lilac-ever/#comment-2 Oh My God. I share every one of your reactions, and I never even saw this tree! Why would a person do that? I bet they’re going to put something hateful in, like a jacuzzi! I don’t know these people at all, but I’m resisting the urge to hate them too. I’m off now to go look for violets and lilacs in Central Park, as part of my Beltaine Eve celebration. Then I may buy a lavender plant (and lilacs, if I can find any). One of my few regrets about leaving that apartment in Seattle was giving up the lilac tree growing right outside my bedroom window. It bloomed every year, but would really go to town every other year.
I’m so glad you saved that little shoot.

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