tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post8172390940902906298..comments2023-11-02T08:00:18.340-07:00Comments on Finnegan Begin Again: Ode to Tomatoes (With apologies to Pablo Neruda)Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-21662711271608125712012-07-24T13:58:52.606-07:002012-07-24T13:58:52.606-07:00Ms M...there's a shortage of good tomatoes eve...Ms M...there's a shortage of good tomatoes everywhere!!! I know what you mean Margaret...homegrown are definitely best!!! I started buying heirloom tomatoes because they're the closest to real tomatoe flavor...but even those have been awful lately!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-22009812631183703602012-07-22T16:35:02.759-07:002012-07-22T16:35:02.759-07:00Haha! I feel like that about GOOD tomatoes, too. (...Haha! I feel like that about GOOD tomatoes, too. (We have a real shortage of GOOD tomatoes in Idaho)<br /><br />Now, what do you think about socks... ;-)Ms Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960193596384417988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-11247141150700940092012-07-21T19:27:42.039-07:002012-07-21T19:27:42.039-07:00I love me this poem.I love me this poem.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362018153534133671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-84901362173510347832012-07-21T16:25:41.103-07:002012-07-21T16:25:41.103-07:00Haha! I wish I could give you some of mine, we can...Haha! I wish I could give you some of mine, we can hardly keep up with them and actually I don't really like tomatoes, I grow them for my hubby. I wish I could get my hands on some of that citrus you guys have out there! When we went to L.A. I was amazed at the lemons growing on trees in people's yards, they're 50 cents each here!Jaime...My Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925102807346499800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-21636523847207908962012-07-21T14:54:57.898-07:002012-07-21T14:54:57.898-07:00pre-reading jitters?pre-reading jitters?Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-85198324252085118162012-07-21T13:09:35.440-07:002012-07-21T13:09:35.440-07:00I'm discovering a rather war-like goddess in y...I'm discovering a rather war-like goddess in you Margaret. Those ARE nice tomatoes tho. May your garden continue to grow.Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609173450576055443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-53539600569666945402012-07-21T07:56:37.063-07:002012-07-21T07:56:37.063-07:00Even Pablo would agree you're a poetry savant!...Even Pablo would agree you're a poetry savant!Ann Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698034472258371955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-62821433372698706292012-07-21T07:53:51.354-07:002012-07-21T07:53:51.354-07:00Homegrown tomatoes are the best thing ever.
We a...Homegrown tomatoes are the best thing ever.<br /><br /> We are still waiting for ours and then I will be quoting you.Roishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14960233101785516144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-45006331649611080332012-07-20T22:01:41.089-07:002012-07-20T22:01:41.089-07:00My brother grows the tomatoes. I eat them.
Just ...My brother grows the tomatoes. I eat them.<br /><br />Just came home and found my copy of your novel waiting for me.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-30945561526286546702012-07-20T17:38:30.349-07:002012-07-20T17:38:30.349-07:00Yes! It is tomato season here. Really, the only ti...Yes! It is tomato season here. Really, the only time it is worth eating a real tomato.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-23007901290885613412012-07-20T17:36:35.889-07:002012-07-20T17:36:35.889-07:00I'm very much out of my depth here, Margaret, ...I'm very much out of my depth here, Margaret, but thanks to you, I just discovered (a) Pablo Neruda always wrote with green ink, his personal colour of hope and (b) stealing tomatoes is a dangerous and heinous pastime.Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-74358744816823402992012-07-20T16:55:51.081-07:002012-07-20T16:55:51.081-07:00Phew. No way am I coming anywhere CLOSE to your to...Phew. No way am I coming anywhere CLOSE to your tomatoes!<br /><br />PS: They do look quite yummy! ;o)Deb @ PaperTurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957816023851249171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-89093971317856366992012-07-20T15:11:58.921-07:002012-07-20T15:11:58.921-07:00Gosh. I'm going to have to catch up on my Neru...Gosh. I'm going to have to catch up on my Neruda.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-71502782511402447992012-07-20T13:17:02.152-07:002012-07-20T13:17:02.152-07:00You must grow fabulous tomatoes! Your poem makes m...You must grow fabulous tomatoes! Your poem makes me want some.Susan Campisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255628787592008617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381983259145260439.post-32058536182624103492012-07-20T10:05:56.786-07:002012-07-20T10:05:56.786-07:00I love tomatoes! They are my favorite fruit/vegeta...I love tomatoes! They are my favorite fruit/vegetable in the whole wide world.<br /><br />Great poem.Vandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467945696376519810noreply@blogger.com