Re: hum...now sad...

Wow- thanks Kitty!  That should get me started.  i will pick 1 plant and 
find a home for it.

Theresa

Kitty wrote:

>There is a Daylily 'Hannah Belle' (Hemerocallis) and  Hemerocallis 'Savannah
>Hannah' and Hemerocallis 'Hannah Lillian' and then there is Anemone nemerosa
>'Hannah Gubbay'  and then I checked RHS with these results for Hannah:
>
>Allium  (Alliaceae):  1 record
> Anemone  (Ranunculaceae):  1 record
> Arctotis  (Asteraceae):  2 records
> Callistemon  (Myrtaceae):  3 records
> Campanula  (Campanulaceae):  2 records
> Chrysanthemum  (Asteraceae):  4 records
> Dahlia  (Asteraceae):  1 record
> Dianthus  (Caryophyllaceae):  3 records
> Fuchsia  (Onagraceae):  4 records
> Geranium  (Geraniaceae):  1 record
> Ilex  (Aquifoliaceae):  1 record
> Lathyrus  (Papilionaceae):  1 record
> Lilium  (Liliaceae):  1 record
> Pelargonium  (Geraniaceae):  3 records
> Polemonium  (Polemoniaceae):  1 record
> Rosa  (Rosaceae):  4 records
> Schizostylis  (Iridaceae):  1 record
> Solenostemon  (Lamiaceae):  1 record
> Streptocarpus  (Gesneriaceae):  1 record
>
>Got to: http://212.78.71.150/databases/summary.asp
>and type in Hannah
>
>Kitty
>neIN, Z5
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 10:48 PM
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] hum...now sad...
>
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>  
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>>Thanks you! I love this idea!  How does one find a plant named to match
>>their pet though?  For me- I would be looking for "Hannah"
>>
>>Any suggestions?
>>
>>Theresa
>>
>>MyTGoldens@aol.com wrote:
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>>>Kitty, that is a sweet idea. I've thrown away gallons of shed fur  over
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>the
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>>>years, and never thought of keeping a bit of it that way.
>>>
>>>Sometimes it helps to know that other people grieve as we do,  especially
>>>when it's not obvious on the surface. In a lifetime of dog ownership,  I
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>don't
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>>>doubt that our homebred Penny was our family's all time favorite dog.
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>She died
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>>>in January, 2002, so I was surprised one day a few months ago, to find,
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>out
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>>>of the blue, this tribute to her written by my 26 yo son, as his "Away
>>>Message" on my AOL Buddy List:
>>>
>>>
>>>"I remember the day I met our first  golden retriever, Rumpel. I was 5
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>years
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>>>old, but I remember it clearly. He  used to sit in his puppy crate under
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>the
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>>>desk, and I sat next to him,  talked to him, let him lick my fingers
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>through
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>>>the bars. Rumpel had a wonderful  personality. I was very fond of him,
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>but when
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>>>he died I did not cry.
>>>
>>>Our
>>>Akita, Tilly,  had a huge heart and a loving soul, but when she died I
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>did
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>>>not  cry.
>>>
>>>To this day I still can't look at a picture of Penny without a tear
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>forming.
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>>>She knew me. She understood me. She loved me so much. She made my life
>>>better every single day she was alive. She was more than just a dog. When
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>I  talked
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>>>to her, she talked back. She purred like a cat and loved like a person. I
>>>cried for Penny. RIP"
>>>
>>>I have a tiny, cute daylily in my  planted in my garden, called
>>>"Pennysworth". And I just got a brand new  Hydrangea, named "Penny Mac".
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>>>
>Rumpel, who was
>  
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>>>Penny's father, somehow got  nicknamed "Doodlebug", and I actually have a
>>>daylily by that name as well! Maybe  it's a silly reason to buy a plant,
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>but, well,
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>>>I'm just silly! My best friend, a  veterinarian and gardener, does the
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>same
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>>>thing, so that makes 2 silly people!  Usually it's not too hard to find
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>some
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>>>plant with a particular name, especially  with the thousands of named
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>varieties
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>>>of such plants as Irises and Daylilies,  but I'm not sure about finding
>>>something named "Nuts"! That's our 16 yo cat, and  as for the name, he
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>came with my
>  
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>>>DH, so he's responsible for that!
>>>
>>>I think now is a good time to go  outside and plant "Penny Mac".
>>>
>>>
>>>Maddy Mason
>>>Hudson Valley, NY  zone  5/6
>>>
>>>
>>>In a message dated 6/27/2005 12:02:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>>gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
>>>
>>>Maddy, I  felt the tears too while typing.  I still have Spot's fur filed
>>>under  Nepeta in Hortus Third.
>>>
>>>Kitty
>>>- ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: <MyTGoldens@aol.com>
>>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>;  <gardenchat-digest@hort.net>
>>>Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 8:06  AM
>>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] hum...now sad...
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>>Cathy, I am so  sorry for the loss of your dear Jason. How awful it
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>must
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>>>>        
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>>>have
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>>>>been for him with all that suffering, and for you, watching him  go
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>through
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>>>>it.
>>>>
>>>>Most of us have been through the  loss of beloved pets, and there  seems
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>to
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>>>be
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>>>>so little, if  anything, to ease our pain. Society in general doesn't
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>>>really
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>>>>take  our emotional attachments to pets that seriously, and while  we
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>>>endure
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>>>>such awful grief, we have a buried, nagging feeling that  we shouldn't
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>>>feel that
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>>>>way. Afterall, it's just a cat! (dog, bird,  fish, etc.)
>>>>
>>>>Some people find a bit of solace in burying their  pets, either in
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>their
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>>>own
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>>>>yards, or at a pet cemetery. I have  always had mine cremated, then I
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>>>plant
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>>>>whatever plants I can find  that have names the same or similar to
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>theirs.
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>>>When
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>>>>I lost my  dearly beloved Akita, Tilly, I planted a dwarf Japanese Maple
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>in
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>>>>her  honor, and when I moved, I was able to dig it up and take it with
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>me.
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>>>>I better stop now- I can't type through tears. Take time  to grieve,
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>Cathy,
>>>
>>>
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>>>>and do whatever eases your pain.
>>>>
>>>>Hugggs,
>>>>Maddy Mason
>>>>Hudson Valley, NY  zone   5/6
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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