Comments on: Jasmine http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:16:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Debbie http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-35167 Debbie Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:49:08 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-35167 Help! My star jasmine that grows up over the house has to be cut back because I am havingthe house tented for termites next week. They have already warned me the plant may die. Before this happens, is it possible to take cuttings off the plant and how do I do that? It is so beautiful, at least 15 feet high and in full bloom! It is too large to transplant the whole thing. Does anyone have suggestions for me? Thanks Help! My star jasmine that grows up over the house has to be cut back because I am havingthe house tented for termites next week. They have already warned me the plant may die. Before this happens, is it possible to take cuttings off the plant and how do I do that? It is so beautiful, at least 15 feet high and in full bloom! It is too large to transplant the whole thing. Does anyone have suggestions for me? Thanks

]]> By: erc http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-27216 erc Fri, 26 May 2006 15:30:06 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-27216 I showed this post to a 9 year old called Jasmine at the weekend. I think it made her day - big grins all around! And janet - that thing is <i>too</i> addictive! I showed this post to a 9 year old called Jasmine at the weekend. I think it made her day - big grins all around!

And janet - that thing is too addictive!

]]> By: Moshe http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-23687 Moshe Fri, 19 May 2006 16:03:30 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-23687 I vaguely remember Sean blogging about that naming thingy, not sure when or where... I vaguely remember Sean blogging about that naming thingy, not sure when or where…

]]> By: Clifford http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-23684 Clifford Fri, 19 May 2006 15:36:56 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-23684 Janet:- It is *fantastic*.... Er, make it stop now please! I can't stop typing names. <small>Help meeeee.....</small> -cvj Janet:- It is *fantastic*…. Er, make it stop now please! I can’t stop typing names.

Help meeeee…..

-cvj

]]> By: i http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22782 i Thu, 18 May 2006 15:31:46 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22782 janet, you are right. i know of many people that can't resist! it is too fun and too curious! janet, you are right. i know of many people that can’t resist! it is too fun and too curious!

]]> By: janet http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22221 janet Tue, 16 May 2006 16:08:46 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22221 Speaking of baby names, <a href="http://www.babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> is totally addictive. If you can resist looking up your own name and the names of most of your friends, you have more self-control than I. The graph for Jasmine is apparently fixing to be the "witch's hat" shape typical of certain girls' names, e.g. "Lisa" and "Jennifer" -- names that come out of nowhere and become very popular for a short while. A lovely flower, a lovely name. Speaking of baby names, this is totally addictive. If you can resist looking up your own name and the names of most of your friends, you have more self-control than I. The graph for Jasmine is apparently fixing to be the “witch’s hat” shape typical of certain girls’ names, e.g. “Lisa” and “Jennifer” — names that come out of nowhere and become very popular for a short while. A lovely flower, a lovely name.

]]> By: Cygnus http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22185 Cygnus Tue, 16 May 2006 04:06:06 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22185 Beautiful Flowers! Strange that the usage "the mother" and "the father" sounds jarring to me too. However, the reason that it seems so weird to me is that I've heard such usage only in the case when the parents are estranged. Maybe it's an Indian English thing. I'm just wondering if there's any difference between the usage across the Atlantic between The USA and UK? Beautiful Flowers!

Strange that the usage “the mother” and “the father” sounds jarring to me too. However, the reason that it seems so weird to me is that I’ve heard such usage only in the case when the parents are estranged. Maybe it’s an Indian English thing. I’m just wondering if there’s any difference between the usage across the Atlantic between The USA and UK?

]]> By: Clifford http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22136 Clifford Mon, 15 May 2006 15:31:32 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22136 ...or Clifford Johnson. I was just writing what I felt at the time. No styles were invoked - that I'm aware of. -cvj …or Clifford Johnson.

I was just writing what I felt at the time. No styles were invoked - that I’m aware of.

-cvj

]]> By: Cynthia http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22135 Cynthia Mon, 15 May 2006 15:18:50 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22135 interesting... striving to create prose convoluted as prose created by William Faulkner or James Joyce? interesting… striving to create prose convoluted as prose created by William Faulkner or James Joyce?

]]> By: Clifford http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22134 Clifford Mon, 15 May 2006 13:55:00 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22134 "You have a difficult and unusual style of prose." Thank you so much. That's actually a very nice thing indeed to say! -cvj “You have a difficult and unusual style of prose.”

Thank you so much. That’s actually a very nice thing indeed to say!

-cvj

]]> By: slanted tom http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22132 slanted tom Mon, 15 May 2006 12:50:52 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22132 Clifford, You have a difficult and unusual style of prose. After several re-readings, I think I know what you said. A re-write in labeling the photos would be useful. Some kind of jasmine grows in our yard. Clifford,
You have a difficult and unusual style of prose. After several re-readings, I think I know what you said. A re-write in labeling the photos would be useful.

Some kind of jasmine grows in our yard.

]]> By: Plato http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22106 Plato Mon, 15 May 2006 03:31:19 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22106 ...maybe there was a open window, or having sat with the many exposed, you might have been overpowered? :) …maybe there was a open window, or having sat with the many exposed, you might have been overpowered? :)

]]> By: Clifford http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22091 Clifford Sun, 14 May 2006 22:14:06 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22091 Sat back down at the computer a while ago and the whole room smells of Jasmine. I looked around and found on the table the single flower that I picked yesterday to show you the comparison to the star Jasmine flower. This "true" Jasmine is the one on the left in the picture. That one flower has filled the entire room with a powerful and lovely scent. Amazing. -cvj Sat back down at the computer a while ago and the whole room smells of Jasmine. I looked around and found on the table the single flower that I picked yesterday to show you the comparison to the star Jasmine flower. This “true” Jasmine is the one on the left in the picture. That one flower has filled the entire room with a powerful and lovely scent. Amazing.

-cvj

]]> By: Clifford http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22090 Clifford Sun, 14 May 2006 21:46:39 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22090 Arun. I'm sorry about that. I prefer to leave the "the", since it is all fictional or "indefinite", in any case. Sorry. Cheers, -cvj Arun. I’m sorry about that. I prefer to leave the “the”, since it is all fictional or “indefinite”, in any case. Sorry.

Cheers,

-cvj

]]> By: Uncle Al http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22089 Uncle Al Sun, 14 May 2006 20:54:13 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22089 Jasmine is your day bloomer. Night blooming jessamine, <em>Cestrum nocturnum</em>, is the queen of the night (related to tobacco). Its lush fragrance after sundown is so intense one cannot stand near it. Alas, the canes are weak wood and it takes some doing to get it over six feet tall. It is also a smorgapbord for aphids+ants, mealy bugs, snails, and some kind of large black space alien monstrosity with skinny legs. Heady delight needs regular spraying with insecticide. Jasmine is your day bloomer. Night blooming jessamine, Cestrum nocturnum, is the queen of the night (related to tobacco). Its lush fragrance after sundown is so intense one cannot stand near it. Alas, the canes are weak wood and it takes some doing to get it over six feet tall. It is also a smorgapbord for aphids+ants, mealy bugs, snails, and some kind of large black space alien monstrosity with skinny legs. Heady delight needs regular spraying with insecticide.

]]> By: donna http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22084 donna Sun, 14 May 2006 18:35:26 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22084 The star jasmine next to my front walkway is just about to burst into bloom - I can't wait! The star jasmine next to my front walkway is just about to burst into bloom - I can’t wait!

]]> By: Arun http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22082 Arun Sun, 14 May 2006 17:40:19 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22082 BTW, Yasmin is the original Arabo-Persian word from which Jasmine originates, and is also a very nice name. BTW, Yasmin is the original Arabo-Persian word from which Jasmine originates, and is also a very nice name.

]]> By: Cynthia http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22081 Cynthia Sun, 14 May 2006 17:39:11 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22081 At present, the pleasing fragrance of star jasmine - most definitely - dominates the atmosphere of my garden. Because star jasmine is an exceptional climber - additionally - is a perpetual evergreen in the southeastern region of the U.S., this hardy vine serves as an excellent means to mask an unsightly fence or wall. Furthermore if your yard appears too structural or has an overly groomed appearance, this free flowing plant is an ideal specimen to use in order to tone-down the highly sterile/stark look of a manicured landscape. By the way, happy Mother's Day to all the mothers of the blogisphere. At present, the pleasing fragrance of star jasmine - most definitely - dominates the atmosphere of my garden. Because star jasmine is an exceptional climber - additionally - is a perpetual evergreen in the southeastern region of the U.S., this hardy vine serves as an excellent means to mask an unsightly fence or wall. Furthermore if your yard appears too structural or has an overly groomed appearance, this free flowing plant is an ideal specimen to use in order to tone-down the highly sterile/stark look of a manicured landscape. By the way, happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers of the blogisphere.

]]> By: Arun http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22080 Arun Sun, 14 May 2006 17:27:29 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22080 Clifford, yes, unless it was an indeterminate child, in which case "the father" or "the mother" would be fine. But this is a very definite baby girl. Clifford, yes, unless it was an indeterminate child, in which case “the father” or “the mother” would be fine. But this is a very definite baby girl.

]]> By: Clifford http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/05/13/jasmine/#comment-22075 Clifford Sun, 14 May 2006 15:38:00 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=817#comment-22075 Sorry it jars you. It is common usuage, and does not have the connotations you might be conjuring up. Just out of interest.... would it jar you if it were the other way around and the phrase "the father" had been used? I'm just curious. -cvj Sorry it jars you. It is common usuage, and does not have the connotations you might be conjuring up. Just out of interest…. would it jar you if it were the other way around and the phrase “the father” had been used?

I’m just curious.

-cvj

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