tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post24145597815868890..comments2024-02-09T07:26:54.065-08:00Comments on Lelo in Nopo: The story of the flower thief in our gardenLeLohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073317400749817075noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-40577945499733959712012-07-14T23:35:25.662-07:002012-07-14T23:35:25.662-07:00The unbelievable cheek of this woman! Just what go...The unbelievable cheek of this woman! Just what goes on in the brain of people like his?MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-55108063363519355142012-07-12T17:10:02.580-07:002012-07-12T17:10:02.580-07:00A flower thief once stole my last two tulips of th...A flower thief once stole my last two tulips of the season a couple of years ago. They were in a small plot in the parking strip. I left a note there, "To the thief who stole my last two flowers: Shame on you!" It hasn't happened again.whimsy2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-69449680339157569972012-07-11T22:41:43.012-07:002012-07-11T22:41:43.012-07:00My aunts used to drive around at midnight and stea...My aunts used to drive around at midnight and steal flowers. I remember being around 6 years old and waking up to huge bouquets of gorgeous flowers all over the house (I lived with them). Great story, your partner is a saint that she didn't punch the lady and I am totally bringing this up at our next family dinner to embarress a few former flower thieves. So rude.Chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504357549370470742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-14289896699935349282012-07-11T22:35:53.325-07:002012-07-11T22:35:53.325-07:00Oh man, such bad joojoo stealing flowers from a ha...Oh man, such bad joojoo stealing flowers from a hard-working gardener! So glad to hear that she hasn't made a reappearance.Bell and Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950540629080744614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-8004272217286266632012-07-11T19:52:49.485-07:002012-07-11T19:52:49.485-07:00Sometimes I think about coming by and making a sal...Sometimes I think about coming by and making a salad from your raised beds. Love, The InternAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-34758460940444019442012-07-11T17:38:51.822-07:002012-07-11T17:38:51.822-07:00This is an unfortunate and all too common occurren...This is an unfortunate and all too common occurrence in all of our urban gardens. We continue to have similar experiences with people stealing flowers and sometimes digging up whole plants, sometimes just ripping up whole plants and throwing them on the ground once they've taken a handful of whatever they're after. When confronting the thieves on various occasions, my partner and I have heard a variety of responses including, "Well, they were on the street!" (So are the cars, but we don't steal them, do we!) "I have the permission of the homeowner." (That would be me and no ya don't!)"It's good for the plants, they'll make more," (why reseeding poppies no longer grow in my parking strip.) "I was just taking a few for my son's grave." (How does one respond to that?) <br /><br />Ann Lovejoy once had a sign in her Seattle garden that said,"Please leave the flowers for everyone to enjoy." I'm thinking that there might be another use for those poetry posts for which Portland is so well known.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-40832163158215280682012-07-11T10:05:22.344-07:002012-07-11T10:05:22.344-07:00When we had a garden in town, mostly people would ...When we had a garden in town, mostly people would ask. The one who didn't was invited to come back in her grubbies to help with the hard part of gardening. Needless to say, she declined.ricki 'sprig to twig'http://bannersbyricki.com/index.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-9150991943136267182012-07-10T21:38:21.166-07:002012-07-10T21:38:21.166-07:00I'm glad it was you and not me because I think...I'm glad it was you and not me because I think I would have hit her.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171802310115844104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-22436174302014080322012-07-10T18:53:09.193-07:002012-07-10T18:53:09.193-07:00Did you think about posting the van description an...Did you think about posting the van description and license number back when it happened? That would have been my instinctive response, although I'd have to be 100% sure I had them right before I posted them...bojackhttp://bojack.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-75414303954464541412012-07-10T17:11:59.311-07:002012-07-10T17:11:59.311-07:00I am totally speechless. Wow.I am totally speechless. Wow.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-50948789101389311342012-07-10T14:57:39.277-07:002012-07-10T14:57:39.277-07:00Holy Smoke! As Linus Van Pelt said "I love ma...Holy Smoke! As Linus Van Pelt said "I love mankind, it's people I can't stand." Especially ones like the rude, selfish snot who stole your flowers. I would have been so unbelievably angry. Kudos to your partner for confronting her. And I hope you rewarded your neighbor with something decadent and chocolate and delicious.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-42869919375543589272012-07-10T14:39:55.248-07:002012-07-10T14:39:55.248-07:00That has happened to us as well - but it is the ne...That has happened to us as well - but it is the neighbor who lives across the street. She says it is her duty (as a much better gardener than we) to protect our rose bushes from being overloaded with flowers, the lilies from falling down and keeping the irises healthy so that they will come back. Once we found out she was selling the flowers at a small farmers market angry words were exchanged with my partner. Our neighbor has not come back with her clippers but she now makes a point of visiting any new neighbors on the block and tries to tell them how awful we are. People like that are sad, sad, sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-17309239027926300022012-07-10T14:31:25.001-07:002012-07-10T14:31:25.001-07:00That is so rude...and sadly, totally believable, a...That is so rude...and sadly, totally believable, as I've had something similar happen (and from the sound of it, we're not alone)! My strategy over the past few years is to generally plant only things which produce lots of small flowers within grabbing distance of our sidewalk, as they don't seem to be targets for theft. I try to keep anything with showy, large flowers that might be too tempting (Lilies) further back. At least you know you can count on your neighbor ;-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-82808016843208766652012-07-10T13:50:25.668-07:002012-07-10T13:50:25.668-07:00What a great story. Thanks for sharing it. I can&#...What a great story. Thanks for sharing it. I can't believe you waited this long to share it. LOL.MrBrownThumbhttp://mrbrownthumb.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-10191775216844978912012-07-10T13:46:16.597-07:002012-07-10T13:46:16.597-07:00At our previous house--not in North Portland--I ha...At our previous house--not in North Portland--I had a beautiful, large white sage growing up against the front porch. One day I heard noises and went outside and a woman was clipping branches off the sage and putting them in a bucket she had with her. I just stood there, astonished. She looked up calmly, smiled, and said something about what a beautiful bush it was and how nice that she could get some of it. I still just stood there staring at her. She picked up the bucket, said "Thank you," and walked off down the street. I think one reason I didn't do anything at all about it was that she was elderly and a different race from me. But I'm still shaking my head in disbelief. She never came back as far as I know. Your flower thief sounds like something much worse. Glad you got rid of her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-72260596994394758782012-07-10T13:37:08.225-07:002012-07-10T13:37:08.225-07:00Oh, my god, I'd be swingin' mah Louisville...Oh, my god, I'd be swingin' mah Louisville Slugger all up in that woman's face! So freakin rude.Jacquelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250500042046321248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949041.post-67917904027340408192012-07-10T13:14:03.036-07:002012-07-10T13:14:03.036-07:00People are unbelievable. If she hadn't desiste...People are unbelievable. If she hadn't desisted I would have planted stinging nettle.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.com