HoneySuckle and Grape Candy
>> Friday, January 30, 2009
I'm trying my best to occasionally join Susan's clever meme - Childhood Memories - but she has such wonderful, detailed, documented stories that I feel very boring in comparison.
I'll go ahead though, and share a strong, fond memory from childhood.
In our backyard, along the fence, we had honeysuckle and grape vines. During different times in the summer, we could either suck the honeysuckle nectar or eat fresh, warm grapes right off the vine.
It was a wonderful treat. The honeysuckle was doubly good because of the sweet aroma. The grapes were plentiful - but never enough so.
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I can relate to both. Our neighbor across the street had grape vines (and we had some when I was REAL little in our own yard). Honeysuckle was mostly seen at a friend that had a farm that we'd visit...but it was a fun spring treat when we visited them.
It was a nice surprise to find when we moved out here to our own house that we had some honeysuckle vines wrapped among the trees and other greenery in the natural areas.
Great memory, thanks for sharing it.
I love the smell of honeysuckle, and I wish it was part of my childhood - but I don't think we had any around. I do remember my mom talking about smelling honeysuckle when she was little! And a grape vine too - wow, you are sounding like Anne of Green Gables here! I loved this memory. It created a very nice thought on a very cold day. Thanks for joining in!
Great memories!! I have trouble remembering my childhood so I hear ya.
I love that you gals share these thoughts. It reminds me of delightful memories, too. Well done.
I remember taking deep whiffs of honeysuckle vines, which seemed to grow in everyone's yard when I was a kid. I can't imagine living near grapes, though. Wow, what a treat!
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