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They are called gazing balls. I have 4 of them, just because I like them.
Gen


"Bonnie Patterson" wrote in message
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On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:01:33 +0200, "Roberta Zollner"
wrote:

Interesting! I wonder if this has anything to do with the Bavarian custom
of
"rose balls". Nearly every garden in the region has at least one shiny
glass
ball, looks like a Christmas ornament on steroids, stuck on a pole amid
the
plants.
(snip)

I thought that the "Victorians" called these 'gazing balls', they
reflect the garden thus increasing the pleasure of the garden.

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:01:33 +0200, "Roberta Zollner"
wrote:

Interesting! I wonder if this has anything to do with the Bavarian custom of
"rose balls". Nearly every garden in the region has at least one shiny glass
ball, looks like a Christmas ornament on steroids, stuck on a pole amid the
plants.
(snip)

I thought that the "Victorians" called these 'gazing balls', they
reflect the garden thus increasing the pleasure of the garden.

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

Seems like I've heard or read that the gazing balls are supposed to help one
see the garden fairies or sprites by catching their reflection.

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"Gen" wrote in message
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They are called gazing balls. I have 4 of them, just because I like them.
Gen


"Bonnie Patterson" wrote in message
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On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:01:33 +0200, "Roberta Zollner"
wrote:

Interesting! I wonder if this has anything to do with the Bavarian custom
of
"rose balls". Nearly every garden in the region has at least one shiny
glass
ball, looks like a Christmas ornament on steroids, stuck on a pole amid
the
plants.
(snip)

I thought that the "Victorians" called these 'gazing balls', they
reflect the garden thus increasing the pleasure of the garden.

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

Wonderful news Nightmist!!! Prayers for continued recovery are still coming
your way.

Hugs,
Mika
Queen of PaperPiece Klutzdom

"NightMist" wrote in message
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Courtney is improved amazingly.
They actually let her get out of bed and take her moniters for a walk
to the nurse's station and back, and she didn't fall down or anything.
The doctors are well pleased.
The fever is reduced and under control, and since she is much clearer
of mind they think she will have a complete mental recovery. They
feel she is enough improved to start some gentle physical therapy to
start countering the physical effects of the stroke as well.
They are treading a bit of a fine line with it, but they say the more
they can do before the heart surgery the better for her in the long
run as she will probably be abed for a good bit after the operation.

The good wishes of all have been much appreciated.

The comjure, hoodoo, and vaudon folk have been busy as well. The child
has been hung about with charms, sprinkled with all manner of
uncrossing remedies, and loaded down with blue. Mama now has a bottle
tree in the yard, and I am making a blue star quilt for the youngster.
Betwixt the good wishing and the working to keep the bad off, this
girl can't help but get better!

NightMist
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here is my handle, here is my...other...handle?
Bloody Hell!!
I'm a sugar bowl!

Mine don't reflect anything but light -they look like colored tree
ornaments, not mirrors. People here have told me that they used to be
stuffed with straw so the ladybugs would have a place to nest (hence rose
balls, ladybugs are good against aphids). Others think the straw is supposed
to attract all the earwigs to one spot. Both of these explanations seem
ridiculous. My opinion: they just look cool, people have "always" had them,
and people tend to copy their neighbors.
Roberta in D

"Bonnie Patterson" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:01:33 +0200, "Roberta Zollner"
wrote:

Interesting! I wonder if this has anything to do with the Bavarian custom
of
"rose balls". Nearly every garden in the region has at least one shiny
glass
ball, looks like a Christmas ornament on steroids, stuck on a pole amid
the
plants.
(snip)

I thought that the "Victorians" called these 'gazing balls', they
reflect the garden thus increasing the pleasure of the garden.

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

I asked DH who is the font of all knowledge about such things.
He said that since all the fey are reputed to be able to disguise
themselves with glamours that that would actually work in a way.
A glamour affects what you see, not what really is. So if a being that
is casting one wants to change its reflection as well, it has to cast
another glamour on the reflective surface. So you might see a
butterfly in your garden, but if you see its reflection you might see
a fairy.

NightMist

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:26:15 GMT, "KJ" wrote:

Seems like I've heard or read that the gazing balls are supposed to help one
see the garden fairies or sprites by catching their reflection.

--
Kathyl (KJ)
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"Gen" wrote in message
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They are called gazing balls. I have 4 of them, just because I like them.
Gen


"Bonnie Patterson" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:01:33 +0200, "Roberta Zollner"
wrote:

Interesting! I wonder if this has anything to do with the Bavarian custom
of
"rose balls". Nearly every garden in the region has at least one shiny
glass
ball, looks like a Christmas ornament on steroids, stuck on a pole amid
the
plants.
(snip)

I thought that the "Victorians" called these 'gazing balls', they
reflect the garden thus increasing the pleasure of the garden.

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA





--
I'm a little teapot, short and stout
here is my handle, here is my...other...handle?
Bloody Hell!!
I'm a sugar bowl!