      On the theme of beautiful things we can buy for very little money, it is astonishing to remember that in the 1630's a single bulb of a tulip such as this might cost 100 times a skilled man's annual wage! I can buy a bunch of them for a mere £3. I am so spoiled!
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Gwendoline
12/4/2021 01:10:40 am
But your appreciation of them will be entirely different to that of a "speculator" who saw only a monetary potential in the bulb rather than the spiritual uplift of something so lovely.
Freda
12/4/2021 02:37:36 pm
I am very grateful to the supermarket...
Grace
12/4/2021 01:19:18 am
The flowers, vase and bowl make a stunning combination. This post reminded of a book I really enjoyed : Tulip Fever, by Deborah Moggach.
Freda
12/4/2021 02:38:21 pm
Thank you for that recommendation Grace.
SusanG
12/4/2021 11:19:23 pm
There's also 'The Tulip' by Anna Pavord: a historical account of tulip mania, which is a good companion read to the novel.
cathy
12/4/2021 04:38:55 am
this brings back memories of walking through the keukenhof in the netherlands years ago. all those tulips...row upon row upon row! all those colors!
Grace
12/4/2021 05:04:32 am
I had no idea it had been made into a film Cathy. I love Judi Dench and must check it out.
Cathy
13/4/2021 04:06:49 am
I'm also a Judi Dench fan. I think that's how I found this movie, looking at a list of her films. If memory serves me right (and it doesn't always these days 😊) the movie follows the book fairly closely.
Freda
12/4/2021 02:41:27 pm
I have never seen the tulip fields except on films and didn’t know of the film. Will look out for that. Thank you Cathy.
Clare Rose
15/4/2021 02:33:33 pm
It's amazing how much beauty there is in something we take for granted. Your blog really helps me to stop and look at things around me Leave a Reply. |
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