tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post2024958637145097479..comments2024-01-07T06:31:21.493-07:00Comments on Walking Prescott: Why worship mistletoe?Granny Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-76570088096074230622008-03-04T12:19:00.000-07:002008-03-04T12:19:00.000-07:00avus -- sorry. Your comment snuck in while I was t...avus -- sorry. Your comment snuck in while I was typing my response. I was counting on hearing from the UK to get a better insight into the mistletoe mystery.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-22442322389055407692008-03-04T12:18:00.000-07:002008-03-04T12:18:00.000-07:00meggie -- I don't know -- it's a very heavy piece ...meggie -- I don't know -- it's a very heavy piece of wood!<BR/><BR/>sally -- welcome to Prescott when you come!<BR/><BR/>anon av -- see above comment about weight. If I needed the protection, I would get a concealed carry permit & the lightest pistol possible.<BR/><BR/>brain -- isn't it though. When I first saw it, many years ago, it was still in the ground, upright. Then it disappeared under all that vinca. I just rediscovered it.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-14847996562777990832008-03-04T12:17:00.000-07:002008-03-04T12:17:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-55309244296041031132008-03-04T12:16:00.000-07:002008-03-04T12:16:00.000-07:00The mistletoe, as a parasitic plant growing on dec...The mistletoe, as a parasitic plant growing on deciduous trees, was seen by the ancients as a symbol of the continuing 'life-force' (and vitality/fertility) of the tree through the winter. <BR/>That's why we kiss under it, I suppose.Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-83636804127761759302008-03-04T10:33:00.000-07:002008-03-04T10:33:00.000-07:00I never knew! That root is really weapon-like!I never knew! That root is really weapon-like!Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10363689622473649154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-7146055462295438262008-03-04T08:03:00.000-07:002008-03-04T08:03:00.000-07:00Wow, I think that city council members are quaking...Wow, I think that city council members are quaking in their cowboy boots knowing you are so well armed!<BR/>(LOL, joking)<BR/>~Anon in AV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-91174815329180042252008-03-04T06:47:00.000-07:002008-03-04T06:47:00.000-07:00When I was a little girl I found a shillelagh in t...When I was a little girl I found a shillelagh in the attic. I thought it was magical. Maybe yours is too.<BR/>Prescott.<BR/>I've been there twice. Hope to make it three times before too long.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291302001859322140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-12994706159699123982008-03-03T23:34:00.000-07:002008-03-03T23:34:00.000-07:00Be sure to take with you, a stout cudgel, lest you...Be sure to take with you, a stout cudgel, lest you be waylaid by footpads, & set upon.<BR/>My brother knows the correct version of that, but I like it nevertheless.meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-36883574444919420922008-03-03T22:20:00.000-07:002008-03-03T22:20:00.000-07:00dotter -- isn't it just a great one? I've never se...dotter -- isn't it just a great one? I've never seen any quite like it!Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-75364793699403555902008-03-03T22:09:00.000-07:002008-03-03T22:09:00.000-07:00Nice shillaleigh! Or however you spell it...Nice shillaleigh! Or however you spell it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com