tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post8657249952230281782..comments2024-03-28T12:42:24.854+00:00Comments on jabblog: Underneath the spreading chestnut treejabbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-61010731197308089792011-04-09T00:13:03.479+01:002011-04-09T00:13:03.479+01:00I love this post. I really admire the way you wr...I love this post. I really admire the way you write.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462124067637610359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-18419193504276543972010-09-27T23:31:23.169+01:002010-09-27T23:31:23.169+01:00I am very familiar with Longfellow's poem but ...I am very familiar with Longfellow's poem but I had never heard of the song. We have an American chestnut tree in our backyard and it produces an incredible amount of nuts. The squirrels are in heaven when they start to fall.SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-90421565416968092922010-09-27T08:05:09.069+01:002010-09-27T08:05:09.069+01:00Chestnut trees are indeed beautiful. I have never ...Chestnut trees are indeed beautiful. I have never tried collecting the chestnuts before, maybe one day.Kalahttp://amatterofhowyouseeit.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-21670808990080316802010-09-27T01:48:31.612+01:002010-09-27T01:48:31.612+01:00This must have been a fun musical treat for your s...This must have been a fun musical treat for your students. I've never had a chestnut. I don't think they grow here.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509431336916594990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-19585576789168427552010-09-26T14:06:15.965+01:002010-09-26T14:06:15.965+01:00I imagine you would be surprised at how many will ...I imagine you would be surprised at how many will remember the song and the actions. My daughter will no doubt be bringing conkers home in bucket loads as she does each year.<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-42485348852001805322010-09-26T08:30:30.934+01:002010-09-26T08:30:30.934+01:00This is such a cute song. It was fun to listen to...This is such a cute song. It was fun to listen to it.<br /><br />We had a horse chestnut in Illinois. The nuts were only good for squirrels. I wish we could have had sweet chestnuts that could be eaten.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-74981392569391375332010-09-25T15:52:56.567+01:002010-09-25T15:52:56.567+01:00Thank you all :-)
The conker season is almost upon...Thank you all :-)<br />The conker season is almost upon us - hope you've all got your champion conkers ready.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-82956314323926622542010-09-25T15:25:35.706+01:002010-09-25T15:25:35.706+01:00Oh we love Glen Miller too! I love winter nights w...Oh we love Glen Miller too! I love winter nights when we have a sing song! The wine helps! lol!mrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-9776803752824654992010-09-25T13:24:20.953+01:002010-09-25T13:24:20.953+01:00Excellent post. I did not know you have chestnut t...Excellent post. I did not know you have chestnut trees in the U.K. Over here in the U.S. they were once the most common tree in our Eastern forests, but they got wiped out by a blight in the first half of the twentieth century. Old roots still survive and occasionally send up a sapling, but the saplings succumb to the blight before reaching maturity.Johnhttp://www.thecontinuoustourist.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-77725970836175821282010-09-25T11:53:10.270+01:002010-09-25T11:53:10.270+01:00I've never seen a green chestnut before. How...I've never seen a green chestnut before. How lovely, thanks. <br /><br /> We do not see chestnuts much in Australia, though they exist in places like the Botanical gardens. <br /><br />Thanks.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-24308748674093421862010-09-25T08:17:26.500+01:002010-09-25T08:17:26.500+01:00I've never come across all those verses before...I've never come across all those verses before! :) (Lovely green hedgehogs you grow in your trees!)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-43377073937101699302010-09-25T01:26:09.193+01:002010-09-25T01:26:09.193+01:00Chestnuts are sold in grocery stores here in late ...Chestnuts are sold in grocery stores here in late fall and at Christmas time. Street vendors sell them warm on the streets of Toronto in winter, at least they used to.<br /><br />Most North American chestnut trees have succumbed to disease, though at one time they were apparently so prevalent it was said squirrels could cross the continent without having to touch the ground.<br /><br />We do have horse chestnut trees (conkers) - pretty but the nuts are not edible.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-69403044261218974702010-09-24T21:45:42.430+01:002010-09-24T21:45:42.430+01:00I love sweet chestnuts. Unfortunately by the time...I love sweet chestnuts. Unfortunately by the time they get down here they're dried out. But I still like to boil them.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-7580774808788298882010-09-24T20:15:26.959+01:002010-09-24T20:15:26.959+01:00After hearing the song I can see why kids would lo...After hearing the song I can see why kids would love it, especially with gestures to go along. This is the first time I have ever seen what chestnuts look like on a tree. They are so cute, but look dangerous. I can see why your fingers would be sore.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175778756449339363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-42883544514389199502010-09-24T18:28:23.913+01:002010-09-24T18:28:23.913+01:00Oh, super, Janice! I love Glenn Miller (my father ...Oh, super, Janice! I love Glenn Miller (my father insisted I would, and he was right) and although I can't imagine Longfellow saying "and there ain't no ifs or buts" I'm sure he would have enjoyed the music.<br />I never knew there were actions to go with the song, and I don't think I've eaten fresh chestnuts. We had something called "horse chestnuts" in British Columbia when I was young. All the girls would polish them up lovingly because they were a beautiful color, but the boys used to drill holes in them, put them on a string, and use them as weapons with which to chase one another (and their sisters)!! Not exactly "sweet" chestnut memories!<br />;~)<br />KayKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com