tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post7720258328718899874..comments2024-03-24T18:32:45.563-04:00Comments on Black and White: V is for Vegetable LambAnne E.G. Nydamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-29114476374136353742019-04-29T11:12:07.309-04:002019-04-29T11:12:07.309-04:00Sue, the vegetables lambs do mature into sheep, bu...Sue, the vegetables lambs do mature into sheep, but they remain connected to their plant. The question of reproduction is a good one, though. I'm guessing they have seeds inside like any other fruit, but I haven't seen that mentioned in any of the primary sources. I wonder whether they have to be pollinated by bees looking for nectar in their ears! As for the origins of the story, there's more about that in my older post, but most scholars think it's a garbled understanding of travelers reporting back to Europe about cotton: a plant that grows wool on it, just like a sheep!Anne E.G. Nydamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-30810628815493102832019-04-26T18:27:57.980-04:002019-04-26T18:27:57.980-04:00What a delightful idea, to grow a vegetable lamb o...What a delightful idea, to grow a vegetable lamb on your balcony. I do have a balcony, but I assume you’d have to feed it, because there wouldn’t be any grass there for it to eat. If you were feeding it so it didn’t starve to death(how sad to think it’s the “natural” way!)would it mature into a sheep? And how do they reproduce? Do seeds drop out of the lamb’s wool, maybe? Mediaeval peasants were a practical lot, they had to be, and I suspect this would be a joke story around the fire. <br /><br />You might like to check out the Xanth stories of Piers Anthony, which are full of puns, such as a shoe tree, from which you can literally pick shoes. They have this sort of whimsy.<br /><br />Xanth will be part of my X post when I can rouse myself from bed to do it! Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-17474724513104674622019-04-25T20:26:13.977-04:002019-04-25T20:26:13.977-04:00I love the concept - and the print!
Happy A-Z'...I love the concept - and the print!<br /><br />Happy A-Z'ingJzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301793291285112859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-49146570880305785832019-04-25T15:24:01.970-04:002019-04-25T15:24:01.970-04:00I love this on so many levels. A vegetable lamb! S...I love this on so many levels. A vegetable lamb! Seriously how can you not smile at the concept. And I most definitely want one in my pot garden. Your block is truly amazing - you never fail to amaze me at what you're able to accomplish, and it was fascinating reading about this particular process. Nice one indeed!Deborah Weberhttps://deborah-weber.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-69146615365644474662019-04-25T07:54:39.435-04:002019-04-25T07:54:39.435-04:00Kristin, don't worry -- they're tethered b...Kristin, don't worry -- they're tethered by their stems!<br /><br />Zalka, me too, although I feel bad enough if I let an ordinary plant die. I guess I wouldn't forget to water them if they baa-ed at me.Anne E.G. Nydamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-19251032482228054782019-04-25T03:43:53.339-04:002019-04-25T03:43:53.339-04:00I love this illustration. I would totally grow veg...I love this illustration. I would totally grow vegetable lambs of my balcony if I had one :D<br /><br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.hu/" rel="nofollow">The Multicolored Diary</a>A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-61794504701582100082019-04-24T23:23:15.932-04:002019-04-24T23:23:15.932-04:00I am afraid those lambs will caper around and tumb...I am afraid those lambs will caper around and tumble off the fire escape.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.com