Longtime readers know that Munro
Leaf, author of Ferdinand the Bull,
lived in UD‘s Garrett Park house.
Les UDs bought two topiary
bulls in his honor.
Here’s Judy’s wonderful blog.
Longtime readers know that Munro
Leaf, author of Ferdinand the Bull,
lived in UD‘s Garrett Park house.
Les UDs bought two topiary
bulls in his honor.
Here’s Judy’s wonderful blog.
Trackback URL for this post:
https://www.margaretsoltan.com/wp-trackback.php?p=55259
June 12th, 2017 at 7:20AM
This longtime reader did not know that you live in Ferdinand House. Got pix of the topiaries filled out?
June 12th, 2017 at 8:24AM
Jack: Yes, the topiaries always look pretty anemic – the problem is that the squirrels and birds adore the sphagnum (great spelling bee word) moss I put in them, so I’m always having to fill them up again. And I’ve gotten kind of lazy about it. But I’ve got extra moss, and as soon as the temperature outside is less than 95 degrees, I’ll have a go at it.
June 13th, 2017 at 12:40PM
I didn’t know that you lived in his house either, and I’m really impressed! The illustrations in my copy (original, I assume) are also wonderful.
June 13th, 2017 at 1:01PM
anon: I even knew Margaret Leaf, Munro’s widow, a little. I remember visiting her house with my mother once (my mother lived down the street) — and of course it never occurred to me that one day I’d buy the house…