The Humor of a Good Gardening Mystery
Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
by Arlene Wright-Correll
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I like to do a lot of things and at this stage of the game I rarely do anything I do not like to do. I have earned that right and privilege because for almost 74 years on this planet there have been many things I had to do that I did not particularly like to do.
One of the many things I like to do is watch movies. Good movies. I was raised up on movies since as long as I can remember. Saturday afternoon at the movies cost 12 cents and we sure got our money's worth.
Rosemary and Thyme sounded like herbs, sounded like gardeners and they were just that. Two gal gardeners who wind up being amateur detectives in the hit British TV series star Pam Ferris (I loved her in the Darling Buds of May) as former cop Laura Thyme, who loves tooling around in her garden. Plant biologist Rosemary Boxer ( Felicity Kendal ) has just lost her university teaching post and seems rudderless. When a suspicious death brings them together, they discover their sleuthing skills, a penchant for gardening and a blossoming friendship. Solving mysteries and raising petunias how British can you get?
However, the best part is they get to do their sleuthing and gardening jobs at the most incredible gardens I have ever seen. Every episode is another glorious setting with houses and gardens and gardening information all in wonderful color as these two gals solve the crimes that all relate to the gardens they are working in and sometimes very humorously!
I have been to England and have seen some great gardens including Kew Gardens , but the gardens in this series are breathtaking.
Now I plan my day and week so my gardening, writing, painting and housecleaning chores, plus whatever else fills my calendar, around Rosemary and Thyme for when the mail comes in from Netflix bringing us another one of these films, Carl and I shut down our lives and get out the popcorn and enjoy not only the story and acting, but the beautiful tour of these English gardens and manors and I know I will miss them when I have finished viewing all of the episodes.
"Tread the Earth Lightly" and in the meantime May your day be filled with Peace, Light and Love,
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)Good job as usual and I am sure you assist many who love as you do the garden significantly.Thanks for the kudos Robert.“Tread the Earth Lightly” and in the meantime… May your day be filled with…
Peace, Light and Love, Arlene Wright-Correll
What a delightful article :-) I read it with a smile on my face. Lord bless you!Thanks for reading my article and for taking the time to comment, Theresa. Another one of their DVD's came in yesterday. A great wonderful rain was blessing our fall gardens and hopefully bringing up the water tables, so out came the popcorn and we enjoyed two more episode with incredible gardens! What fun for almost no dollars. We love Netflix. We don't have to get into our car and drive anywhere, no postage, choice of whatever we want.. What a great idea!“Tread the Earth Lightly” and in the meantime… May your day be filled with…
Peace, Light and Love, Arlene Wright-Correll
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