I have a fascination with 11:11 whenever I see it on a digital clock. It’s amazing how many times I will look at the time for no real reason and there it is – 11:11.
I’m not sure when it started or why. Since I am a believer in old souls and new lives, I tend to think something significant must have happened in a former life (or if you are a Flash Forward fan at present, maybe something will happen at 11:11 in the future).
I must be thinking about this now because it’s 11/11/09 – a time to remember.
Speaking of remembering a time, I am trying to remember the time reference in relation to the dandelion – not the yellow flower, but the fairy wand, the gossamer ball stage of the plant. As kids, didn’t we used to blow on it to tell us the time or something????
Anyway, in my current novel (in my fictional town of Calingarry Crossing) I am thinking of having the characters refer to the old estate as the Dandelion House. (The old lady who once lived there made herbal treatments and dandelion tea.) Up until now I have called it Magpie House, but I fear that name sits cringe-worthy alongside crikey, g’day and where the bloody hell are you.)
While to many the dandelion is a pain in the **** weed, I remember a yellow hill of flowers when I was young (on my uncles farm in Bute, SA). It looked amazing, especially when the flower heads did a little Mexican wave in the breeze. I also think maybe the time reference (whatever it was) might fit with my story.
If anyone remembers how it worked, pls let me know.
Remembering a time
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Jenn, not sure if this is what you did, but the number of blows it took to scatter the seeds to the wind was supposed to be the time.
Well here I'm am almost an old lady and never knew that about the dandelion fairy wand, I just use to make a wish. Of course I also use to try and gather the most so I could have the most wishes, which is probably why my wishes didn't come true because i was greedy.
The more you talk about this book the more i want to read it.
Sandie
Jenn, I hope you don't mind my commenting. I'm with you about 11:11 — I too have this theory that something dramatic is going to happen at 11:11 just because I see it so often on the clock. — I joke with people that I'll die (one day) at 11:11. (It may come true only time will tell). —- Dandelions, I seem to recall something about making a wish and trying to blow them all off in one go. Not confident though, being little was so long ago. —- I like Dandelion House it sounds grand, much better then Magpie House to me. Looking forward to buying your novel and reading. —- Erin
Okay – thx girls. So far it's two reckon it's about wishes and one Anita says it's about time. I have heard both. Hope I get more comments on this one. Erin, can't believe I have met someone the same about 11:11. Now I'll think of you every time LOL. Sandie – nothing wrong with greedy wished (what do you think I've been doing and guess what I'm wishing for LOL
I'm late to this discussion. But for me and my kids, it is blow all the whispy bits off until its little head is bald and then make a wish.
Shayne