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happypalms Grand Master

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Here’s a photo of my great great grandmother with a kentia palm a real Victorian era photo when Howea fosteriana we’re all the rage I just had to share it I can see where my palm bug come from 🌱

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What a fun discovery for you! I wonder if that is a painted backdrop in the photo? The palm added to give the photo dimensionality. Lovely creature, such a sweet expression.

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and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
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happypalms Grand Master

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9 hours ago, Kim said:

What a fun discovery for you! I wonder if that is a painted backdrop in the photo? The palm added to give the photo dimensionality. Lovely creature, such a sweet expression.

Thank you iam pretty sure it was taken with the camera they called the box brownie 

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5 hours ago, happypalms said:

Thank you iam pretty sure it was taken with the camera they called the box brownie 

Where was the photo taken that they were growing Kentias?  I am guessing the photo dates back to roughly the 1890's based on the hairstyle and her dress.  Does that sound accurate?  

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happypalms Grand Master

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20 hours ago, Tracy said:

Where was the photo taken that they were growing Kentias?  I am guessing the photo dates back to roughly the 1890's based on the hairstyle and her dress.  Does that sound accurate?  

 

20 hours ago, Tracy said:

Where was the photo taken that they were growing Kentias?  I am guessing the photo dates back to roughly the 1890's based on the hairstyle and her dress.  Does that sound accurate?  

Iam not sure where or when the photo was taken most likely in Sydney and as for the kentia palm I think it was a prop in studio or a traveling photographer history has to be handed down or it is lost my grandmother gave me the photo and her memory was aging on the back of the photo was written To dear mother love from Ada and all I know is our family are of Irish descent yes she is a very  beautiful woman I can see my mother in her eyes thank you 

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I've still got my mother's box brownie.

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With such a graceful and beautiful Palmster Great Great Grandmother, you really had no choice but to become a happy Palmster!

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What you look for is what is looking

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On 7/19/2023 at 7:50 AM, philinsydney said:

I've still got my mother's box brownie.

Hi Phil yes I remember my grandmother with her camera as well so maybe my photograph was taken with the one my grandmother had I hope so 

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On 14/7/2023 at 5:09, happypalms said:

Aquí hay una foto de mi tatarabuela con una palmera kentia, una foto real de la época victoriana cuando las Howea fosteriana estaban de moda. Tenía que compartirla. Puedo ver de dónde viene mi insecto de la palmera 🌱

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28 minutes ago, Hu Palmeras said:

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Yes right down to the kentia palm in the picture with, I don’t think the palm was hers, but you never know she may have grown the palm. 

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I was moved when I saw that photo. It was so beautiful. I no longer have grandparents on this earth.

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happypalms Grand Master

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9 hours ago, Hu Palmeras said:

I was moved when I saw that photo. It was so beautiful. I no longer have grandparents on this earth.

I no longer have any grandparents, and I miss them dearly.

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Hu Palmeras Grand Master

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But you have your family, Richard, and your great and loving wife. Come on, Richard, cheer up. You're a great person, and your heart is big. From Chile, I know you're a great person. ☘️☘️☘️

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On 7/14/2023 at 11:09 AM, happypalms said:

Here’s a photo of my great great grandmother with a kentia palm a real Victorian era photo when Howea fosteriana we’re all the rage I just had to share it I can see where my palm bug come from 🌱

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Very interesting, Richard. Yes, now it's clear that it's in your genes, so to speak, this passion for exotic things that she passed on to you.
Besides, she seems to have been a pleasant, nice person with her heart in the right place, according to my intuition.

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On 14/7/2023 at 5:09, happypalms said:

Aquí hay una foto de mi tatarabuela con una palmera kentia, una foto real de la época victoriana cuando las Howea fosteriana estaban de moda. Tenía que compartirla. Puedo ver de dónde viene mi insecto de la palmera 🌱

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Your great-great-grandmother is as beautiful as your soul, Richard. She has your eyes, which are full of life. And her image is the enduring presence in you. Her elegance is your very intelligence personified. And all her beauty is your essence. She shines forever, if she is your own mother, in generations. And you are her present, and she is your past in you.

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Mazat Grand Master

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With such a graceful and beautiful Palmster Great Great Grandmother, you really had no choice but to become a happy Palmster!

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7 minutes ago, Mazat said:

Very interesting, Richard. Yes, now it's clear that it's in your genes, so to speak, this passion for exotic things that she passed on to you.
Besides, she seems to have been a pleasant, nice person with her heart in the right place, according to my intuition.

Thank you my grandmother also could grow a dead stick, I  watched her every afternoon watching her  water her plants. I learnt so much from my grandmother a little goes a long way and dont overdo it with plants, let them do it for you.

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On 7/19/2023 at 11:07 PM, bubba said:

With such a graceful and beautiful Palmster Great Great Grandmother, you really had no choice but to become a happy Palmster!

Very blessed indeed!

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8 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Thank you my grandmother also could grow a dead stick, I  watched her every afternoon watching her  water her plants. I learnt so much from my grandmother a little goes a long way and dont overdo it with plants, let them do it for you.

I'll keep that in mind.🤗

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1 minute ago, Mazat said:

I'll keep that in mind.🤗

Yes they have a lot of wisdom our grandparents!

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☘️☘️☘️☘️

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That’s pretty amazing . The good ole Howea F. been a palm favorite for generations of those that love plants. The Brits have been growing them since they stumbled on Lord Howe Island. Great photo , I would say it definitely shows that this is genetic for you , don’t need a DNA test for that. Harry

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