Friday, September 26, 2008

TODAY'S TWD: GOOSEBERRY BUSH

When Rosemary Boxer found a baby out in the woods in "The Gooseberry Bush" episode of 'Rosemary & Thyme', Laura Thyme asked if was under a gooseberry bush.

Here's why:

Gooseberries are also associated with a wide range of meanings. Often, when British children ask where babies come from, they are told that they can be found “under a gooseberry bush.” This agrees with the Victorian flower meaning of the blossom: anticipation.


BCnU!
Toby O'B

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