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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Lavender blue, dilly dilly #72622 06/15/2002 2:31 AM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada modestgoddess old hand modestgoddess old hand Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada Sorry this ain't about the thread, eggzackly, but I saw a lavender farm in Tasmania. wordcrazy's post reminded me of a happy time spent frolicking in fields of bloomin' lavender! (one person on my tour suggested we frolic there - o, we were so charming!) It IS a marvellous scent. But....um.....why does the song go "Lavender blue, dilly dilly?" Lavender is, well, lavender in colour. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Post deleted by Robert Payne Robert Payne 06/12/2002 7:35 PM Re: Myrrh wwh 06/12/2002 7:59 PM Re: Myrrh wow 06/12/2002 11:36 PM Re: Myrrh Geoff 06/13/2002 1:07 AM Re: Myrrh alexis 06/13/2002 8:45 AM Re: Myrrh of troy 06/13/2002 12:18 AM Re: Myrrh of troy 06/14/2002 4:09 PM Re: Myrrh Keiva 06/14/2002 11:34 PM Re: Myrrh of troy 06/15/2002 12:55 AM Re: Myrrh Keiva 06/15/2002 2:22 AM last words snoot 06/16/2002 12:17 AM Re: deleted; a dittograph Keiva 06/16/2002 1:14 AM Re: endlessly repeated words Keiva 06/16/2002 1:15 AM Re: last words of troy 06/16/2002 1:17 AM let's do it again consuelo 06/16/2002 1:21 AM Re: Myrrh alexis 06/16/2002 2:35 AM Re: Myrrh of troy 06/15/2002 3:23 AM Re: Myrrh FishonaBike 06/14/2002 9:16 PM Re: Myrrh wordcrazy 06/15/2002 1:10 AM Re: Myrrh alexis 06/15/2002 1:32 AM Re: Myrrh of troy 06/15/2002 2:06 AM Re: Myrrh Robert Payne 06/17/2002 4:23 PM Re: Myrrh modestgoddess 06/17/2002 11:12 PM Lavender blue, dilly dilly modestgoddess 06/15/2002 2:31 AM Re: Myrrh Keiva 06/14/2002 2:52 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,281 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 7 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,136 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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