Commercialism has told us a lot about what works and what does not. They say “Diamonds are a girls best friend”, but I never heard anything get repeated squeals of joy (no matter who) like fresh flowers. Something about the renewed air once in the presence of glorious bursting flowers and their sweet aroma adds…
The necessities of summer are few but of the ones that do exist, they must be accomplished. A summer without which, is certainly incomplete. Not that we ever want summer to end. And no, we are not talking about sunscreen, although please do not forget to use it. One of the prerequisites of summer is…
One of the great things about summer is all the fresh fruit that suddenly finds its way onto our kitchen counters. Mangos, oranges, watermelons, kiwis, coconuts, cherries, pineapples, avocados, and of course the ever classic staple of bananas. All the heat demands that we have some methods of cooling off and nothing is quite so…
Some wars cannot be won. We often say that flowers are for times when we are over joyed and need to express it, such as a gift on Valentine’s Day, for an anniversary, or to commemorate the excitement and booming love in store at a wedding. We remember their insurmountable importance at times of brightness….
What is glamorous? This word, the elation associated with it, is often misidentified. As with many things, we need to educate ourselves in order to understand what is before us. Just because something is bold and cannot be passed without commanding everyone’s attention does not necessarily mean it deserves such attention. We see this in…
“So too the rose! Each Flower grows in a prison! In the aesthetic point of view freedom is formless.” -Salvador Dalí, The Secret Life of Salvador Dali Something that often goes unnoticed in gifting flowers is the extent to which their meaning goes and the power of this simple gift. We know there is gravity,…
