Garden History
A lovely afternoon of tea with pressed glass and china. In honor of friendship, we talked of Barack Obama’s inauguration, how to brave the cold, how to get there. Then there were Oprah and her crises, our children, the average loss of worth, then back to the beauty around us. Yes, our friendship elevated, […]
A picture of geese on a creek of the Miles River was disturbed by the camera. The birds suddenly took flight and collided with a passenger airplane over the Hudson River. Our formation took their formation each row led by the leader.
Patron, “May I please order a Hogarth Curve.” Florist, “Excuse me?” Well that depends on the generational thing and for the most part sex of the designer. Women who raised children at home and in their leisure spent hours practicing their flower arranging techniques would of course know how to do a Hogarth Curve. And […]
Big game on Sunday night football, the Baltimore Ravens against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Our Charm City has black and purple shirts, flags on cars and blow-up defensemen everywhere. We even died our eucalyptus here black. But how far can you go. The mayor of Pittsburgh changed his name for a week from Luke Ravenstahl to […]
A young life lost. What do you say. “I’m sorry.” On the card perhaps, “Our Deepest Sympathy.” Flowers can express the beauty and condolences you extend to the family and friends. How stark the casket would be without them.
The flu is running rampant. All one needs is just a spoon full of flowers to make the medicine go down – in the most delightful way.