Category Archives: Lessons From Flowers
IT DIDN’T HAPPEN THIS YEAR
August 04, 2019
It didn’t happen this year, and I’m a little unhappy about it, to say the least. What didn’t happen, you ask..? My cutting garden. It’s hard for me to fathom that I didn’t get one single seed planted. At least there are a few flowers that are blooming this summer, whose seeds have resurfaced from years past and... a whole lot of weeds. With our upcoming renovation of our house starting ...
Read MoreIT STINKS
July 07, 2019
It’s been in the news, and it stinks. In this case, ‘it stinks’ doesn’t mean a bad or unpleasant situation. It means it smells rancid, and this rancid, putrid aroma comes from of all places, a flower. I know I only think of flowers as having lovely aromas like lavender or peonies or roses, but this flower is not your average bloom. Besides having an overwhelming rancid aroma, it takes 7-10...
Read MoreFLOWERS INSPIRE ME
June 16, 2019
Flowers inspire me, not only with their inherent beauty, but with all that they have to teach me with their strength, wisdom, joy, and grace. They inspire me by how intricate they are, yet what simplicity and joy they bring to a moment, to life. Each one has a certain vulnerability that I admire, too; a willingness to share something almost personal. Every bloom bears all from being so delicate, a...
Read MoreFLOWER QUOTE: A GARDEN IS A GRAND TEACHER
August 27, 2018
MY TWO CENTS A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust… Flowers and Gardens have taught me many things: patience, understanding, vulnerability and strength, to name a few. They are the teacher I would have never imagined during my school years, but one that has had a profound effect on me. ABOU...
Read MoreFLOWERS INSPIRE ME
June 03, 2018
Flowers inspire me, not only with their inherent beauty, but with all that they have to teach me with their strength, wisdom, joy, and grace. They inspire me by how intricate they are, yet what simplicity and joy they bring to a moment, to life. Each one has a certain vulnerability that I admire, too; a willingness to share something almost personal. Every bloom bears all from being so delicate, a...
Read MoreWHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF A WEED?
May 27, 2018
What is your definition of a weed? I have heard people say that a weed is any flower that you don’t want in your garden. Merriam-Webster’s definition is: a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth; especially: one that tends to overgrow or choke out more desirable plants. Every flower has a purpose, and that doesn’t mean a weed still isn’t beautiful a...
Read MoreFLOWER QUOTE: ALL THE FLOWERS
May 07, 2018
MY TWO CENTS All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today… It's like my cutting garden; if I plan and plant I will reap the benefits. If I don't plan and plant, I will not reap the beauty of the flowers I dream of seeing. To see growth, you must start small by planting seeds of how you want to grow in your life. It starts small, and it needs nurturing, love, care, sunshine and...
Read MoreI AM
February 18, 2018
I’ve been watching the winter Olympics in PyeongChang as many of you are, and one female competitor had on her gloves, the words: “I AM”. It’s a very powerful statement. It reminded me of the first time I saw something like it, a few years ago, when our hostess was seating us for breakfast. I noticed the tattoo on her foot: ‘As I am’. The latter may look like a statement of complacency...
Read MoreANNA’S BLOOMS
February 04, 2018
Anna of Anna’s Blooms is a landscape architect, flower lover, wife, mother, friend, flower grower, gardener, flower arranger, wedding bouquet creator and writer of Wednesday’s Flower facts. 'Every flower has its own personality.' ~ Anna Karina Johansen The day of an event Anna is a wealth of knowledge and talent. We had the chance this past year to chat about her flower arranging. On the da...
Read MoreMY WORD FOR 2018
January 28, 2018
Last year, I choose one word for 2017 that would encourage me throughout the year to work on being a better version of myself. My word for 2017 was ‘grace’. I know there were many times when I could have handled things with more grace than I did, but I do feel that by having the intention, I was more conscientious of my actions and worked on acting with grace. I will continue to work on it as ...
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