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THOUGHTS ON FRESH FLOWERS by (me!) sandra, tvgp

thoughts on fresh flowers:

i love them! need them. enjoy them. look foward every saturday morning to leaving the farmer's market with several bouquets of them. (only $3 each!)

recently talked gita into a fresh mixed bouquet every week for amelia's. i place each beautiful flower in a carefree arrangement, with joy, into a pretty white ceramic tea pot, and place them on the counter above the self-serve coffee area where everyone can benefit from their colorful, uplifting and very real beauty.

i'm not against, but do not respond with the same enthusiam to silk or fake flowers.

in my home, i keep fresh flowers in the bathroom, near my computer, and in my kitchen near the window.

i've done this -kept fresh flowers around- off and on, for i don't know how long, but have never felt, on any budget, healthy or restricted, that they were

i can hardly type the words!: a waste of money (gasp!/hold hand to heart)

"NEVER!"

the popular argument is a pathetic one: " they don't last." -like, how can you justify spending money on things that don't last..

EXCUSE ME? -haircuts don't last. meals don't last. beverages don't last. movies/popcorn don't last

life doesn't last. -if we apply that lame excuse across the board you can see how ridiculous it is. i mean, really

but we are experiencing hard economic times. everyone is more budget conscious than usual so let me break down the value of fresh flowers into a language certain men need to better understand:

they're worth it.

let's take the $3 fresh bouquet of mixed flowers purchased for display at amelia's.

these beautiful bouquets last a whole week! that's $3 divided by SEVEN days!

let's consider how many times each day, out of those 7 days, a passing glace at them results in an elevation of mood and spirit

i'm probably conservative here to say OVER 20 TIMES A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK! -and when they are in a public space, like amelia's

let's consider how many customers get to put their eyes on these pretty, fresh flowers and enjoy the benefit

that's X amount of people (where X = a lot), times 20+ times a day; times 7 days in a week!!

it breaks down to pennies on the flower!

i'm convinced you can't get more bang for your buck anywhere else.

plus.. i love the lady that sells me flowers at the farmer's market. how she wraps them in exciting/interesting to look at newspapers written in japanese . (newspapers don't last!) how my bouquets come with a hug and smile and a wish for a good day -these relationships surpass even the beauty of the flowers..

when you purchase fresh flowers YOU ARE BENEFITING countless people.. helping local businesses.. growers, gardeners, farmers, markets, vase makers.. me! the list is a long one


plus -just look how pretty they are! little miracles on a stem..

i can pretty much promise you that when i die my obituary will not read "in lieu of flowers..."

no way. -what is that?!

"in addition to flowers..." is more like it.

in addition to any fresh flowers you are more than welcome to bring or send.. sandra also wishes for you to donate to your favorite charities.

thank you and "amen!"

posted by SHE @ 7:15 PM