Browsing Tag

flowers

  • a job well done.

    on valentine’s day, while i was out, james ventured to our local florist and handpicked the blooms that would go into a sweet bouquet just for me. full stop. now, i don’t mean to…

    February 16, 2012 22 Comments
  • billy button.

    the only remaining flowers left from a bouquet delivered to my door last week. craspedia, otherwise known as billy button. just about the cutest name for a flower that there is. no?…

    October 10, 2011 14 Comments
  • souvenirs.

    the best part about a night away from the city? the treats you get to bring back with you. in this case, flowers from my mom’s garden. i’ve more or less abandoned my bouquet…

    July 21, 2011 9 Comments
  • nameless.

    yesterday, i caved and bought flowers from the flower shop. i told myself that this summer i would only bring home flowers from farm stands. but yesterday was so hot and the apartment was…

    June 29, 2011 15 Comments
  • supplies.

    just got back from a few days away, spent trying to prepare for a pretty exciting change. more on that when everything’s firmed up. for now, a few outtakes from flower arrangements i made…

    May 13, 2011 10 Comments
  • dogwood.

    two weeks ago i had my dad cut a big branch from the dogwood tree in my parent’s back yard. i shoved the thing into the backseat of the car and made my way…

    April 28, 2011 7 Comments
  • begin again.

    the perfect weekend away. and yesterday, a day that actually felt like spring. the week’s off to a good start.…

    April 25, 2011 11 Comments
  • april’s bouquet.

    the funny thing about getting engaged is that suddenly everyone wants to know every detail of your pending nuptials. maybe this is not funny. maybe it is normal. but truth be told, james and…

    April 20, 2011 20 Comments
  • a house lit up.

    i wrote my own daffodil story last year. this year, an excerpt from someone else. it reads rather nicely aloud, if you’re in the spirit: Yes, a favourite flower must be a spring flower–there…

    April 18, 2011 11 Comments
  • worth it.

    i’m swimming in work over here and need to take a little bit of time away from this space to concentrate on work that comes with deadline. but i thought i’d pop by to…

    March 17, 2011 17 Comments