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As the Duchess Fair kicks off, it is time for the competition, floral displays to beautify the Horticulture Barn. With a theme this year of ‘passport to the world’ I knew immediately only one idea I would create. My passport is and always will be to any of our National Parks; the most awe inspiring […]
Making A Show for Our National Parks-The 100 Year Cenntenial Read More »
A purple, heart shaped patch named the Badge of Merit was the first US military award both designed and issued by George Washington himself to the Continental Army on August 7, 1782 at his headquarters in Newburgh. This was the first time in history that military awards were presented to common soldiers. In Europe it
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There are many things that ruffle me… like our patriot holidays from Memorial Day, Independence Day, to Pearl Harbor Day is another that bewilders me. I know we say we are all grateful for our brave hearts that have fought for us and our freedoms since the Revolution; yet we remember these war heroes, veterans,
For Memorial Day-Chinese Made American Flags & Foreign Grown Freedom Roses Read More »
I recall my Mother always having one of those little box kits miraculously appear to ‘naturally’ dye eggs for Easter. Such excitement & mystery that little box held for me. Still today, it is a harbinger of Easter and I can’t picture the holiday without seeing racks of them in all the stores. They are
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Sick House Syndrome (SHS)-have you ever heard this term? It has been bantered around quietly since a NASA study years ago but public awareness of SHS came to light loudly with hurricane Katrina. Unknowing to so many well meaning, construction companies and celebrities donating and building temporary housing; they made the rescued people ill.
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Plant or donate your Easter plants instead of tossing them. Don’t sentence them to the landfill. We all await spring with Easter being the signal that it is not far away. The potted bulbs have arrived in the store giving an instant refreshment from the stuffy indoor air we all have tolerated. The hyacinth and
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Hi Casey-this one’s for you and California Cut Flower Commission and Debra at Slowflowers! **Dear friends, A little background on this post. Martha Stewart has initiated a new program whereby she is giving various US companies an American Made award. This is a super idea, however there is debate as to her criteria with one
Martha Stewart’s American Made Awards-Some Good & Bad Things? Read More »
The Flower Wreaths… Every year I am commissioned to create wreaths of flowers for the various veteran, ceremonies including Pearl Harbor Day; oddly it is now a different kind of order. Flower remembrances for Pearl Harbor Day are traditionally tossed into a body of water, and somehow it seems people are aware of something amiss
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Halloween-Thanksgiving- Christmas-When? Halloween in August, Thanksgiving in September, and Christmas in October. I am a stickler for my store displays and actually, I don’t have the Halloween spirit in August anymore than I have the Christmas spirit in October. It usually doesn’t sail into my mind until after Thanksgiving, so the store stays in the
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It is a short season; but this is dahlia time. I seem surrounded by these beautiful dahlias-everywhere I look, every bouquet I send out, and every wedding bouquet I make. Magnificent, beautiful dahlias are everywhere and… I am smitten. If you want a bouquet like no other, then take advantage of making a splash no
A Magnificent Perfection-Beautiful Dahlias Read More »