Posts Tagged: flowers

Thinking about Cupid

February 12th, 2016
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In Roman mythology, Cupid is the son of Venus, the goddess of love and this coming weekend is all about Cupid, a funny and fickle little guy associated with the warm and fuzzy feelings of desire, affection and love!

What is this thing called love?  Well, it’s one big powerful field of unbelievable emotion that practically knocks you over the first time you experience it.  Being in love and giving love are some of the most exhilarating feelings in the whole world and if I had my way we would all be feeling it as much as possible on … Read More

I Heart Chocolate

February 14th, 2015
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Happy Valentine’s Day!  I hope love and romance totally fill your day! For those whose sweetheart is no longer with them, I send you hugs and hope that great memories of your time together may warm or mend your precious heart. For myself, no romance or flowers are in sight today (maybe next year!), so I intend to have a good time and in that spirit, this post falls into the category of laughing at life, enjoying what I have and focusing on something else associated with Valentine’s Day: chocolate! Chocolate is healing?  Check. Chocolate is therapeutic? Check. Chocolate makes… Read More

Life’s Garden of Loved Ones

June 11th, 2013
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Two tropical storms have moved through the Washington, DC area recently and we are getting more than our usual dose of rain.  Not complaining because I like the rain.  It’s good for our gardens and everything feels clean after a good downpour. This summer I am trying to pay more attention to the plants in my yard which I guess I think of as my garden even though they are not all planted in one contained space.  I planted some lettuce, rosemary and basil along with geraniums and marigolds.  Watching things grow is hopeful! As you wake-up and embrace today’s… Read More

Earth Day — Big Yellow Taxi

April 22nd, 2013
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Today is Earth Day and I give thanks to Mother Nature for her endless gifts. As we turn our focus on cleaning up and protecting the environment, events in Washington, DC (cleaning up the Anacostia River) and communities around the globe are being held today to remind us that our natural resources are precious and finite and shouldn’t be taken for granted.  When we take better care of Mother Earth, she takes better care of us, giving us tranquil beauty and continual inspiration. Nature also has the incredible capability to heal us: the fragrance of a flower, the cleansing sound… Read More

A Valentine Message

February 14th, 2013
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Photo Courtesy of French Essence You don’t love someone for their looks,  or their clothes,  or for their fancy car,  but because they sing a song only you can hear.                           ~ Oscar Wilde Happy Valentine’s Day!!… Read More

Take Good Care Of My Heart

February 14th, 2012
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Courtesy of United States Postal Service Decades ago, the CEOs of florist, chocolate and card companies must have been having a long liquid lunch and launched the ingenious idea of launching a fun holiday called Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day happens to be one of those holidays that has never been a big deal to me because it always feels forced.  I don’t want someone to give me chocolates, flowers or a card because they feel they have to do what everyone else is doing.  It means a lot more to me when the person I’m romantically involved with comes up… Read More

Aloha! 2012 Philadelphia Flower Show

February 8th, 2012
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If it’s February it means people are ready for a change in the seasons.  The promise of spring is close at hand but not close enough.  It hasn’t been a terribly cold or snowy winter but the blahs have set in and it’s time to get out and see some color. If you’re experiencing cabin fever then sign up for Sibley Hospital’s day trip to The Philadelphia Flower Show, the world’s largest indoor flower show, on Wednesday, March 7.  The 2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show theme is the exotic “Islands of Aloha.” Visitors will be able to enter through a… Read More