Hello Friends, today I am sharing a little of this and that with you.
I purchased and planted this peony two years ago and this was the first season for it to bloom.
Eskimo Pie is the name of the peony.
"There is more to life than increasing its speed."
Gandhi
My husband and I cleaned our basement and three closets. We decided to have a sale. My husband named it the Driveway Sale, because it was not in the garage or in the yard.
Ms. Penelope... she does not understand when we turn on the central air in our house. She loves to lay on or in front of our heat vents during the heating season. When it is time to turn on the central air, she smells the vents and jumps back when the cold air blows out.
Shut the door, not that it lets in the cold ~ But that it lets out the cozyness.
Mark Twain
I recently prepared 15 vases for a Celebration of Life. One of my customers who shops regularly at the Flower Shack contacted me about designing 15 vases for her Grandma's Celebration of Life.
Her grandma loved receiving a bouquet from the Flower Shack and was always impressed with how long the flowers lasted in the vase. I was so happy to hear that. I strive for vase life in designing my bouquets.
I was blessed to design the bouquets for the Celebration of Life.
The hardest part is the transport. I was happy to have my husband who is a master at packing help me make the bouquets secure for transport.
Ready to go...
That is just a little of this and that happening in my neck of the woods.
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Carla
On the road between the houses of friends grass does not grow.
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The bouquets are gorgeous, they are small wonders. Penelope is also so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe vases of flowers for your customers mom's party are going to be a big hit. How beautiful. Have a great week my friend. Hugs. Kris
ReplyDeleteI love peonies and your vases look wonderful. Penelope is pretty cute too lol
ReplyDeleteMiss Penelope is a beautiful cat and your Celebration of Life bouquets are lovely and your husband did a wonderful job packing them safely for transporting them.
ReplyDeleteHere we are not getting much sun but mostly rain and the gardens are struggling. Today is cool and wet and I will have to go check for potato beetles and their yellow eggs. I had to buy a new rain coat as we are getting frequent showers.
Take care and have fun creating more beautiful bouquets.
Hugs, Julia
Eskimo Pie! What a fun name and what a pretty peony it is! The flower vases for the Celebration of Life are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBless you. Your bouquets are beautiful. <3 Penelope. Good luck with the driveway sale! <3
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty peony. Never seen that color before. How nice you were asked to do the flowers for the celebration of life. What an honor and they looked beautiful! Am sure the family appreciated them. Janice
ReplyDeleteHow special for you to design the bouquets for the Celebration of Life. Silly Penelope! My cats don't do that, but they do seek out the sun spots more than ever when the a/c is on!
ReplyDeleteYour vases are so pretty, Carla, and what a thoughtful gift. The Eskimo Pie peony is beautiful. Love the color of it. I wish I could have gone to your driveway sale. I really enjoy browsing through yard sales. I hope you did well selling all your things. I'm with Penelope on the cooler. I usually stand back when the cold air blows on me. What a lovely cat. The Mark Twain quote is very special. I may have to use that sometime. ; ) Your "this and that" posts make my heart happy, Carla.
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It is a lovely peony. Good for you on cleaning out some things and having a sale. Poor little Penelope. Those vases came out so beautiful. I'm sure everyone loved them.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to add peonies next year. they are so very pretty...And, so are the flowers you did for the celebration of life. Transporting that many can be a difficult thing. So cute how Penelope likes the heat but stays away from the cool. Hormones must not have set in yet...lol.
ReplyDeleteA lovely post.
ReplyDeleteYour peony is very pretty, they are a lovely flower.
How lovely the 15 vases for a Celebration of Life looked, very special.
Sending my good wishes to you and yours.
Have a happy month of July.
All the best Jan
The peonies are so charming and what a cute name! And wow that was an honor to create the vases for your customer's grandma. I know she would have loved that. And awww Penelope, come sit on my lap!!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteI commented on this post earlier, but don't think it went through. Penelope is a beauty. How special that is for you to have designed 15 flower vases for a grandma's celebration of life. I love the Mark Twain quote, and I may use it sometime, as home sure is special to me. Your "this and that" posts are always heartwarming, Carla.
ReplyDelete~Sheri
You made beautiful vases for the celebration of life! My husband is a great packer too. I love your peonies. Sweet Penelope...that is so cute about the vents!
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