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10/05/2019

This week, the transportation sector in Ecuador went on strike. Apparently almost all roads to and from Quito and to the airports etc are blocked. The government took away gas subsidies which made the cost skyrocket and out of reach for people to buy. Now residents are protesting by blocking roads. I dont know much about it beyond this.

Why am I posting this on a flower page? Because a huge percentage of flowers coming in to the United States comes from Equador. This strike means that growers cannot bring their products to the airport, which is tricky because we all depend on flowers shipping on time.

I'm saddened that a possible flower shortage is *only* reason I have heard about this crisis. Essentially only because it affects how Americans get flowers. How selfish of us. Knowing about and caring about others and their struggles makes us better humans. There are dozens of humans connected to every rose placed into a bouquet. I'm not sure there is anything I can do in this moment, but I can continue to educate myself so that is where I will start.

05/22/2019

Almost halfway through the year and I'm still LOVING the Pantone color of the year for 2019!

05/15/2019

Have I mentioned how special it can be to have clean/modern centerpieces?

05/11/2019

Celebrate your mom. Get her flowers, make her tea, take her to brunch or the movies. Mostly you should get her flowers :)

05/08/2019

Lilac Sunday is May 12, 2019 :)

Lilac Sunday » Arnold Arboretum Lilacs at the Arnold Arboretum Lilac Sunday Sunday, May 13, 2018 Welcome the Arrival of Spring at the Arboretum About Tours Other Kids Food Press About Of the thousands of flowering plants in the Arboretum, only one, the lilac, is singled out each year for a daylong celebration. Mainly located on...

04/30/2019

Clean. Modern. Beautiful. (disclaimer: A photo from back in the day... I love the arrangement but shaking my head at how hard I was trying to be super cool and use a hanging frame to show my work)